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Butler County Jail — Allison, Iowa
Only the active adult Sheriff jail is in scope. The live county page mixes present-tense claims with historical and 1999 material; currentness conflicts remain explicit. Unpublished local details are accountable gaps, not invented procedures.
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Butler County Jail family guide
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Active adult Butler County Sheriff jail at the 428 6th Street complex only
- Identity, boundaries and lookup
Practical identity, boundaries and lookup steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
- Visiting and exceptions
Practical visiting and exceptions steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
- Video and telephone
Practical video and telephone steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
- Mail, publications and money
Practical mail, publications and money steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
- Health, disability, grievance and PREA
Practical health, disability, grievance and prea steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
- Court, bond, property and release
Practical court, bond, property and release steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
- Parking, transit and community help
Practical parking, transit and community help steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
Identity, boundaries and lookup
Practical identity, boundaries and lookup steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
Use the current 428 6th Street Sheriff-jail complex
The active adult Butler County Jail adjoins the courthouse and Sheriff’s Office at 428 6th Street, Allison, IA 50602. Call the current Sheriff line, 319-346-6621. The Sheriff-office mailing address is PO Box 325, but the county does not publish that box as an inmate-mail destination.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Butler County — New county phone numbers · Butler County Iowa
Keep the adult county jail separate
This guide covers only the adult Sheriff jail. The courthouse and Juvenile Court Office share the 428 6th Street complex but handle court tasks, not custody rules. Municipal police, juvenile placement, Second District supervision, state/federal prison, immigration detention and any receiving jail remain separate.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Judicial Branch — Butler County · Iowa DOC — Second Judicial District · Iowa DOC — Inmate and family services · Federal Bureau of Prisons — Inmate Locator · ICE — Online Detainee Locator
Do not use the 1928 jail story as a second facility
The county says a jail was built east of the courthouse in 1928 and later remodeled. This is the history of the present courthouse/Sheriff-jail complex, not a separately supported family-service address. Do not route mail, money or travel to a commercial “old jail” listing.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Butler County — Our History
Read 12 as published physical space only
The live Sheriff page calls 12 the current capacity and describes five cells. That page also retains a 1999 average population and historical staffing text. Publish 12 only as the county’s physical-capacity statement, not a live count, staffed availability or transfer promise.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Start with IowaVINE, then call the Sheriff
Search IowaVINE with the exact legal name and save the spelling, identifier, facility and timestamp. Butler publishes no independent roster or refresh interval. Confirm the person’s exact location and every irreversible family transaction at 319-346-6621.
Sources: Iowa Attorney General — IowaVINE · Iowa DOC — VINE registration · Butler County Sheriff
A blank screen is not a release notice
Retry hyphens, suffixes, prior names and likely spelling, then allow booking time. Ask whether the person is booking, at court, hospitalized, transferred, held for another agency or outside Butler custody. Court dockets show cases, not current physical location.
Sources: Iowa Attorney General — IowaVINE · Iowa Judicial Branch — Search court records · Butler County Sheriff
Use the right owner for each task
Use 319-346-6621 for custody and jail rules; 319-242-3570 for filed Butler court records; counsel for legal advice; 319-233-5213 for OnBoard rides; and the relevant external office for benefits or oversight. County office hours are not visiting or release hours.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Judicial Branch — Butler County · OnBoard Public Transit
Visiting and exceptions
Practical visiting and exceptions steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
Treat the printed gender schedule as confirmation-required
The live county page prints males Monday and Thursday 1–3 p.m. and females Tuesday and Friday 1–3 p.m. Because the same page mixes current statements with 1999 statistics, call 319-346-6621 before travel to confirm the schedule, housing assignment, holidays, lockdowns and check-in cutoff.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Confirm in-person versus any video option
The county schedule appears to describe jail visiting, but it does not say contact/noncontact, onsite-video or remote-video. Ask staff which mode applies and where visitors report; do not infer video from a commercial provider listing.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Ask about duration, frequency and signup
Butler publishes two-hour windows but no individual visit duration, weekly limit, appointment/list process, arrival lead time, late rule, cancellation or no-show consequence. Get each answer from the Sheriff before committing to travel.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Verify acceptable identification
The county does not publish visitor ID types, expired-ID treatment or alternatives. Ask whether every adult needs government photo ID and what is accepted for someone without a driver license; do not borrow another Iowa jail’s rule.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Confirm minor and guardian documents
No local page states whether minors may visit, which adult must accompany them, or whether birth/custody papers are needed. Ask about age cutoffs, child count and proof before bringing a minor.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Ask what can enter the visiting area
Lockers, vehicle storage, phones, keys, purses, medication, mobility devices and infant supplies are not published. Confirm permitted items and accessibility exceptions; never leave a child or essential medication unattended.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Request the current dress and conduct rules
The public page gives no visitor dress code, conduct standard, search notice, former-resident restriction or termination/refund rule. Ask for the current instructions before arrival and preserve staff guidance.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Route exceptions through jail staff
Long-distance, emergency, clergy, interpreter, disability-accommodation and attorney-visit procedures are unpublished. Ask 319-346-6621 who approves each request and what documentation is required; the ordinary schedule is not an automatic exception.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Video and telephone
Practical video and telephone steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
No current local video provider is verified
The county does not name a current video-visit platform or publish remote/onsite video, rates, lead time or refunds. Generic vendor pages and commercial directories do not prove Butler participation. Confirm the exact product and facility before creating or funding an account.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Record every video setup detail if staff confirms service
If video is confirmed, select the exact Butler County Jail, Iowa entry, match the resident’s legal name and identifier, confirm remote versus onsite mode, approval, price, duration, scheduling window and cancellation terms, and save the confirmation number.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Separate platform failure from custody restriction
For a confirmed platform, test camera, microphone, permissions and connection. Save the scheduled time, screenshot and transaction ID. The vendor owns technical/billing issues; the jail owns housing, discipline, lockdown and eligibility restrictions.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Treat the current phone provider as unknown
The live county page does not name a phone vendor. Dated outside reports naming Reliance are leads, not current local authorization. Ask 319-346-6621 for the exact provider, account types, support number and current rates before paying.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Use only a jail-confirmed phone flow
After staff identifies the provider, choose the exact Iowa facility and resident, verify prepaid/debit/collect options, accepted numbers and payment limits, and keep receipts. Do not confuse a resident trust account with a phone account.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Troubleshoot the number and the account separately
Check blocks, spam filtering, carrier collect-call limits, account balance and exact phone number. Preserve time and transaction ID. Ask the provider about billing/connection and the jail about calling periods, discipline, transfers and release; refund rules are unpublished.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Mail, publications and money
Practical mail, publications and money steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
Do not use the Sheriff PO box for inmate mail without confirmation
The county lists PO Box 325 for the Sheriff’s Office but publishes no current personal-mail format or destination. Before mailing, ask staff for the resident identifier, street versus PO box, return-address rule and whether mail is scanned, copied or delivered as original.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Keep legal mail on a confirmed privileged route
Butler does not publish a legal-mail addressee, destination, sender qualifications or inspection procedure. Attorneys and families should obtain the exact current privileged-mail format from jail staff and keep tracking; never send legal mail to an unverified scanner or commercial address.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Confirm photo format before mailing
No local source states photo count, dimensions, print stock, content limits or whether originals are returned or destroyed. Ask first and retain duplicates; do not send irreplaceable photographs.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Ask whether publisher-direct books are permitted
Butler publishes no current book, magazine or newspaper rule. Confirm publisher/vendor requirements, format, quantity and prohibited content before ordering; a retailer acceptance screen does not prove jail acceptance.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Never send an unsolicited package
The jail does not publish a family package program, clothing-drop rule or approved vendor. Obtain written/current approval for the exact item and destination or expect refusal; generic care-package listings are not local proof.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Ask how rejected items are handled
The public page does not state whether rejected mail is returned, stored, destroyed or appealable, or how the sender/resident is notified. Keep a copy and tracking and ask staff for the rejection-review process.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
No current family deposit provider is verified
The county says residents may buy commissary twice weekly but does not publish deposit methods, a kiosk, website, fees or money-order route. Ask for the exact approved channel and required identifier; do not infer JailATM, Access Corrections or any provider from a commercial listing.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Match funds to the intended account
Before payment, confirm whether funds are for trust/commissary, phone, bond, medical debt or another obligation. Verify the legal name/identifier, limits, fees, holds and refund terms, and keep a receipt.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Judicial Branch — Criminal cases FAQ
Use the published twice-weekly fact narrowly
The Sheriff page says residents can purchase commissary items twice a week and receive uniforms, deodorant, toothbrushes and bedding at intake. It does not publish ordering days, inventory, prices, account limits, indigent eligibility or package substitutions.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Ask how basic supplies are requested
Intake supplies are published, but the county does not explain replacement hygiene, writing materials, postage or indigent criteria. The resident should use the local request process; family should ask staff which needs can be met without a deposit.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Confirm final-balance delivery before release
No public source states whether a remaining trust balance is paid by cash, check or card, when it is issued, or how a transfer changes the account. Ask before release or transfer and keep every account and receipt number.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Health, disability, grievance and PREA
Practical health, disability, grievance and prea steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
Use the resident’s internal health request for routine care
State jail standards require access to health services, but Butler does not publish its sick-call form, schedule, copay or contractor. The resident should request care through the jail’s current internal process; family should not treat County Public Health as the medical message desk.
Sources: Butler County Board of Health — February 10, 2026 minutes · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities · Butler County Public Health
Give urgent information to custody without expecting disclosure
Call 319-346-6621 with the legal name, allergies, medication, pharmacy/prescriber and immediate concern. Ask staff how to route it to clinical personnel. Privacy rules may prevent a status update; leaving information does not guarantee treatment or disclosure.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Butler County Board of Health — February 10, 2026 minutes · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Do not bring medication without instructions
Butler publishes no procedure for home medications, prescriptions, glasses, dental devices or verification. Ask staff whether a pharmacy/prescriber must confirm the item and where any approved delivery occurs; never leave medicine at an unattended door.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Use custody escalation and 988 for separate roles
For concern about a resident, call the jail and describe observed risk, statements and timing; ask for a welfare/clinical referral. Call or text 988 for support outside custody and 911 for immediate community danger. 988 cannot order jail treatment.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Escalate a life-threatening jail concern immediately
For a resident in immediate danger, call 911 and the Sheriff at 319-346-6621, state that the person is in Butler County Jail, and provide exact symptoms and timing. Record whom you reached. Do not use email or a benefits office for an emergency.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Ask for the local grievance and appeal route
Butler does not publish its grievance form, response deadline, appeal level or retaliation-report route. The resident should request the written process and keep dates/copies. After a reasonable local opportunity, the Iowa Ombudsman can review complaints within its authority.
Sources: Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities · Iowa Ombudsman — law enforcement complaints · Iowa Ombudsman — contact
Request accommodation through the jail and document it
The county does not name a jail ADA coordinator or publish an accommodation appeal. Ask 319-346-6621 how to request communication, mobility, sensory, medication or visit access; document the barrier and response. Disability Rights Iowa is an external intake option, not the local approval office.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities · Disability Rights Iowa — contact
Use emergency channels while confirming the local PREA route
Butler publishes no jail-specific third-party PREA hotline, coordinator or nonemergency reporting address. For immediate danger call 911 and the Sheriff. Ask staff for the current confidential/third-party reporting route; sexual-safety reports are separate from ordinary grievances.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Court, bond, property and release
Practical court, bond, property and release steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
Use the clerk for the case, not custody
The Butler Clerk of Court is at 428 6th Street, Box 307, Allison, 319-242-3570. Use the clerk and online docket for filed orders, case number and hearing data; confirm physical custody and transport with the jail.
Sources: Iowa Judicial Branch — Butler County · Iowa Judicial Branch — Search court records · Butler County Sheriff
Use counsel for legal advice and confidential strategy
Ask the court or appointed/retained lawyer about representation. The County Attorney prosecutes and is not defense counsel. Public-defender appointment is controlled by the court; Iowa Legal Aid handles civil basic-needs matters, not criminal defense.
Sources: Iowa State Public Defender · Butler County Attorney · Iowa Legal Aid — Contact · Iowa Judicial Branch — Butler County
Read the filed order before paying bond
Use the filed Butler order and jail confirmation for the amount, type, holds and release condition. Iowa’s schedule explains categories but does not prove this case is bondable. Ask the jail where, when, to whom and by what methods payment is accepted before producing funds.
Sources: Iowa Judicial Branch — Uniform Bond Schedule · Iowa Judicial Branch — Criminal cases FAQ · Iowa Judicial Branch — Butler County · Butler County Sheriff
Protect the payer and case identifiers
Before payment, match the legal name, case number and bond type. Get a receipt showing payer, amount, payee, case and date; ask about surety, ten-percent, cash, fees and return conditions. Never send bond to an unverified commissary or phone account.
Sources: Iowa Judicial Branch — Criminal cases FAQ · Iowa Judicial Branch — Butler County · Butler County Sheriff
Confirm property release before sending a pickup person
The county does not publish authorization, acceptable pickup ID, hours, deadline or treatment of medication, keys and clothing. Ask staff whether the resident must sign and what the pickup person needs; do not arrive based on courthouse hours.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff · Iowa Administrative Code — jail facilities
Treat release time as unconfirmed until staff says otherwise
IowaVINE alerts and docket entries are useful notices but do not promise the processing finish, door or transportation. Confirm holds, paperwork, property, medication, clothes and a realistic waiting location with the jail; expect timing to change.
Sources: Iowa Attorney General — IowaVINE · Iowa Judicial Branch — Search court records · Butler County Sheriff
Build a flexible pickup plan
Ask which entrance can be used, where waiting is allowed, whether staff may share an estimate and what happens after hours. Bring weather-appropriate clothing and backup transport. No official release door, waiting point or guaranteed notification was found.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Do not assume jail release ends every obligation
A person may have court, pretrial, probation, parole, treatment or out-of-county instructions. Read the discharge papers and call the named office. Second District services are separate from Sheriff custody and no program placement is automatic.
Sources: Iowa DOC — Second Judicial District · Iowa Judicial Branch — Butler County · Butler County Sheriff
Call eligibility-based services before release
Butler General Assistance, HHS and North Iowa Community Action can screen for different basic-needs, benefits, energy or crisis help. Contact them before release when possible; none controls custody, guarantees lodging or promises same-day funds.
Sources: Butler County General Assistance · Iowa HHS — Butler County DHS · North Iowa Community Action — Butler outreach · Iowa Community Action — North Iowa/Butler office
Parking, transit and community help
Practical parking, transit and community help steps for Butler County Jail with explicit gaps and facility boundaries.
Do not invent a courthouse/jail parking route
No current official source names visitor parking, accessible spaces, a drop-off curb, after-hours entrance or release waiting area for the jail. Ask 319-346-6621 where to park and enter for the specific task; courthouse parking assumptions may be wrong after hours.
Sources: Butler County Sheriff
Reserve OnBoard for the exact 428 6th Street trip
OnBoard serves Butler County’s general public, including people with disabilities. Call 319-233-5213 or 800-369-3022 at least 24 hours ahead with origin, 428 6th Street destination, arrival time, return plan and accessibility needs. Service acceptance is required.
Sources: OnBoard Public Transit · INRCOG — Transit · Iowa DOT — OnBoard Public Transit
Keep ride hours and office hours separate
Published transit hours are Monday–Friday 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m.; reservation/information hours are Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m. The fare is $2 per mile with an $8 one-way minimum. Confirm the quote, payment and holiday service directly.
Sources: OnBoard Public Transit
No fixed stop or final walk is verified
OnBoard is demand response; no fixed jail stop, loading point, final walk, entrance or release pickup is published. Ask dispatch and jail staff to agree on the exact safe curb/door. A 24-hour reservation is not a guaranteed seat for an uncertain release.
Sources: OnBoard Public Transit · INRCOG — Transit · Butler County Sheriff
Use Butler eligibility screeners for food/basic needs
County General Assistance and the Butler North Iowa Community Action office are accountable local starting points. Call before traveling to ask what food/basic-needs help is open, which documents are required and whether funds or appointments remain. Do not promise pantry hours from an unverified directory.
Sources: Butler County General Assistance · North Iowa Community Action — Butler outreach · Iowa Community Action — North Iowa/Butler office
Treat Parkersburg lodging as a call-ahead lead
Legend Trail Inn & Suites, 1405 Highway 57, Parkersburg, lists 319-346-9788 and ADA room types. It is not at the jail and does not guarantee vacancy, rate, late arrival or transport; confirm each point directly before travel.
Sources: Legend Trail Inn & Suites
Use county Veterans Affairs only for eligible veteran services
Butler County Veterans Affairs helps eligible veterans and dependents with benefits. Its van requires at least five working days and is for VA medical trips, not general jail visiting or release pickup. Confirm eligibility and scheduling at 319-346-6628.
Sources: Butler County Veterans Affairs · Butler County VA Transportation Van
Keep a family action log
Save the resident’s exact legal name/identifier, custody-search timestamp, staff/vendor names, transaction IDs, mailed-item tracking, court case, questions and answers. Do not store account passwords or sensitive medical/legal facts in a shared public file.
Sources: Iowa Attorney General — IowaVINE · Iowa Judicial Branch — Search court records · Butler County Sheriff
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
Butler County Jail is a county or city jail in Allison, Butler County, Iowa. It has a rated capacity of 12 and a reported population of 11 — about 92% occupancy, as recorded in the February 2026 federal dataset. By capacity it is the 43rd-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
- (319) 267-2410
- Address
- 428 6Th Street
Allison, IA 50602Open in maps - Official page
- Official page at butlercoiowa.org
- County
- Butler County
Facility details
Capacity
11 people in a facility designed for 12
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 Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
Official site for this facility →
Call this facility directly: (319) 267-2410
Before you travel, pay, or mail anything
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