How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Polk County Jail allows each inmate two half-hour visits per week, scheduled by housing assignment and gender. The visiting list has size limits. To visit, you must be at least 18 and show valid photo ID at check-in. Getting approved starts with the inmate—they submit your name, address, date of birth, and relationship so the jail can screen you and add you to the visitation form. Professional visits require advance scheduling by emailing the jail's administrative address. Attorneys and clergy may get access outside routine visiting times, but they still need to follow approval and identification procedures. All visits are screened and monitored, and the jail can change or cancel them for safety, staffing, or security reasons.
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Bring your photo ID. Polk County Jail requires it for entry, and you'll be turned away without one. Before you leave home, double-check that it's in your pocket or purse.
Visits are 30 minutes long, and each inmate is allowed two half-hour visits per week. Visit times are scheduled by housing assignment and gender.
The inmate must add you to their approved visitation list by providing your name, address, date of birth, and relationship. The jail screens this information before approving you. You generally can't visit until you've been listed and cleared.
Professional visits must be scheduled in advance by emailing the jail’s administrative email address. Clergy must be pre-approved before a first visit and should contact the Inmate Program Specialist as directed. Attorneys are typically allowed access at almost any time, but they must follow facility restrictions and be ready to show ID and bar information if requested.
Mail at Polk County Jail goes through a third-party processor, so the address and envelope contents matter. Follow the exact format below to make sure your letter or money order gets accepted—not returned.
Posting bail can get confusing fast—especially when you're trying to help from out of town. Here's how it works at Polk County Jail, including what changed under SB48 and the ways families can actually pay when bail is available.
Polk County Jail uses Viapath for inmate deposits. Add money online at www.gettingout.com, or call 866-516-0115 to deposit by phone. Both options work for funding an inmate's trust/commissary account.
