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Palo Alto County Jail

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Palo Alto County Jail is a county jail located in Palo Alto County, Iowa. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

Iowa

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

2001 11Th Street, Emmetsburg 50536
(712) 852-3535
Official site

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-palo-alto-county-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Palo Alto County Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/palo-alto-county-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}