IA DOC - North Central Correctional Facility

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IA DOC – North Central Correctional Facility basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 712-297-7821

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at IA DOC – North Central Correctional Facility located at 313 Lanedale in Rockwell City, IA are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

IA DOC – North Central Correctional Facility – Visitation
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The North Central Correctional Facility houses medium and minimum custody inmates who have been classified low risk offenders, including misdemeanants and felons, which comprise approximately 80% of the population. The institution emphasizes individual accountability and responsibility. In assisting the inmates in this endeavor and in preparing for successful return to the community, the institution offers a wide variety of programs. The education programs are grant-funded and contracted through the local area community college, and include GED, special education for eligible individuals, and the Learning Resource Center, which is a self-study, instructor-assisted curriculum in over 120 academic, pre-vocational and social skills areas. Self-help organizations consist of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Jaycees.

Work opportunities for inmates are varied, and attempts are made to assign inmates to jobs that utilize their skills. Inmates are assigned in general janitorial work, maintenance of the grounds, care of the extensive yard area and gardens which produce in excess of 30,000 pounds of vegetables annually, assist the instructors in the educational programs so that other inmates can learn, act as cooks and kitchen helpers in the food service operation, and are employed in the maintenance department, as well as in outside work assignments.

North Central Correctional Facility is located in Rockwell City, part of Calhoun County Iowa. The prison houses about 495 adult male inmates of medium to minimum custody levels. These offenders have been classified as being a low risk. Educational opportunities offered by this facility include GED studies, and over 120 academic and vocational courses. Inmates also have access to one on one and group counseling, this includes Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous groups. Offenders can work a variety of jobs from maintenance and landscaping, to working in a garden which produces over 15 tons of vegetables each year.

visitation Info

IA DOC – North Central Correctional Facility – Visitation

In order to be on an offender’s visiting list, the visitor’s application must be completed and mailed to the Central Visiting Authority. If you have questions, please refer to the Visiting Policy on the Policy page, or call Centralized Visiting at 319-385-9511.

Visitor’s Application

Visitor's Application (Spanish)

Visiting Policy

Newton Correctional Release Center-Minimum Security

Monday 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Tuesday 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Wednesday 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Thursday 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Friday 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Saturday 8:15 am – 4:00 PM

Sunday 8:15 AM – 4:00 PM

Holidays 8:15 AM – 4:00 PM