O'Brien County Jail
Our Jail Officers have a combined total of 60 years experience with the O'Brien County Jail
Richard Jalas
Jail Officer
The O'Brien County Jail is new facility which has 42 beds in General Population and can hold 10 detainees in
the holding area while waiting for court or transport. Our facility employs 10 full time jailers. The jail is
staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Jail is a secure facility holding pre-trial detainees as well as male and female sentenced inmates. The
Jail receives new detainees directly from the O'Brien County Sheriff's Office as well as Police Departments
from Hartley, Sheldon, Sanborn and Sutherland and the Highway Patrol.
The Jail is also able to hold detainees from surrounding counties, State of Iowa and Federal Inmates.
In the general population area of the Jail there are 4 separate pods. 2 of the pods can hold 8 detainees the
largest pod holds 24. There is an administrative control pod which hold 2 detainees. The smallest pod is
designated for Juveniles which can hold 2.
Jail Staff
Amanda Bobzien
Part-time Cook
Beth Wittrock
COOK
Clarice Gries
Cook/Laundry
Joseph Johnson
Jail Officer
Ryan Carpenter
Jail Officer
Cory VanderPol
Jail Officer
Barbara Rouse
Jail Officer
Eric Iedema
Jail Officer
Marcia Embrey
Jail Officer
Bradley Meendering
Jail Officer
Nathan Bremer
Jail Officer
Thomas Raymond
Jail Supervisor
Jail Food Service
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