Federal Public
Defender
Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
Clients & Families
The Federal Public Defender’s Office exists solely to provide legal assistance to people who are facing criminal charges (or potential charges) in federal court, and who are unable to afford a lawyer to represent them. The expenses of this office, as well as your attorney’s salary, are paid by the federal government. Your attorney’s loyalty, however, is to you, and to you alone.
The attorney who is assigned your case specializes in defending people charged with the commission of federal crimes. Your attorney will defend you to the fullest extent of the law. You will probably have many questions. Your attorney will be able to provide you with answers to those questions and to tell you how the law applies to your specific case. Please click the More Information link below for additional details about our office and the federal legal process.
Individuals who are charged with a federal crime and detained pending trial or sentencing are generally housed in county jails within the district. Please find links to the most common facilities for each division below.
Cedar Rapids: Bremer County Jail , Fayette County Jail , Hardin County Jail , Marshall County Jail , Iowa County Jail , Benton County Jail
Council Bluffs: Pottawattamie County Jail
Davenport: Muscatine County Jail , Rock Island County Jail , Scott County Jail
Des Moines: Polk County Jail
Sioux City: Dakota County Jail , Plymouth County Jail , Sioux County Jail , Woodbury County Jail
If an individual is convicted and sentenced to federal prison, they will be housed in one of the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) facilities. To look up an individual currently housed in a BOP facility, please visit the BOP Inmate Locator site. For a list of all BOP facilities, please visit the BOP’s website.
www.bop.gov - Information on the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
www.iand.uscourts.gov - The Northern District Court Website
www.iasd.uscourts.gov - The Southern District Court Website
https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ - Inmate Locator for BOP
https://www.vinelink.com/#state-selection - Inmate Locator for States
Disclaimer
The materials on this website are for informational purposes only and are not legal advice. You should not rely upon the materials without consulting with a lawyer. Communicating by email or otherwise does not create an attorney/client relationship with the Federal Public Defender’s Office. The placement of materials on this website and links to other sites does not necessarily represent the Federal Public Defender’s endorsement, or agreement with that information.
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