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Officials report jail population of 105 with 29 out-of-county inmates; transfers planned

Des Moines County Board of Supervisors · July 29, 2026
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Summary

County corrections officials reported the jail was holding 105 adults, including 29 out-of-county inmates; several transfers to a halfway house and to Mitchellville were planned for the following day.

At the July 28 meeting a county corrections official reported the jail population and pending transfers.

“The jail this morning was at a 105 adults, and we had 29 out of county,” the agency official said, noting staff planned to ship some inmates to a halfway house and transfer two female inmates to Mitchellville the following day. Officials framed the transfers as routine population management to address out-of-county occupancy.

Board members did not vote on policy related to the report during the meeting; the update was provided as part of department head summaries.