Marshall County Jail Overview
Marshall County Jail is operated by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office. It is the official county jail for adults committed to local custody by arrests, warrants, bond conditions, court commitments, local jail sentences, and holds from other agencies. No separate city jail, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE-only detention facility was located in official Marshall County sources.
The jail is at the sheriff's complex on Jessup Avenue in Marshalltown. The sheriff's jail page describes it as a modern direct-supervision jail. Iowa Code Chapter 356 matters here because it gives the sheriff charge and custody of prisoners in the county jail until they are discharged by law. Sheriff Joel Phillips is listed by the sheriff administration page, and the county directory lists jail, records, civil, patrol, investigations, and administration divisions at the same complex.
Marshall County Jail Capacity
The official jail page gives the strongest facility number: 182 beds. The same page states that the direct-supervision jail opened in July 2000 and was built at the vacated Marshall County Care Facility site. Current population, average daily population, annual bookings, and demographic totals were not published in the static official county sources captured for the research.
| Facility fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 182 beds | Sheriff jail page |
| Design | Direct supervision | Sheriff jail page |
| Opening | July 2000 | Sheriff jail page |
| Historical ICE note | 2015 ICE report listed 60 ICE beds within the same 182 total-bed facility | ICE ODO inspection |
Look Up Marshall County Jail Inmates
The correct online lookup for this facility is the Marshall County Zuercher inmate list. It is the county jail roster, not a state prison locator. It may show people currently housed at Marshall County Jail, including local detainees and people held for DOC, Federal, ICE/Immigration, or other agencies when physically housed in the jail.
- Open the county inmate list and search by name.
- Use race, sex, arrest date, cell block, held-for agency, or in-custody filters only when needed.
- Read the public row for mugshot, name, race, sex, age, arrest date, and agency.
- Check hold reasons for charge, warrant, bond, or other public hold text.
- If no result appears, check court, DOC, BOP, ICE, VINELink, or call the jail.
Marshall County Jail Address
Use the jail line for custody, visitation scheduling, and facility questions. Use records routing for report copies. Dispatch is a separate line used in sheriff FAQ context for deputy messages and communications-center routing.
Marshall County Jail
2369 Jessup Avenue
Marshalltown, IA 50158
641-754-6380
Business office generally Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Dispatch and Records
Dispatch: 641-754-5725
Records requests: ATTN: Records
Fax listed by sheriff footer: 641-754-6369
Jail fax in county directory: 641-754-6325
The official county directory screenshot comes from the Marshall County sheriff directory, which lists jail and sheriff division contacts.
Visit Marshall County Jail
Marshall County Jail uses video visitation. The sheriff's jail page says contact visitation is not allowed. Remote video is available through CIDNET, and outside parties must purchase CIDNET data. Visitors must be authorized before a visit is allowed, and potential visitors provide state-issued photo ID through CIDNET. Approval response can take three to five business days.
| Visitation item | Marshall County rule |
|---|---|
| On-site format | Video visitation only; contact visits are not allowed. |
| Remote video | CIDNET, with data purchase by people outside the jail. |
| Approval | Photo ID submitted through CIDNET; response may take 3-5 business days. |
| Scheduling | At least 24 hours in advance by jail phone or CIDNET, with CIDNET preferred. |
| Hours | 1:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. daily, subject to meals and jail services. |
| Length | Visits may not exceed 30 minutes. |
| Minors | Under-16 visitors must be listed close family with proof and a parent or legal guardian. |
Visitors and items in the lobby or visitation area may be searched. Refusal is an automatic cause for rejection. Smoking is prohibited on Sheriff's Office grounds, visits are recorded, and staff may monitor visitor and inmate conduct.
Mail and Money at Marshall County Jail
The sheriff FAQ says staff will not pass messages to inmates and recommends writing a letter. A specific mail-address format, inmate-number requirement, postcard policy, scanning policy, and full prohibited-mail list were not located in official Marshall County sources. Call the jail before mailing anything that may be time-sensitive or restricted.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Inmate messages | Staff will not pass messages; writing a letter is recommended. |
| Video visits | CIDNET handles video visitation. |
| Commissary | Orders are offered once per week. |
| Lobby deposits | Money can be placed in the jail lobby kiosk. |
| Online deposits | JailATM is the posted online deposit vendor. |
| Fees | Specific kiosk or JailATM fees were not posted in sheriff sources. |
Booking at Marshall County Jail
Official sources did not publish a full local booking timeline or inmate handbook. Known facts are enough to understand the public record path. Arresting agencies in Marshall County can include the sheriff, Marshalltown Police, Iowa State Patrol, nearby agencies, DOC, federal agencies, ICE, or another held-for agency. Once a person is accepted into jail custody, the public roster may show the fields configured by the Zuercher portal.
Cell-block values in the portal include Booking, Female General, Female Max, Male General, Male Max, Minimum Security North, Minimum Security South, Special Status, Trustee Dorm, AIP, and Out of County. Those are housing or classification labels. A public roster entry may not show every internal field, and a cell-block label is not a court outcome.
Marshall County Jail Records
The sheriff records division maintains sheriff-related criminal records, court files, FBI Uniform Crime Reports, arrest records, report-copy routing, and records-management functions. For report copies, the posted process is by mail with a self-addressed stamped envelope and a $5.00 fee to Marshall County Sheriff's Office, ATTN: Records, 2369 Jessup Avenue, Marshalltown, IA 50158. Accident reports use the Crash Report Portal linked from the records page.
For filed charges, case events, and dispositions, use Iowa Courts Online or the Marshall County Clerk of Court. A jail booking record and a court case file may refer to the same arrest, but they answer different questions.
Transfers From Marshall County Jail
A person can leave the county roster because of release, transfer, sentencing, another agency pickup, federal custody, or immigration custody. After state sentencing, check Iowa Offender Search. For sentenced federal custody, check BOP inmate locator. For immigration detention or CBP custody after more than 48 hours, check ICE Online Detainee Locator.
The sheriff FAQ also points to Iowa VINELink for release or transfer notifications from the inmate record while the person is still in custody. VINELink is a notification route, not a complete replacement for the jail roster.
Note: Confirm custody with the jail before traveling, sending money, or scheduling a visit because transfers can change quickly.
Marshall County Jail Safety
The PREA page is the most complete local conditions source in the research. Marshall County Jail states zero tolerance for sexual assault, sexual harassment, misconduct, and retaliation. Reports may be made by phone, in person, in writing, or anonymously. The PREA page lists contacts such as Major Patrick White, Christy Kelly, Lieutenant Shannon Wildman, Sergeant Dan McCready, and Michael Chapman at the sheriff complex.
PREA materials also list support numbers, including Crisis Intervention Services, Iowa Sex Abuse Hotline, National Sex Abuse Hotline, and Iowa Citizens Aide/Ombudsman. Posted PREA annual summaries and audit reports include 2023, 2024, and 2025 material. Other program details such as GED, treatment, grievance policy, medical sick call, and work release were not located in official Marshall County jail pages.