Cerro Gordo County Jail - Inmate101 (2024)

FAQs

How do I find out if someone is in local jail? ›

To find someone in jail, you can start with your State Department of Corrections. If you go to the state's web page, you will be able to find a phone number to contact. You'll also find resources like Sex Offender Registry, Offender Contact information, and Offender Visitation forms.

Law enforcement

The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's Office is headed by Sheriff Kevin Pals.

All regular inmate postal mail (Postcards, Letters, Greeting Cards, etc.) will be scanned into the system and available to the inmates to view their postal mail via the inmate Kiosks/Portable Kiosks. Please be advised that when you mail an item, the original document will be destroyed.

The Brevard County Sheriff's Office Jail Complex uses SMART Communications to provide the inmate telephone system for the facility. You can set up an account or add money to an account by clicking here or calling 1-888-843-1972. Calls are . 16 cents + tax per minute and are limited to 2 hours a week.

Some county jail websites have searchable databases of the people being held there. Usually, you don't need anything more than a person's name to search the database. Look for key terms like “county sheriff,” “police department,” and “municipal court of the county” to find the prisoner or arrest database.

Check your local sheriff and police department websites.

Some law enforcement agencies host mugshots online, which you can view for free. Not many do, however, so this shouldn't be your first place to check. You'll need to know the county where the person was booked.

MASON CITY | Cerro Gordo County supervisors approved the appointment Tuesday of Sheriff's Department Sgt. Andrew Steenblock as jail administrator.

County Name Origin

The name Cerro Gordo is of Mexican War origin, which described a mountain pass behind which troops were entrenched was one of the most decisive battles of the Mexican war.

There are 17 cities in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.

Inmates do not have access to the internet or traditional email providers. Instead, they send messages to the website www.Corrlinks.com. When an inmate's authorized contact wants to return the message, they log into the site to email a prisoner.

What is smart jail mail? ›

This allows those who are incarcerated or detained to communicate safely and quickly with family and friends outside of the jail, prison or detention center. They can send and receive electronic letters using a safe and secure computer kiosk or tablet stationed in their institution.

This allows those who are incarcerated or detained to communicate safely and quickly with family and friends outside of the jail, prison or detention center. They can send and receive electronic letters using a safe and secure computer kiosk or tablet stationed in their institution.

Inmate Phone Service

An account may be opened or funds added to an existing account with Visa, MasterCard, or Discover by calling 1(888) 843-1972, Monday thru Saturday 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM (midnight) and Sundays 8:00 AM – 10:30 PM.

SmartInmate.com provides a two-way, real-time video visitation system which can be used to speak to your loved ones directly in their housing location within the jail, prison, or detention center. At some locations you may also use a lobby kiosk at the facility to visit for free when scheduling a local / on-site visit.

Interested parties can find an inmate for free in California using the CDCR Inmate Locator. However, this applies only to inmates in state prisons or correctional facilities. To locate inmates incarcerated in county jails for free, searchers may use online inmate locators provided by county sheriff offices.

You can also find mugshots from every state on informational portals, database websites, and government sites. These include prisoner locator websites like the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California State Archives.

Requests for record searches may be made in person in the Criminal Operations Department at any Justice Center. Additionally, Online Case and Calendar access will now allow you to conduct record searches online by case number, person name or business name.

Current Inmate Database

Please phone Orange County Inmate Records Management at (407) 836-3400, if you have any questions about the information in these pages. Inmate Name - Last name required, first name optional. Notice This information is updated every 30 minutes.