Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, IA Inmate Search, Mugshots, Prison Roster

Updated on: January 18, 2023
712-328-4893
629 6th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501

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The Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center is situated in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center opened its doors back in 1999. When the facility opened they were only licensed to hold up to 0 inmates at any given time.

The Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center is an all-security facility. All security meaning the jail can house minimum, medium, and maximum-security inmates. The maximum-security inmates will be housed in single cells while minimum-security inmates will be housed in dormitory style units.

The cost of the Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center was around $17 million. Nearly $2 million of the final costs was provided to the Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center by the United States Marshal’s Service. The Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center and the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office is in a 105,000 square foot facility.

The Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center utilizes direct supervision. This was developed by utilizing the experience and knowledge of all staff employees, users of the facility, criminal justice agencies, and various professional consultants.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jefrrerey Danker formed this prison committee. This prison committee includes criminal justice practitioners and volunteers to help the educate the community along with revenue acquisition.

As previously stated, the Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center houses all security inmates. They also house work-release inmates as well.

Work release inmates have their own dormitory housing, which is separate from the main part of the facility. The work release dormitory housing still has the main jail support systems and does not allow minimum-security inmates to mix with the work release inmates.

The Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center main objective is to have an institutional environment that has little to no detrimental effects on any of the inmates, staff members, or visitors.

The Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center provides its inmates with a variety of services and programs. These services and programs include, but not limited to the following:

  • Educational Programs
  • Spiritual Programs
  • Commissary
  • Visitation
  • Telephone Use
  • Recreation
  • Inmate Mail
  • Substance Abuse Programs

The Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center has a video courtroom that is meant for hearings and arraignments. This video courtroom saves the taxpayers thousands and thousands of dollars than having to transport inmates to and from the courthouse.

The Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center also allows family and friends of the inmates to visit them. The facility has set in place video visitation, which helps keep everyone safe and eliminates any contraband that may be brought in otherwise.

Pottawattamie County Sheriffs Department

Address: 1400 Big Lake Road, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 51501
Phone: 712-328-5737
Website: https://pottcounty-ia.gov/html/sheriff_overview.asp

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Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center
629 6th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501

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Jail Name Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center
Jail Type County Jail
State Iowa
County Pottawattamie County
Web Page website
Address 629 6th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501
City Council Bluffs
Zip 51501
Phone 712-328-4893

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