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Clarke County Jail — Osceola, Iowa
Only the active adult Sheriff jail is in scope. Current official facts are separated from dated directories, commercial claims and separate public systems. Unpublished details remain accountable gaps rather than invented procedures.
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Clarke County Jail family guide
Sources reviewed
Active adult Clarke County Sheriff jail at 220 Townline Road only
- Identity, custody and boundaries
Confirm the active site and custody before acting.
- Visits and communication
Call the jail for every unpublished rule.
- Mail, publications and money
Do not use unverified addresses or vendors.
- Health, grievances and rights
Escalate urgent risk and request local procedures.
- Court, counsel and release
Verify court orders and physical release separately.
- Parking and transit
Confirm the lot, entrance and reservation.
- Food, lodging and community help
Call direct services for current availability.
Identity, custody and boundaries
Locally actionable steps with verified facts, exact boundaries and accountable unknowns.
Use the active 220 Townline Road jail
The active adult Clarke County Sheriff jail operates in the Clarke County Law Enforcement Center at 220 Townline Road, Osceola, IA 50213. Call 641-342-2914 and ask for the jail before travel, payment or mailing.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · City of Osceola Police — FAQ
Separate Sheriff jail, police and court
The Sheriff jail and Osceola Police share the law-enforcement-center address, but police directs all incarceration and visit questions to the Sheriff jail. The courthouse and Clerk are at 100 South Main and do not hold people.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · City of Osceola Police — FAQ · Iowa Judicial Branch — Clarke County District Court
Do not turn PO Box 537 into an inmate-mail rule
The dated 2025 ISSDA directory lists 220 Townline Road, PO Box 537 as the Sheriff office identity. The live county page publishes the street address only. Neither source provides a current inmate-mail format; call 641-342-2914 before mailing.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Association — 2025 Sheriff Directory
Leave capacity open
No current official source reviewed publishes rated capacity, staffed beds or live population. Do not use the 2006 census-era 30-person figure as present capacity.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Clarke County Board of Supervisors — June 29, 2026 minutes and FY2027 budget
Start with IowaVINE and the jail
No official Clarke online roster was located. Search IowaVINE by exact name or offender number, save the displayed facility and time checked, then confirm with 641-342-2914 before any irreversible step.
Sources: Iowa Attorney General — IowaVINE · Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments
A missing name is not release proof
Retry spelling, hyphens, prior names and date of birth. Allow booking time, then ask 641-342-2914 whether the person is still booking, at court, hospitalized, transferred, held elsewhere or outside Clarke custody.
Sources: Iowa Attorney General — IowaVINE · City of Osceola Police — FAQ
Use VINE as notification, not pickup time
IowaVINE can notify about release, transfer, escape or death. Register at VINELink or 1-888-742-8463 and keep the 4-digit PIN private. A notification does not name the release door or guarantee a pickup time.
Sources: Iowa Attorney General — IowaVINE · Iowa Attorney General — IowaVINE Spanish brochure
Route each question correctly
Use 641-342-2914 for custody and jail procedures; 641-342-6096 for filed court records; assigned counsel for legal advice; 1-888-742-8463 for VINE; and 641-782-6571 or 866-782-6571 for Southern Iowa Trolley.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Iowa Judicial Branch — Clarke County District Court · Iowa Attorney General — IowaVINE · Southern Iowa Trolley — Home
Visits and video
Locally actionable steps with verified facts, exact boundaries and accountable unknowns.
Call before every visit
Osceola Police explicitly sends visiting-rule questions to the jail at 641-342-2914. Clarke does not publish a current visiting schedule or written visitor procedure, so confirm the person, day, time, mode and check-in cutoff each time.
Sources: City of Osceola Police — FAQ · Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments
Do not repeat commercial visit hours
No current official page publishes days, housing schedule, holiday changes, frequency or duration. Commercial schedules conflict and are excluded. Ask the jail for the exact current appointment or walk-in rule.
Sources: City of Osceola Police — FAQ · Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments
Confirm in-person or electronic mode
The county does not identify contact, noncontact, kiosk, onsite video or remote video visiting. Do not infer video from a commercial vendor listing.
Ask which identification is accepted
Current accepted photo ID, expired-ID treatment and alternatives for people without state ID are unpublished. Ask 641-342-2914 before travel and describe any disability or document problem.
Sources: City of Osceola Police — FAQ · Clarke County — Board appointments for 2026
Confirm minors and guardian documents
The jail does not publish a minimum age, adult-supervision rule, birth certificate, custody order or notarized-permission requirement. Do not bring a minor until staff confirms the exact rule.
Sources: City of Osceola Police — FAQ
Confirm visitor list and history restrictions
The public record does not say whether approval, resident-submitted lists, criminal-history checks, probation status or prior incarceration affects eligibility. Ask the jail before making plans.
Sources: City of Osceola Police — FAQ
Leave belongings rules open
Dress code, lockers, phones, keys, bags, infant supplies and accessibility items are unpublished. Confirm what can enter and whether secure storage exists; do not assume a commercial generic list applies.
Sources: City of Osceola Police — FAQ
Arrange legal, clergy and special visits
Attorney, clergy, long-distance, disability and emergency exceptions are not published. The responsible contact is the jail; legal counsel should coordinate confidential access directly.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Clarke County — Board appointments for 2026
Ask who reviews a denied visit
No local denial reason, suspension period, appeal level or deadline is published. Record the date, staff instruction and stated reason, then ask for the jail supervisor at 641-342-2914.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Iowa Office of Ombudsman — Law Enforcement
Do not buy a video product yet
No current official source verifies a local video provider, account, price, lead time, cancellation rule or refund. Confirm both the product and the named resident with the jail before paying.
Separate technical and custody failures
If staff confirms video, save the facility, resident, scheduled time, transaction, error and screenshot. Ask the provider about account/billing and 641-342-2914 about housing, discipline, cancellation or eligibility.
Phone, mail and money
Locally actionable steps with verified facts, exact boundaries and accountable unknowns.
Confirm the current phone provider
The county does not name a phone provider or account product. Ask 641-342-2914 which service is live.
Get the exact account type
Ask whether calls use collect, prepaid resident, prepaid family or debit funds; obtain the official enrollment URL and resident identifier from the jail. Do not send money through a search result alone.
Document blocked-call problems
Save the called number, date, time, recording and payment receipt. Check carrier blocks and spam settings, then use the jail for local restrictions and the confirmed provider for balance, refund or number-validation trouble.
Treat messaging and tablets as unverified
The county does not publish voicemail, text, email, tablet, photo-message or electronic-mail availability. Generic vendor capabilities do not establish Clarke County access.
Verify personal-mail routing first
Neither live county page provides a current personal-mail address, required identifier, return-address rule, screening method, original-retention period or rejection appeal. Call 641-342-2914 before mailing.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Association — 2025 Sheriff Directory
Keep legal mail separate
Current privileged-mail address, attorney marking, opening practice and rejection route are unpublished. Counsel should confirm directly; do not assume personal-mail or commercial instructions protect confidentiality.
Confirm every photo limit
Photo size, count, paper, Polaroid, content and digital-photo rules are unpublished. Ask before sending; excluded commercial guidance is not local policy.
Confirm publication sender and format
The jail does not officially publish accepted books, magazines, newspapers, vendor, quantity, binding or content rules. Ask whether a publisher or approved retailer must ship directly.
Do not mail a package without approval
No official approved-package catalog, clothing exception or medical-device delivery procedure was found. Obtain item-specific approval and exact routing from 641-342-2914 first.
Confirm the deposit path
No current official source names a trust/commissary vendor, lobby kiosk, online portal, telephone line, money-order payee, accepted card or identifier. Ask the jail and type the confirmed URL yourself.
Separate trust, commissary and communication money
The public record does not describe ordering cycle, spending cap, indigent supplies, care packages or whether phone/video money is separate. Verify the task before choosing an account.
Escalate a failed payment with proof
Keep resident spelling/identifier, amount, method, confirmation and timestamp. Ask the confirmed vendor about rejected or duplicate charges and the jail whether funds posted to the intended ledger.
Health, grievances and safety
Locally actionable steps with verified facts, exact boundaries and accountable unknowns.
Use emergency escalation for immediate danger
For imminent danger, call 911 and 641-342-2914, identify the person and explain the observable emergency. The county does not publish a family clinical line; custody staff decide the secure handoff.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Clarke County Public Health
Ask how family information reaches clinicians
No current jail medical contractor, family message line, consent form, records route, sick-call process or copay is published. Ask 641-342-2914 for the current secure procedure; county Public Health is not proof of the jail provider.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Clarke County Public Health · Clarke County Board of Supervisors — May 12, 2025 minutes
State behavior and risk, not a diagnosis
Give staff concrete behavior, threats, recent medication and timing. Ask for mental-health evaluation and a supervisor if the risk is urgent. No local family mental-health workflow is published.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Iowa Office of Ombudsman — Correctional Facilities and Programs
Do not deliver medication without instruction
Medication, glasses, hearing devices and mobility-aid intake rules are unpublished. Call first with the prescription/container facts; do not arrive with an item expecting acceptance.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Clarke County — Board appointments for 2026
Get the local grievance form and deadline
The jail does not publish grievance steps, response periods or appeals. The person should request the current form and keep dates/copies when permitted; family may ask the jail supervisor how urgent access barriers are reviewed.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Iowa Office of Ombudsman — Correctional Facilities and Programs
Use both jail and county ADA contacts
Request an accommodation from jail staff at 641-342-2914. Clarke names Brian Sorensen as county ADA coordinator but publishes no jail-specific request, decision or appeal route. Keep the need, request date and response.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Clarke County — Board appointments for 2026
Ask for immediate separation and outside reporting
No jail-specific PREA coordinator, confidential outside reporter or retaliation route is published. For immediate danger ask custody for separation and supervisor response; ask 641-342-2914 for the current PREA reporting channel.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Iowa Office of Ombudsman — Contact Us
Escalate after giving the jail a chance
Start with the jail supervisor or Sheriff. If unresolved, Iowa Ombudsman accepts county/corrections complaints at 515-281-3592 or 1-888-426-6283; record facts, dates, requested outcome and prior response.
Sources: Iowa Office of Ombudsman — Contact Us · Iowa Office of Ombudsman — Law Enforcement
Court, counsel and release
Locally actionable steps with verified facts, exact boundaries and accountable unknowns.
Use the Clerk for filed case events
Clarke Clerk of Court is at 100 South Main, 641-342-6096. Iowa Courts Online shows filed records; a docket event is not proof that the person remains at 220 Townline Road.
Sources: Iowa Judicial Branch — Clarke County District Court · Iowa Judicial Branch — Iowa Courts Online search
Use assigned counsel for legal advice
The County Attorney prosecutes and is not defense counsel. Ask the Clerk which attorney is appointed, or use retained counsel; the jail cannot give case strategy.
Sources: Clarke County Attorney · Iowa Judicial Branch — Clarke County District Court · Iowa State Public Defender
Do not assume one public-defender office handles every case
The January 16, 2026 designation sends only class-A Clarke matters to Special Defense Unit, with named conflict offices. Other charges may use contract counsel. Confirm the actual appointment in the court file.
Sources: State Public Defender — Adult designations revised January 16, 2026 · Iowa Judicial Branch — Clarke County District Court
Verify the order and jail acceptance separately
Use the court file or Clerk for the signed bond order, amount and conditions. The jail does not publish accepted local payment methods, payee, hours, payer ID or refund timing; call before paying.
Sources: Iowa Judicial Branch — Clarke County District Court · Iowa Judicial Branch — Pay a fine or court debt · Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments
Arrange property release before arrival
Authorization form, eligible recipient, photo ID, pickup hours and public door are unpublished. Ask 641-342-2914 what the resident must sign and when the recipient may come.
Do not promise a release time
No public release window, queue, door or call-ahead rule was found. Court action may precede jail processing, and holds can delay release. Confirm present status with 641-342-2914.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Iowa Judicial Branch — Clarke County District Court · Iowa Attorney General — IowaVINE
Ask how remaining funds are returned
The county does not publish cash, check, card, debt-offset, fee, activation or replacement rules for remaining trust funds. Ask before release and keep paperwork.
Keep supervision separate from jail
Fifth District community corrections handles probation, parole, work release and electronic monitoring. Those programs have different reporting sites and do not establish custody at the Clarke jail.
Build a release plan without assuming eligibility
Ask counsel/jail what release conditions actually require. General Assistance can discuss eligible basic-needs help at 641-342-2933; Public Health is 641-342-3724. Neither controls custody or guarantees services.
Sources: Clarke County General Assistance · Clarke County Public Health
Parking and transportation
Locally actionable steps with verified facts, exact boundaries and accountable unknowns.
Confirm the jail lot and entrance
The county publishes no jail visitor, accessible or release-pickup parking instruction. The court page’s courthouse lot applies to 100 South Main, not 220 Townline Road. Call the jail before parking.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Iowa Judicial Branch — Clarke County District Court
Use Southern Iowa Trolley as a reservation lead
Southern Iowa Trolley publishes door-to-door Osceola weekday service, Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–3:45 p.m., subject to driver availability. Call 641-782-6571 or 866-782-6571 with the exact origin and 220 Townline Road destination.
Sources: Southern Iowa Trolley — Home · Southern Iowa Trolley — Service Areas
Confirm reservation, fare and return
The current site posts $4.50 adult, $3.00 senior and $3.00 child in-town rides, with $1.00 senior Fridays. It does not publish a universal booking cutoff for this trip. Confirm price, pickup window, return and driver availability.
Sources: Southern Iowa Trolley — Home · Southern Iowa Trolley — Service Areas
Request transit accessibility in advance
Southern Iowa Trolley says every vehicle is ADA accessible, lists Relay Iowa 711 and accepts reasonable-modification requests. Explain wheelchair, service-animal or boarding needs when scheduling.
Sources: Southern Iowa Trolley — Home · Southern Iowa Trolley — Adult & Senior Rides · Southern Iowa Trolley — Reasonable Modifications
Do not invent the final path
No reviewed source identifies the public jail entrance, a fixed transit stop, continuous accessible path or safe after-hours waiting place. Confirm door-to-door acceptance and exact entrance with dispatch and the jail.
Sources: Southern Iowa Trolley — Service Areas · Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments
Read seven dates as availability observations
For October 2–8, 2026, regular Osceola service is potentially available Friday October 2 and Monday October 5 through Thursday October 8; Saturday October 3 and Sunday October 4 fall outside the published weekday window. Every ride still requires confirmation.
Transit does not guarantee release pickup
Southern Iowa Trolley requires scheduling and driver availability; no provider guarantees a vehicle when jail processing ends. Arrange a flexible backup and do not strand the released person after the 3:45 p.m. service window.
Sources: Southern Iowa Trolley — Home · Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments
Food, lodging and local help
Locally actionable steps with verified facts, exact boundaries and accountable unknowns.
Call lodging directly
The Jeffreys Hotel lists 1520 Jeffreys Drive and 641-505-7829; Lakeside lists 777 Casino Drive and 877-477-5253 or 641-342-9511. Confirm room, rate, accessibility and check-in directly; neither is tied to the jail.
Sources: The Jeffreys Hotel — Contact · Lakeside Hotel Casino — Contact
Use a verified local meal option
Family Table lists 1610 Jeffreys Drive, 641-342-4153, Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–3 p.m., Friday–Saturday 7 a.m.–8 p.m. and Sunday 7 a.m.–4 p.m. Call for holiday changes and accessibility.
Sources: Family Table Restaurant — Osceola
Use county assistance for eligible needs
General Assistance is at 100 South Main, 641-342-2933, Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1–4 p.m.; appointments are preferred. Ask about current eligibility and documents.
Sources: Clarke County General Assistance
Keep community health separate from jail care
Clarke Public Health at 109 S. Main, 641-342-3724, operates Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. It is a community resource and not evidence of the jail contractor or a way to direct clinical orders into custody.
Sources: Clarke County Public Health
Ask for current veterans-benefit help
Clarke County routes Veterans Affairs through its county department. Call the county General Assistance/VA contact at 641-342-2933 to confirm appointment, eligibility and documents; this does not change custody or release.
Sources: Clarke County Veterans Affairs · Clarke County General Assistance
Verify every high-risk instruction
Before money, mail, travel, medication, property pickup or release transport, confirm the active facility, resident identity, task, official number/URL, amount/address, date and responsible office. Never rely on an ad or commercial directory alone.
Sources: Clarke County — Sheriff & Local Departments · Iowa Attorney General — IowaVINE · Iowa Judicial Branch — Clarke County District Court
Original directory record & nearby facilities Open preserved information
This section preserves the earlier Jail411 directory information, including historical figures and contacts. Use the dated, sourced family guide above for the instructions covered there. Other local facilities have their own rules.
Facility record / Iowa
Clarke County Jail is a county or city jail in Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa. It has a rated capacity of 46 and a reported population of 25 — about 54% occupancy, as recorded in the February 2026 federal dataset. By capacity it is the 19th-largest of the 56 county or city jail records listed for Iowa with a published capacity.
Jail411 does not hold custody records. A listing here does not mean anyone is held at this address. Confirm the person’s location with the responsible agency before you travel, send money, or pay for a service.
Where this record came from. The contact, status and security fields, with capacity and population, come from the HIFLD and Federal Bureau of Prisons directory release refreshed February 2026. They describe the record, not today’s population. Check the facility’s current official website.
Contact this facility
- Phone
- (641) 342-2914
- Address
- 220 Townline Road
Osceola, IA 50213Open in maps - Official page
- Official page at clarkecountyiowa.org
- County
- Clarke County
Facility details
Capacity
25 people in a facility designed for 46
As of the February 2026 federal dataset.
Listed as open in the February 2026 directory release.
Finding someone held here
Use the county system for a recent arrest. A state corrections search covers people in state custody. It generally will not list someone booked into a county jail this week. Bookings, bail, release, and visiting are all handled by Clarke County Sheriff’s Office.
Official site for this facility →
Call this facility directly: (641) 342-2914
Before you travel, pay, or mail anything
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