Lookup Iowa Medical and Classification Center Offenders

Iowa Medical Offender Overview

The Iowa Department of Corrections IMCC page identifies Iowa Medical and Classification Center as a medium-security state facility at 2700 Coral Ridge Ave., Coralville, IA 52241, in Johnson County. The facility phone is (319) 626-2391. The listed warden is Mike Heinricy. IMCC opened in 1969 and has an approximate capacity of 950. It is not physically in Jefferson County, but it is relevant to Jefferson County inmate searches because adult male defendants sentenced to prison may enter DOC custody through reception and classification.

IMCC is not a county jail. A new Jefferson County arrest should still be checked through Jefferson County Correctional Facility while the person is in local custody. IMCC becomes relevant after a prison commitment or other state DOC status. The facility serves as the reception and classification center for new adult male institutional commitments, processes an estimated 400 to 500 new commitments each month, operates medium-security general population housing, and houses Iowa's only licensed forensic psychiatric hospital.

IMCC Inmate Lookup

Use Iowa DOC Offender Search for Iowa Medical and Classification Center records. The DOC search covers prison, probation, parole, and work release records. It is not a Jefferson County jail roster, and it should not be expected to show every new arrest before sentencing. The research notes that DOC offender records are public under Iowa Code 904.601(1), that DOC updates may lag, and that information can change quickly.

The DOC search lets users search by first, middle, and last name, offender number, sex, location, offense, and county of commitment. The location dropdown includes Iowa Medical & Classification Center. The county-of-commitment field can help when a person was sentenced from Jefferson County but is held outside the county. DOC detail records may show name, offender number, sex, age, location, offense, commitment date, release or discharge dates, recall date, and parole board decision fields.

1. Open Iowa DOC Offender Search and enter the person's first and last name or offender number.
2. Use location or county of commitment filters when the name is common.
3. Check whether the listed location is Iowa Medical & Classification Center.
4. Review offense, commitment, release, and board fields without treating the record as a county booking sheet.

Iowa Medical Facility Image

The manifest includes the official Iowa Medical and Classification Center facility page as the matching source for this state-prison page.

The image belongs with IMCC because the page covers a state prison and reception center. It should not be reused for Jefferson County jail custody.

Iowa Medical Contact

Contact details for IMCC should be used for facility questions, not for fresh Jefferson County jail arrests. Families often search county jail first, then DOC once sentencing, prison transport, or facility assignment has occurred. The DOC prepare-for-admission research notes that facility assignment updates generally appear online within 24 hours after a completed transport, so a short gap can occur during movement.

IMCC Offender Visitation

IMCC uses Iowa DOC prison visiting rules. Visitors must be approved by the Iowa Department of Corrections before an in-person or video visit. Visits are scheduled through Ameelio unless a person fits a limited manual scheduling category. Facility pages state visitors are subject to search, including pat down, metal detectors, electronic ion scanners, electronic device checks, or visual searches. Refusing a required search means entry can be denied.

In-person IMCC visits are scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 6 pm, with a two-hour length. Video visits are scheduled Thursday and Friday from 10 am to 6 pm, with a one-hour length. Manual scheduling is limited to approved visitors with DHS, approved attorneys, or approved special visits. The research lists the manual scheduling phone as (319) 626-4205 from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.

IMCC Mail and Money

Non-legal mail for Iowa DOC prisoners is not sent directly to IMCC. The DOC mail source says incoming non-legal mail goes to a central Pigeonly processing address in Las Vegas with the incarcerated person's name, offender ID number, facility name, and facility ID number. IMCC's facility code is 1108. Pigeonly opens non-legal mail, scans it, prints a digital copy, and delivers it to the proper DOC facility. Originals are not returned.

DOC money is also centralized. The research says offender spending and commissary deposits by mail go to IDOC Offender Fiduciary Account, 1550 L Street, Suite B, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Money orders or cashier's checks must be payable to IDOC Offender Fiduciary Account and include the offender name, offender number, sender name, and sender address. Electronic options documented by DOC include Access Corrections, CorrLinks, CashPayToday, ACE Cash Express, JPay, MoneyGram, and Western Union, each with its own fee path.

IMCC Classification and Programs

Reception and classification means DOC evaluates a new prison commitment and decides future placement, security, medical, mental health, and program needs. IMCC's role is statewide for new adult male institutional commitments. A Jefferson County defendant sentenced to prison may pass through IMCC even though IMCC is in Johnson County. Later placement can be at another Iowa DOC facility, including Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility or another prison listed in the DOC locator.

IMCC also has a medium-security general population unit and the only licensed forensic psychiatric hospital in Iowa. The DOC facility source says inpatient psychiatric and evaluation services are available for non-adjudicated patients, and 178 medical and psychiatric beds were added in 2007. Health care staff include dental, laboratory, physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, optometry, physician assistants, psychiatrists, psychologists, radiology, respiratory, and social workers. Educational programs include Adult Basic Education, English as a Second Language, HiSET, post-secondary classes, special education, and vocational classes.

Jefferson County to IMCC

The Jefferson County jail and IMCC are linked by custody flow, not by location. While a person is held pretrial or on a short local sentence in Fairfield, use the jail phone and county jail access. After commitment from court, the sheriff may transport a person to prison or a state hospital. At that stage, DOC Offender Search becomes the better tool. The Jefferson County Correctional Facility page covers the local jail side of that split.