Dallas County Jail Overview
The Dallas County Jail is also described by the sheriff's office as the Dallas County Sheriff's Correctional Facility on the official Jail Division page. The operator is the Dallas County Sheriff's Office. The jail serves the county inmate population for arrests made by sheriff's deputies, city police departments, and other agencies whose arrestees are booked into county custody. The roster sample in the research showed Perry Police Department as a booking origin while the person was housed in the Dallas County Jail New Facility.
The facility is a county jail, not a state prison. It holds people before release, bond, pretrial release, court order, sentencing, or transfer. The official county jail page did not publish a current rated capacity. Local 2020 reporting and project descriptions said the newer law-enforcement center had 132 beds and replaced the older 24-bed jail. Use that number as historical project context, not as a current official capacity statement.
Lookup Dallas County Jail Inmates
The correct lookup route for this facility is the Dallas County Inmate Inquiry. It searches county jail records, including current custody when the In Custody checkbox is left selected. The inquiry is not the Iowa DOC locator and should not be used for sentenced state prisoners after transfer.
- Open the Dallas County Inmate Inquiry.
- Leave In Custody checked to search current Dallas County Jail custody.
- Search by name, subject number, booking number, booking date range, or housing facility.
- Open the linked name for booking photo, custody status, bonds, court dates, and charges.
- Call the jail at 515-993-5815 if the record must be verified before travel, payment, or a visit.
Note: The county did not publish a roster refresh interval or released-record retention window in the reviewed sources.
Dallas County Jail Contact
The jail and sheriff's office use the law-enforcement center address on Thin Blue Line Lane in Adel. The county directory lists the jail phone and fax separately from the sheriff's main administrative line. Dispatch and Text-a-Tip are separate public-safety contacts and should not be treated as jail records lines.
Dallas County Jail / Dallas County Sheriff's Correctional Facility
28985 Thin Blue Line Lane
Adel, IA 50003
515-993-5815
Fax: 515-993-6974
Dallas County Sheriff's Office
28985 Thin Blue Line Lane
Adel, IA 50003
515-993-4771
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Dallas County Jail Booking
The Dallas County Jail Division page says people placed under arrest are brought to the sheriff's correctional facility in Adel. Intake includes property intake, medical screening, fingerprinting, photographing, and a warrants check. The public roster then may show booking number, booking date, prisoner type, housing facility, booking origin, bonds, court dates, charges, and a booking photo.
New charges go before a magistrate within 24 hours. The magistrate informs the arrestee of the charges and may set bond. The county says release may occur through bond, pretrial release through the 5th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services, final court appearance and sentencing, or court order. Processing time can vary when several arrestees are being handled at once.
Dallas County Jail Bond
Dallas County publishes several bond options on its Bond Information page. During regular business hours, a cash bond can be paid through the Dallas County Clerk of Court with cash, cashier's check, or money order payable to the Dallas County Clerk of Court. The clerk provides a certificate verifying payment, and that certificate must be brought to the jail. Cash or credit card can also be accepted at the Jail Teller in the jail lobby, and the county links an online JailATM option.
| Bond Route | Published Detail | Caution |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk of Court | Cash, cashier's check, or money order during business hours | Bring the clerk certificate to the jail |
| Jail lobby | Jail Teller accepts cash or credit card | Verify active holds before paying |
| Online | County-linked JailATM payment route | Fees were not visible in fetched county text |
| Bonding company | Allowed for eligible bond | Companies are not affiliated with the sheriff |
Dallas County Jail Visits
Dallas County's public pages routed video visitation, telephone, and email correspondence through CIDNET from the county Inmate Account / Bond page. The fetched Inmate Visitation page focused on mail rules and did not publish a complete in-person visitation schedule. A visitor should confirm the current visit process with the jail before travel. CIDNET account questions are routed to CIDNET support through the customer portal rather than the sheriff's office.
| Channel | Provider or Place | Schedule or Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video visitation | CIDNET | Not published in fetched text | Use county-linked customer portal |
| Telephone | CIDNET | Not published in fetched text | Grouped with correspondence setup |
| Email correspondence | CIDNET | Not published in fetched text | Portal support handles account issues |
| In-person visit | Dallas County Jail | Schedule not located | Call the jail before arrival |
Dallas County Jail Mail
Incoming mail is delivered Monday through Friday. The jail does not accept inmate mail from anyone incarcerated in the Dallas County Jail within the previous six months. All incoming mail is opened and searched for contraband. Privileged correspondence, such as mail from an attorney, judge, Iowa governor, citizen's aid office, or legislator, may be opened only in the inmate's presence to check for contraband and may not be read by staff.
| Line | Required Mail Text |
|---|---|
| 1 | Inmate's Full Name |
| 2 | Inmate's Arrest Number |
| 3 | Inmate's Cell Number |
| 4 | P.O. Box 187 |
| 5 | Adel, Iowa 50003-0187 |
Paperback books are allowed under jail rules, but hardback books are not. Books brought in become property of Dallas County Jail upon the inmate's release. Money in any form is contraband in mail and will not be delivered to the inmate, so account deposits should use the county-linked JailATM methods instead.
Dallas County Jail Accounts
The official Inmate Account and Bond page says family and friends can deposit funds into inmate accounts online, by phone, or through a kiosk at the facility. Inmate name or ID number is required. JailATM is the county-linked deposit route. Fee amounts, limits, and exact phone-deposit details were not visible in the fetched county text, so they should be confirmed before payment.
| Method | Vendor or Place | Published Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online deposit | JailATM | Not published | Name or ID number required |
| Phone deposit | County says by phone | Not published | Exact number not visible in page text |
| Facility kiosk | Dallas County Jail | Not published | Use the kiosk at the facility |
| Not allowed for cash/checks | n/a | Money in mail is contraband |
Dallas County Jail Care
Dallas County contracts with Advanced Correctional Healthcare for jail health care. Inmates who become ill fill out a medical request, and the jail nurse or jail doctor reviews the request. Medication may be bought through the ACH pharmacy or another ACH-approved pharmacy. Medication management is overseen by the jail nurse and dispensed by jail staff who have State of Iowa medication-management training.
The jail states that health-care costs, including doctor, hospital, ambulance, medication, and dental costs, are charged to the inmate's commissary account. If the account does not have enough money, a deficit may be applied and later deposits may be used to cover it. Inmates receive three meals a day delivered to cells, with special dietary accommodations where needed.
Dallas County Jail Transfers
A Dallas County Jail inmate may later move into another system. A sentenced state prisoner is searched through the Iowa DOC Offender Search, not the county roster. A federal sentenced prisoner is searched through the BOP locator. Immigration detention is searched through ICE ODLS. No official source found a separate state prison, BOP facility, ICE detention facility, or work-release annex physically in Dallas County.
Note: Confirm custody, visit rules, and bond status directly with the jail before traveling or sending money.