Who to Call When You Have Questions About Woodbury County Jail

Getting through to the right person at Woodbury County Jail is easier when you know which office handles what. Here are the contacts you need for general jail concerns, bond and release questions, or electronic monitoring.

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For general questions or concerns about the jail, the county directs you to email Captain Todd Harlow (contact email is listed on the county site). Need to handle something by phone instead? Call the Woodbury County Sheriff Administration office at 712-279-6010.

Tip: Email Captain Todd Harlow when you want your concern in writing. Call the Sheriff Administration office at 712-279-6010 when you need a quicker back-and-forth.

To confirm an inmate's bond amount or release conditions, call 712-279-6040. This is the jail's direct line for bond verification. Check here first before making plans or assuming someone is eligible for release.

  • Cash bonds can be posted during Woodbury County Clerk of Courts hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • After hours, cash bonds can be posted with the Woodbury County Jail.

The Woodbury County Sheriff's Office runs an offender-pay GPS electronic monitoring program through S.T.O.P. (Satellite Tracking of People, LLC.). Depending on what someone is approved for, the program can include house arrest, GPS location monitoring, or alcohol monitoring.

Need to visit the Electronic Monitoring office in person? The address is 822 Douglas St., 4th Floor, Room 481, Sioux City, IA 51101.

  • Electronic Monitoring phone: 712-279-6594
  • Email contacts: Anthony Finch or Jon Hatfield

Note: Call 712-279-6594 for questions about electronic monitoring, including program details or device issues. For email follow-up, the county lists Anthony Finch or Jon Hatfield as contacts.

  1. Write down who you’re calling about (full name, plus a booking number if you have it).
  2. Call the bond verification line for release questions at 712-279-6040, so you are working from the jail’s current bond amount and conditions.
  3. Use the right channel for general concerns by emailing Captain Todd Harlow (using the county’s listed email) when you want your question in writing.

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