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Updated on: March 1, 2024

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The Northwest Iowa YES Center is a medium security facility that houses both male and female inmates. The facility was built in 1968 with a capacity for 15 inmates. It is run by 238 officers and support staff.

The Northwest Iowa YES Center is located in Cherokee, Lyon|oscelopa|dickinson|emmet|sioux|o’brien|clay|cherokee|woodbu County, Iowa.

The Northwest Iowa YES Center is unique as it offers sentenced felon programs, which allows them to shorten their time or fines through community service. The facility also offers educational opportunities to help inmates increase their knowledge and skill as they plan to rejoin the society.

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Northwest Iowa YES Center — General Information

Northwest Iowa YES Center Inmate Search

The Northwest Iowa YES Center has an up to date online database for inmate search, roster reports, and bail bonds. You need to have some information on the inmate to help with the search, including the inmate's names and ID.

You can also call the facility on 712-225-2594 and talk to the prison personnel directly.

Cherokee County Sheriffs Office

Sending Mail to Inmates

Inmate Name

BCP Number
Northwest Iowa YES Center
1251 West Cedar Loop, Cherokee, IA, 51012

If you want books shipped to the inmate, use the address:

Northwest Iowa YES Center
1251 West Cedar Loop, Cherokee, IA, 51012

Some of the facility's accepted vendors include Amazon, Barnes & Noble's, and Books a Million.

You cannot send more than three books to an inmate, and the books must be less than 3 inches thick.

Inmates have the right to send and receive mail at the Northwest Iowa YES Center, but the mail will be checked for security reasons.

Sending funds to inmates

You will need to visit a kiosk at the Northwest Iowa YES Center to deposit money at the machines. There are some instructions posted on how you can use the machines.

Mail funds to: (no personal checks or cash please)

Inmate Name
BCP Number
Northwest Iowa YES Center
1251 West Cedar Loop, Cherokee, IA, 51012

You also have the online option to deposit money into the inmate's commissary here.

You can also send money orders through the mail. Ensure you add the inmate's names and id on the mail's back to ensure it is deposited on the right account.

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You can search for Warrants in Northwest Iowa YES Center via its official website.

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Visiting an Inmate

THE INMATE VISITATION AREA IS CLOSED ON NATIONAL HOLIDAYS - APPOINTMENT WINDOW IS OPEN.

Northwest Iowa YES Center allows inmates at least an hour a week for visits. Visitation is all week between 7:30 AM and 9:00PM Mondays through Friday and 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM on the weekends.

Before you visit, first schedule the visit by calling an official at the jail (712-225-2594) or visiting Northwest Iowa YES Center official website In addition, you have to arrive not more than fifteen minutes late, as the visit will be canceled and you won't see the inmate.

Professional visits: The visiting area will open at 9:00 AM, Monday through Friday, for professional visits only.

Visiting Hours

Monday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Thursday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday: 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Sunday: 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM

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