Ida County Jail Overview
Ida County Jail, also described by the sheriff site as the Ida County Sheriff's Office Jail, is operated by the Ida County Sheriff's Office. It is the primary local detention facility for Ida County arrests and public roster searches. The facility is tied to the sheriff's office and courthouse campus in Ida Grove, and Sheriff Wade Harriman is named on the county government sheriff page.
The jail is a county jail, not a state prison. It holds people under local jail authority, including local arrests, probation violations, court commitments or mittimus entries, and other-agency holds when the roster lists that status. No separate municipal lockup page was located for Arthur, Battle Creek, Galva, Holstein, or Ida Grove. The sheriff patrol framework explains why local city arrests may still route through the county jail system.
The jail information screenshot from the official Ida County Jail page shows the local rules for phone cards, commissary, visitation, mail, and jail staff contacts.
Those official jail rules are the source for visitation, mail, money, and phone guidance on this facility page.
Ida County Jail Population Snapshot
The official current roster showed 4 current inmates when inspected on June 13, 2026. The released channel showed 3 recent releases in the captured result snippet. Those figures are dated snapshots. The research did not locate an official rated capacity, average daily population, annual bookings, average length of stay, or population cap for Ida County Jail.
No official overcrowding finding, consent decree, population cap, jail closure, or death-in-custody announcement was located in the official-source pass. Population statements for the jail should therefore stay close to the roster and avoid conclusions the research cannot support.
Lookup Inmates at Ida County Jail
Use the Ida County Sheriff's Office roster for current jail custody. The roster has current and released channels, a name search page, sorting by date or name, and profile links. It is the right system for local bookings at Ida County Jail. The Iowa DOC locator is the right system only after a person is in state correctional custody or under DOC supervision.
- Open the sheriff inmate roster disclaimer page.
- Select Current Inmates for active Ida County Jail custody.
- Use Search By Name or Show All on the roster search page.
- Open View Profile to review the booking number, image, charge, bond, and arresting agency.
- Check 48-hour release if the person no longer appears in current custody.
- Use Iowa DOC, BOP, or ICE locators if the person is no longer in county jail custody.
For a deeper walkthrough of profile fields and fallbacks, use the Ida County inmate records page.
Ida County Jail Address and Contact
The sheriff site footer lists emergency 911, non-emergency 712-364-3146, crime tip phone 712-364-3063, and the 401 Moorehead Street address. The jail page lists jail@idacountysheriff.us, Jail Administrator Corey Trucke, and Jail Lead Lena Hawthorne. Use the main line for custody, bail, charge, and visitation confirmation before traveling.
Ida County Jail
401 Moorehead Street
Ida Grove, IA 51445
712-364-3146
Emergency: 911. Crime tips: 712-364-3063.
Jail Contacts
jail@idacountysheriff.us
Jail Administrator: Corey Trucke
Jail Lead: Lena Hawthorne
Non-emergency line listed as 24 hours.
Visiting Ida County Jail
Ida County Jail visitation is specific and narrow. General public visitation is Thursday afternoon from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. If a holiday falls on Thursday, there is no visitation. Any other day must be cleared by the Sheriff or jail staff. Clergy visits may occur Monday through Friday with 24-hour notice. Anyone incarcerated in Ida County Jail during the previous six months is not allowed to visit.
| Visit Type | Schedule or Rule | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| General public | Thursday, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | No visitation if Thursday is a holiday. |
| Other days | Must be cleared by Sheriff or jail staff | No routine schedule published. |
| Clergy | Monday through Friday with 24-hour notice | Separate notice requirement. |
| Recent jail custody | Visitor barred if incarcerated there within six months | Local rule from jail page. |
Mail Rules at Ida County Jail
Outgoing mail is sent through the U.S. Postal Service. Friends and family cannot stop at the jail to pick up a note or letter. Incoming mail is inspected by jail staff unless it is privileged. Privileged mail includes mail from an attorney, court judge, Governor of Iowa, Clerk of Court, Citizen's Aide Office, or a member of the federal or state legislature.
| Mail Topic | Ida County Jail Rule |
|---|---|
| Mailing format | Inmate Name, Ida County Jail, 401 Moorehead Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445. |
| Inspection | Incoming mail is inspected unless privileged. |
| Books and magazines | May be allowed but become jail property and are not returned. |
| Offensive items | Offensive pictures, books, or magazines are not allowed. |
Phone, Video, and Money
Reliance Telephone is the listed provider for collect calling, phone cards, texting, and video call capabilities. Friends and family may set up a collect account or buy jail phone cards through Reliance online or by calling 800-896-3201. The research did not locate a county-specific call or video fee table.
Commissary money is handled separately. The sheriff's office maintains the commissary fund, and deposited money may be taken for amounts owed to the sheriff's office, including housing or work-release charges, fines, surcharges, prescriptions, medical or dental services, and other authorized expenses. MyCarePack is the listed online deposit channel, and the jail does not accept cash for inmate commissary accounts.
| Service | Provider or Detail |
|---|---|
| Collect calls and phone cards | Reliance Telephone, 800-896-3201. |
| Texting and video | Reliance Telephone capabilities listed by jail page. |
| Online money deposits | MyCarePack. |
| Cash deposits at jail | Not accepted for commissary accounts. |
| Order schedule | Orders collected Tuesday and delivered Friday. |
Booking Records at Ida County Jail
Public booking process specifics were not published in a step-by-step jail manual. The roster confirms the public fields produced after booking: booking number, booking date and time, arresting agency, charge, bond, age, gender, race, and booking photo. Sample current roster charges included probation violations and domestic abuse assault. Released roster examples included hold-for-other-agency and judgment or mittimus language.
- Mittimus
- A court commitment order that can place a person in custody after judgment.
- Hold for other agency
- A custody reason showing another agency may have an interest in the person.
- Bond
- A court-related release amount or condition that may change after a hearing.
Transfers from Ida County Jail
Once a person is sentenced to Iowa DOC custody, search the statewide Iowa DOC Offender Search rather than the county roster. The DOC locator includes name, offender number, sex, location, offense, and county of commitment, and it is updated weekly according to the DOC disclaimer. Federal sentenced prisoners are searched through BOP, and immigration custody is searched through ICE ODLS.
Note: Confirm custody and visit eligibility with Ida County Jail before traveling, sending money, or relying on an online roster entry.
Ida County Jail Local Context
The sheriff government page says the office serves approximately 7,000 residents across all 432 square miles of Ida County. The county communities listed in the research are Arthur, Battle Creek, Galva, Holstein, and Ida Grove. The sheriff patrol page says the sheriff operates under a 28E agreement to provide public safety to the five incorporated cities, which helps explain why local city arrests may be handled through the county jail framework.
The courthouse setting also has local history. County research notes that an early courthouse burned in 1877 along with many records, and county courthouse planning later led to the present courthouse era in Ida Grove. That history is local context only. It should not be read to mean that modern jail housing or electronic roster records are the same as nineteenth-century courthouse records.