Search Pottawattamie County IA Jail Records Online

Jail Name:

Pottawattamie County IA Jail

Jail Type:

County Jail

State:

Iowa

County:

POTTAWATTAMIE

City:

Council Bluffs

Source:

inmateaid.com

Description:

Construction of the jail was simultaneous with that of the county's new courthouse, which was finished in 1888.[2] It was designed by William H. Brown and Benjamin F. Haugh of Indianapolis, Indiana.[2] It was built at a cost of $30,000.[3] The building was one of 18 such jails that were built in the United States and the only one that was three stories tall.[3] The front part of the jail had offices for the jailer, kitchen, trustee cells and quarters for women. The rest of the building is made up of pie-shaped cells that revolved inside of a cage. The building was designed for maximum security with minimal contact between the prisoners and the jailers.[2] The building was used as a jail until 1969.[3] In 1971 the Council Bluffs Park Board acquired the building and in 1977 the county historical society took ownership of the building and maintains it as a museum.

Opened:

1972

Security Class:

Maximum

Same As:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottawattamie_County_Jail

Source URL:

https://www.inmateaid.com/prisons/pottawattamie-county-ia-jail

Photo URL:

https://d3blhdga6ro23n.cloudfront.net/uploads/prison_photo/image/1313/2302.jpg

Website URL:

https://www.pottcountysheriff.com/divisions/corrections.php