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Poweshiek County Jail Information

Address

Poweshiek County Jail
201 South 3rd Street
Montezuma, IA 50171

Phone Number

Phone: (641) 623-5679

The Poweshiek County Jail is located at 201 South 3rd Street in Montezuma, IA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Poweshiek County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Poweshiek County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and tips that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Poweshiek County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is incarcerated and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member that’s been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?

To look up who is in jail at the Poweshiek County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Poweshiek County Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get info about anyone booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information quicker if you have their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Poweshiek County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Poweshiek County Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you have to answer some questions, like your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will get to make a phone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge must determine your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, plan to be released that morning.

Poweshiek County Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s name to the Poweshiek County Jail in advance. Your visitors will go in the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Poweshiek County Jail frequently change, so call the facility at (641) 623-5679 before you go to the jail to visit.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Poweshiek County Jail you must be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Poweshiek County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Poweshiek County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Poweshiek County Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Poweshiek County Jail, use this address:

Poweshiek County Jail
201 South 3rd Street
Montezuma, IA 50171

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Poweshiek County Jail
201 South 3rd Street
Montezuma, IA 50171

The mail policy at the Poweshiek County Jail can change, so review the site before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Poweshiek County Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Poweshiek County Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Poweshiek County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and all filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at the Poweshiek County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Poweshiek County Jail inmates change frequently, so double check the Poweshiek County Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Poweshiek County Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Poweshiek County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (641) 623-5679 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmateâ€™s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Poweshiek County Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products like soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

All phone calls from the Poweshiek County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (641) 623-5679

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls are split with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Poweshiek County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Poweshiek County Jail, click the link below.

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