The Polk County Jail – New is nestled in Des Moines, Iowa. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is the law enforcement agency responsible for the day to day operation at the Polk County Jail – New.

The Polk County Jail – New is a medium-security facility. The facility only houses adult female and adult male inmates. This facility does not juvenile inmates.

The Polk County Jail – New houses inmates who are waiting for their trial to start, inmates who are going through their trial, and the inmate’s who have already been sentenced. Not all inmates are residents of Polk County. The Polk County Jail – New accepts inmates from the local, state, and even the occasional federal level.

The inmates in the Polk County Jail – New will have access to a number of services and programs. These services and programs are here to help an inmate improve upon themselves. These programs and services include the following:

• Library
• Commissary
• Educational Programs
• Substance Abuse
• Medical Services

The Polk County Jail – New has its current inmate roster available on the web for the community and the general public to search at their leisure.  The current inmate roster only will display inmates in the custody of Polk County Jail – New. Inmates who have been released, put on probation, or transferred to another jail will not show up in this roster.

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Polk County Jail - New
1985 NE 51st Place, Des Moines, IA, 50313

Polk County Jail Prison Information