IA DOC - Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC)

State Prison

Last Updated: February 21, 2024
Address
2700 Coral Ridge Ave, Coralville, IA 52241
Beds
918
County
Johnson
Phone
319-626-2391
Fax
319-626-2141
Email
IMCCInfo@iowa.gov

IMCC is for State Prison offenders sentenced anywhere from one year to life by the State Court in the county where the charges were filed

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for State - medium facility.

The phone carrier is Iowa Departmentof Corrections - Fund Facility, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.

If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

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You can support your loved ones at IMCC on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 319-626-2391.

Located at 2700 Coral Ridge Ave in Coralville, IA, IMCC carefully assigns inmates based on their custody level, considering factors like criminal history. IMCC offers diverse educational and vocational programs aimed at equipping offenders for successful reintegration into society and reducing recidivism. Through these initiatives, inmates gain skills and confidence, fostering personal growth and resilience.

The IMCC, situated in Coralville, accommodates an average daily population of around 950 offenders. Functioning as the reception and classification center for all new entrants into the adult male institutional corrections system, IMCC processes an estimated 400-500 new commitments each month before they are transferred to other facilities.

IMCC is a multifaceted facility with a diverse professional workforce offering comprehensive services to both offenders and patients. It operates a medium-security general population unit alongside the state's sole licensed forensic psychiatric hospital, providing inpatient psychiatric services and evaluations to non-adjudicated patients. To address the growing mental health and medical needs of the correctional population, an additional unit with 178 medical and psychiatric beds was added in 2007.

The professional healthcare staff at IMCC includes psychiatrists, medical physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, laboratory technicians, radiologists, respiratory therapists, dentists, optometrists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other specialized professionals. Educational opportunities for IMCC offenders and patients encompass instruction toward completing their HiSET, adult basic education, English as a second language, vocational training, post-secondary education, and special education classes for those meeting eligibility criteria.

Inmate Locator

IMCC maintains a database of current inmates and their locations within the system. To locate an inmate, begin by using the DOC locator tool, which requires entering the first three letters of the inmate's first and last name, allowing for variations in spelling.

If unable to locate the desired information through free resources, users may opt to use the Arrest Record Search, which requires payment. While this option incurs a small fee, it provides access to the most up-to-date data available.

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Visitation Information

Visiting hours:

IMCC video visits: Thursday/Friday. Video visits are from 10:00am-6:00pm. Video visits are one hour in length.

IMCC in-person visits: Saturday/Sunday. In person visits are from 10:00am-6:00pm. In-person visits are two hours in length.

Video visitation is scheduled and conducted only through the Ameelio App

  • In-person visitation is scheduled through the Ameelio app.
  • If you do not have access to use the Ameelio app and are an approved Visitor with DHS or are an approved Attorney, you may contact the prison directly to manually schedule an in-person visit. To Manually schedule a visit with IMCC and you do not meet the above criteria, the I/I must have an approved "Special Visit". To schedule please call (319) 626-4205 from 7:30am to 3:30pm CDT. All visits scheduled through a call will be first come first serve basis and will be within the above visiting time frames.

Ask The Inmate

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