How to Visit Marshall County Jail, IA (IA)

Marshall County Jail conducts all on-site visits by video only. There are no contact visits. Visitation is available daily from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., though some time slots may be blocked for jail services like meals. Each visit is capped at 30 minutes, so plan your conversation accordingly.

You can't show up and visit the same day. Approved visitors must request visits at least 24 hours in advance. Once you submit your request, the approval or denial notice comes through the CIDNET portal, and that response can take 3 to 5 business days.

To become an approved visitor, you'll need to upload a copy of a state-issued photo ID through the CIDNET public portal. Once you're at the jail, stay in your assigned visiting booth. You can't move between booths or visit more than one inmate during the same session. Leave purses, bags, and similar items secured outside if possible. Don't bring packages or parcels into the building. Anything brought into the lobby and visitation area may be searched.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Request the visit at least 24 hours in advance.
• ✓ Reserve a visit by calling (641) 754-6380 or by submitting a request through the CIDNET public portal (preferred).
• ✓ Upload a copy of your state-issued photo ID through the CIDNET public portal as part of the approval process.
• ✓ Watch for approval or denial notifications in CIDNET. A response may take 3 to 5 business days.

• ✓ Expect video visitation only. Contact visitation is not allowed.
• ✓ Plan within the daily visitation window (1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.), and be ready for certain hours to be unavailable due to meals or other jail services.
• ✓ Keep your visit within the 30-minute limit.
• ✓ Stay in your assigned booth. Do not move between booths, and do not plan to visit more than one inmate during the same visit.
• ✓ Leave purses, bags, and other items secured outside when you can. Packages and parcels are not allowed, and items brought into the lobby or visitation area may be searched.

Before you travel, confirm the current availability within the 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. schedule. Some hours may be blocked for meals or other jail services. Also build in time for the visitor approval process, since CIDNET notifications can take 3 to 5 business days.

If you're unsure how to make your reservation, verify whether the jail wants you to use CIDNET (the preferred method) or if calling works for your situation. Confirm whether the ID upload through CIDNET is required as part of your visit request. And double-check the on-site restrictions so you don't get turned away: no packages or parcels, items in the lobby and visitation area can be searched, you must stay in your booth, and you cannot visit multiple inmates in one visit.