Linn County Correctional Center Overview
The Linn County Correctional Center is a county jail operated by the Linn County Sheriff's Office. It is not a state prison, and it is not a Bureau of Prisons facility. The official facility page identifies it as the only jail in Linn County, which means local police arrests, sheriff's office arrests, municipal cases, county cases, and many sentenced jail commitments route through this same Cedar Rapids facility.
The jail holds people awaiting trial, people serving time for state, county, and municipal offenses, overflow inmates from other jurisdictions, and federal prisoners awaiting trial. The same correctional division also handles prisoner transportation and courthouse security at the main Linn County courthouse and the Juvenile Justice Center, so custody status can move quickly into court scheduling, arraignment, bond, and docket questions.
The official Linn County Correctional Center page is the source for the facility description, address, phone number, and 401-bed capacity.
Linn County Correctional Center Capacity and Population
The current facility capacity figure in the county research is 401 beds, sourced to the official Linn County Correctional Center page inspected on June 13, 2026. The active roster count captured in June 2026 was 336 people. That active count should be read as a point-in-time roster count from the official inmate search, not as an average daily population, annual booking count, or demographic report.
Older official snippets in the research show average daily population and booking figures for prior fiscal years, but no current county dashboard, length-of-stay table, or demographic breakout was located in the inspected official sources. The visible active roster fields are name, age, and booking date, so it does not provide aggregate race, sex, charge class, housing, or hold-type data in the public table.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Linn County Correctional Center
For current custody, use the Linn County Inmate Search active roster. The roster is for people in custody and currently booked into the Linn County Correctional Center. It does not include people who were previously in custody but have been released. The inspected table shows name, age, and booking date, with a global Find search, column filters, page-length controls, export controls, dark mode, and text-size options.
- Open the official Linn County Inmate Search and use the active inmate table, not a state prison locator, for current jail custody.
- Search by name first. If needed, filter by age or booking date, or change the number of rows shown on the page.
- Confirm the person is currently booked into the Linn County Correctional Center. The roster excludes people no longer in active custody.
- Click a row only for details available through the official site. The research found that full row details require CAPTCHA, so do not assume unverified profile fields.
The active table screenshot in the manifest comes from the official roster page and shows how limited the public table is before any row-detail challenge.
Linn County Correctional Center Address and Contact
Call the jail for custody, booking, surrender scheduling, and facility-specific questions. Use the sheriff's criminal division records process for open-records requests and older booking material. For court dates after charges are filed, Linn County routes users to the Clerk of Court rather than the jail roster.
Linn County Correctional Center
53 3rd Avenue Bridge
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
319-892-6300
Fax: 319-892-6279
Jail Mailing Address
P.O. Box 608
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
Use for money orders payable to the inmate
Visiting Someone at Linn County Correctional Center
Linn County uses Telespan/NCIC Inmate Communications for inmate phone and video visitation. The county's visitation page documents phone rates, remote video rates, eight on-site video terminals at the Correctional Center, and behavior rules for visits. Remote visits require a device with internet, camera, microphone, and speakers. On-site terminals are available for visitors who do not have computer or internet access.
| Service | Cost or Access | Key Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate phone calls | $0.20 per minute, no connection fee | Account support through NCIC at 1-800-943-2189. |
| International calls | $0.50 per minute | Uses the same Telespan/NCIC communications system. |
| Remote video visit | $0.30 per minute | Requires working face detection, camera, microphone, speakers, and internet. |
| On-site video terminal | No associated fee | Eight terminals are available at the Correctional Center. |
| Visitor conduct | Privileges can be suspended | No revealing clothing, screenshots, recording devices, camera displays, disruptive conduct, firearms, drugs, or illegal activity. |
The official Linn County visitation page is the source for phone, video, on-site terminal, and visitor-conduct details.
Mail, Phone, and Money at Linn County Correctional Center
Personal mail for Linn County inmates is not sent directly to the Cedar Rapids jail for ordinary delivery. The county uses a central scanning address in Longview, Texas, then delivers scanned mail electronically to the inmate's housing-unit kiosk. Mail must include the inmate's full name and a return address, fit the size limits, be front-side only, and contain no more than one photo.
| Service | Provider or Detail | Rules or Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Personal mail | Inmate Name, Linn County Correctional Center, P.O. Box 591, Longview, Texas 75606 | Maximum 8.5 by 11 inches, five pages, front-side scan only, one photo per mailing. |
| NCIC messages | NCIC account messaging | $0.25 per message, with no stated limit in the county source. |
| Online commissary payment | Linn County Sheriff's electronic payment link | $20 minimum authorized online payment, payments apply within 24 hours excluding weekends. |
| Lobby kiosk or cash | Correctional Center lobby | Cash can be brought to the lobby window, but change will not be made. |
| Money order | Payable to the inmate and mailed to P.O. Box 608, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 | Use the jail mailing address, not the Texas scanning address. |
The county's inmate mail page explains the scanning system and NCIC messaging limits.
Commissary is documented on the county serving-time page. People serving more than two days may order commissary on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings before 5 p.m., with delivery on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Commissary can include snacks, hygiene products, stationery, stamps, cards, and similar items. Processing fees were listed as currently waived in the inspected serving-time material.
Serving Time, Scheduling, and Work Release
People ordered to serve Linn County jail time should not assume they can appear without scheduling. For work release, GPS electronic monitoring, or medical-exemption cases, the county requires the person to call the Correctional Center or appear in person within 15 calendar days of the court order. Failure to schedule may result in a warrant. Non-work-release jail time also requires calling 319-892-6300 to schedule.
The schedule jail time page documents the county's surrender scheduling rules, missed-surrender warning, and amendment note.
| Topic | County Rule | Practical Note |
|---|---|---|
| Work release scheduling | Call or appear within 15 calendar days of the court order | Late scheduling may lead to immediate arrest warrant action. |
| In-custody work release fee | Lesser of $60 per day or 50% of wages or salary after required deductions | Cash only, exact change, paid in seven-day increments beginning with surrender. |
| Locker key deposit | $30 | Required for personal property locker key in the work-release process. |
| Allowed intake items | Basic white clothing, prescriptions, medical supplies, photo ID, and small commissary cash | Medications must be current prescribed medications in prescription containers with the person's name. |
The official work-release page is the source for eligibility, deadline, GPS distinctions, work-release fees, and locker deposit details.
Attorney and Professional Meetings
Attorneys and approved professionals use Linn County's Professional Request to Schedule form for phone conferences or Zoom meetings. The request is not guaranteed when submitted. Jail staff review availability and send confirmation if the time is available, or follow up if another time is needed. Required request fields include the professional's name, email, phone, agency or law firm, inmate name, two preferred date and time choices, estimated duration, and meeting format.
| Meeting Constraint | Detail |
|---|---|
| Midday blackout | Professional meetings should not begin or continue during 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
| Evening meal blackout | Requests should not begin or continue during 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. |
| Overnight blackout | Requests should not begin or continue during 9:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m. |
| Meeting formats | Phone conference or Zoom meeting, with Zoom details required after scheduling is confirmed. |
| Duration options | Options range from 15 minutes to 2 hours in the county form. |
The Professional Request to Schedule form shows the required fields, format choices, and blackout times for attorney or professional access.
Booking, Arraignment, and Court Movement
The county pages do not publish a full booking manual, but the documented flow is clear enough for public lookup. A person arrested by law enforcement or surrendering under a court order is booked into the Linn County Correctional Center when detention is required. If the person remains in current custody, the active roster lists the name, age, and booking date. Court events then move through arraignment, bond handling, prosecutor decisions, and Iowa Courts Online once case information exists.
Linn County's arraignment resources state that a person arrested before 6:30 a.m. on a weekday is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. court, and a person arrested before 5:30 a.m. on a weekend or holiday is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. court. The county directs future court-date questions to the Clerk of Court at 319-398-3411. Bond instructions distinguish Clerk of Court posting during business hours, bail bondsman posting, cash-only bond at the jail lobby after the Clerk is closed, and arraignment bonds at the jail.
Older Bookings, Mugshots, and Open Records
Use the active roster for current custody only. If the person has been released, if an older booking record is needed, or if the request is for a mugshot, the official route is the Linn County Sheriff's Office Open Records Request process. The public roster table inspected in the research did not verify booking photos, charges, bonds, housing, or court dates in the visible table, and full row details were CAPTCHA-gated.
The Sheriff's Office open-records form has a dedicated Mug Shot Request section. It asks for the inmate's first name, last name, and either date of birth or Social Security information. The records page also warns that reports and similar records may be withheld when a case is under investigation or pending through the court system. Attorneys seeking discovery material are directed to the Linn County Attorney's Office rather than the public-records path.
The official open-records request form is the documented route for mugshot requests and jail records that are not available in the current active-inmate table.
When the Person Is Not on the Linn County Jail Roster
If the person is not on the active roster, first consider timing and custody type. The roster excludes former inmates, and a recent booking may not appear instantly. A sentenced state-prison inmate should be searched through Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search, not the Linn County jail roster. No Iowa DOC prison is physically located in Linn County, although the DOC lists the 6th Judicial District headquarters in Cedar Rapids for community-based correctional services.
Federal custody has its own split. The Correctional Center may house federal prisoners awaiting trial, but the Bureau of Prisons locator is for federal inmates in BOP custody from 1982 to present. Federal pretrial questions may involve the U.S. Marshals Service Northern District of Iowa or federal court contacts. Immigration custody should be checked through ICE's Online Detainee Locator System or the ICE contact route listed in county arraignment resources. Iowa VINELink is also available for custody and criminal-case notifications.
Note: Confirm custody status, visit eligibility, and service rules with the facility before traveling or sending time-sensitive documents or money.