Iowa Inmate Search & Prison Directory

The Anamosa State Penitentiary is a maximum/medium security institution that currently houses over 1,200 inmates. Programs are offered which provide opportunities to acquire academic and vocational skills. Through a contract with a local community college, inmates may pursue training in welding, horticultural and janitorial services, earn a high school diploma or GED, special education for eligible individuals, or take classes leading to an Associate of Arts degree. Iowa Prison Industries offers a variety of inmate jobs in its metal stamping, custom wood, printing, metal furniture, sign, and cleaning products shops at the Penitentiary.Inmates with substance abuse problems may join Narcotics Anonymous/Alcoholics Anonymous groups, and Corrections staff conduct specialized treatment groups. Luster Heights Work Camp, housing approximately 50 additional inmates, is located in the Yellow River State Forest in northeast Iowa (Allamakee County) and is a minimum custody satellite of the Penitentiary. The facil

The Clarinda Correctional Facility was established in 1980 as an adult male medium-security prison to serve primarily chemically dependent, mentally retarded and socially inadequate offenders. The facility is located on the grounds of the Mental Health Institute. Numerous programs and services are offered at the Clarinda facility. The Special Learning Unit provides individual treatment for inmates who are mentally retarded, mentally ill, or socially inadequate. This unit also offers protection for persons prone to be victimized by other inmates.Intensive substance abuse programming, licensed by the Iowa Department of Public Health, is provided through the T.O.W. (The Other Way) program. T.O.W. offers many group activities through a �phase� system that uses principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. The program involves a personal examination of the reasons for abuse, obstacles to treatment, and special planning for release. Other programs and services are: computerized educational instruction, industrial art

The Fort Dodge Correctional Facility (FDCF) is a medium security prison originally designed to house 762 adult male offenders in a double occupancy celled environment. Construction began in October 1996 and the facility opened in April 1998. The facility is located on 60 acres of land in southern Fort Dodge. Recognizing the on-going need for public safety even before the first offenders arrived at the facility the legislature and Governor approved an expansion for an additional 400 beds and program space. Work on this addition was completed in late 1999. In FY01 127 two-man cells were converted to house three offenders. Current rated capacity is 1162.The Unit Management concept is employed at FDCF. The facility�s seven housing units are organized to support positive behavior. In addition to the housing units the facility consists of administration and treatment buildings, a power plant, and a warehouse. Primary perimeter security is provided by a double fence system with electronic detection. FDCF off

The Iowa Correctional Institution for Women is a medium/minimum security prison. ICIW houses inmates in its dorm-like living units and celled housing. In addition, a 60 bed return-to-confinement facility provides intensive treatment and programming of repeat offenders who have violated the terms of their probation and parole. ICIW provides educational and vocational services to inmates including Adult Basic Education, special education for eligible individuals, G. E. D., and high school diploma certification. Internal work assignments and vocational training courses in painting and a dietary managers program provide vocational training opportunities. An Iowa Prison Industries print shop also provides on-site vocational training. The institution emphasizes responsibility and accountability in preparing women offenders for successful return to the community. Programs offered focus on interpersonal relationships, domestic violence, career assessment and exploration, self-esteem, parenting, independent living, de

The Iowa Department of Corrections operates nine institutions throughout Iowa. Of these, one is a maximum-security facility, one is a coed facility, and one institution is for women. The Department employs approximately 2,882 staff and supervises approximately 8,200 adult inmates in its institutions.

The Center includes a 46-bed accredited psychiatric hospital providing inpatient psychiatric and evaluation services to criminal offenders. IMCC also serves as the reception and classification center for all new commitments to the adult institutional corrections system. A medium security general population unit and a 20-bed special management unit for high-risk female offenders also are in operation at the Oakdale facility. IMCC provides psychiatric, psychological, nursing, pharmacy, pathology, education, and social services to some extent to the other institutions. Educational opportunities available to IMCC patients/inmates include instruction in General Education Development and Adult Basic Education, special education for eligible individuals, and a high school diploma may be earned.

The Iowa State Penitentiary was established in 1839, the year after Iowa became a territory and seven years before it became a state. The Penitentiary was patterned after the Auburn, New York Penitentiary - a prison within a prison, a cell for each convict. The Penitentiary underwent extensive renovation of its cell houses when �unitization� was introduced in 1982. Unitization divided large cell houses into smaller, self-contained living units that are more easily managed. The Penitentiary is the state�s only maximum-security institution, housing repeat and violent male offenders. The Penitentiary complex includes ISP itself with a court-ordered capacity of 550. In addition, the complex includes the John Bennett Correctional Center, a medium security dormitory adjacent to the Penitentiary currently housing 169 inmates; two minimum security farms located within a few miles of Fort Madison with a combined population of 170, and a ten-bed multiple care unit. A Special Needs Unit for inmates with severe mental he

The MPCF is a medium security institution, which currently houses approximately 875 male inmates. It is designed programmatically for the treatment of male offenders with treatable character disorders and substance abuse problems. The programs focus specifically on sex offenders and substance abusers with a substance abuse program licensed by the State Department of Public Health, and are designed for preparing the inmates for transition back to the community. In addition, MPCF inmates are offered educational and vocational programs, as well as social skills classes, to prepare them for their eventual return to the community setting. The facility is ACA accredited

The Newton Correctional Facility is located five miles south of Newton on a 1,476-acre tract of land and includes a minimum-security facility as well as a medium security facility. The Correctional Release Center currently houses inmates in a variety of low-secure living areas and is charged with preparing inmates of Iowa�s correctional institutions for parole or discharge. Correctional Release Center programs emphasize the need for individuals to take responsibility for their own actions and fall into three primary categories: release preparation, challenging criminal thinking, and substance abuse treatment. The substance abuse treatment program, licensed by the Iowa Department of Public Health, includes a substance abuse relapse treatment unit for parolees and work releases who have had substance abuse problems while on release, and a longer-term treatment program for inmates who are preparing for release.Adult Basic Education, GED classes and special education are provided for eligible individuals.

The North Central Correctional Facility houses medium and minimum custody inmates who have been classified low risk offenders, including misdemeanants and felons, which comprise approximately 80% of the population. The institution emphasizes individual accountability and responsibility. In assisting the inmates in this endeavor and in preparing for successful return to the community, the institution offers a wide variety of programs. The education programs are grant-funded and contracted through the local area community college, and include GED, special education for eligible individuals, and the Learning Resource Center, which is a self-study, instructor-assisted curriculum in over 120 academic, pre-vocational and social skills areas. Self-help organizations consist of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Jaycees.Work opportunities for inmates are varied, and attempts are made to assign inmates to jobs that utilize their skills. Inmates are assigned in general janitorial work, maintenance o

The Polk County Jail is the largest facility of its kind in the state of Iowa and takes advantage of the latest advances in security and jail design to house and manage Polk County�s inmates. The jail has full on-site kitchen and laundry facilities and houses medical services.Polk County jail is designed so that there is a direct supervision setting where inmates are housed in large dormitory areas instead of in traditional barred cells that most people think of when they envision a jail. In addition to the dormitory-style units, the jail has smaller high-security units to house inmates that for behavioral reasons can not function in a normal jail environment.

The jail is a 67 bed facility, containing six pods. A pod is a separate holding area containing cells, restroom facilities, showers and a day room where the inmates eat and spend a majority of their time.The pods vary in cell numbers allowing the corrections officers to categorize the inmates. The inmates are categorized as male, female, work release, pre-sentenced, sentenced, misdemeanors, felons, and federal holds. The jail also contains a large indoor recreation area, booking/ processing room, medical room and control. The officer in the control room monitors the entire jail.