The Poweshiek County Jail is situated in Montezuma, Iowa. The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office is the law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining and operating the Poweshiek County Jail on a day to day basis.

The Poweshiek County Jail is a medium- security detention center. The facility will only house both adult male and adult female inmates. This facility does not house any juvenile inmates. The juvenile inmates are housed in a different facility.

The Poweshiek County Jail typically holds inmates who are waiting for their trial to start, inmates who are going through their trial, and inmates who are waiting to be sentenced.  However, there are a handful of inmates who have already been sentenced. These inmates who have already been sentenced will carry a sentence of two years or less. Inmates who are sentenced to more than two years will be transferred to state prison.

The Poweshiek County Jail accepts incoming inmates on a daily basis. The facility is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The facility will take inmates from other law enforcement agencies on a local, state, and even federal level. The Poweshiek County Jail frequently takes in the people arrested by the Montezuma Police Department, as they do not have their own lockup area.

Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Poweshiek County Jail
4802 Barnes City Road, Montezuma, IA, 50171

Poweshiek County Jail Prison Information