Pottawattamie County Jail

Visitation hours: Regular visitation is available Monday through Friday according to the following schedule All Housing Areas, 9 a.m. to 11:40 a.m, 3 p.m. to 3:40 p.m, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. (dependent on housing location). Please contact the front desk at (712) 890-2250 for additional information regarding scheduling for visits on holidays as they vary by holiday. Any visitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have their birth certificate or guardian papers present.

Inmates have the right to confidential visits with the following persons acting in their official capacity during any time of day, 7 days a week; attorneys or authorized members of their staff, clergy who are cleared by the jail, mental health professionals who are cleared by jail, personal physicians or psychiatrists, law enforcement officers, probation and parole officers, or social workers. Legal calls can be scheduled by contacting the front desk at (712) 890-2250 during normal business hours, Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. G-28s filed on behalf of detained aliens at this facility can now be accepted through the online platform ERO eFile.

An attorney needs a signed G-28 on file to be recognised. See finding and helping a detained person.

Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee's A-number (File Number), plus the sender's name and address. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband.