Food Services Kitchen area - Steam table
O'Brien County Jail
Mary Minten
Jail Officer
Serving Since - 2010
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.
POD Corridor
Jail Staff
Kim Hedinger
Part-time Cook
Serving Since - 2009
Beth Wittrock
Cook
Serving Since - 2008
Sharon Steinbeck
Cook
Serving Since - 2008
Dan Bracy
Jail Officer
Serving Since - 2009
Joseph Johnson
Jail Officer
Serving Since - 2008
Barb Rouse
Jail Officer
Serving Since - 2007
Ryan Carpenter
Jail Officer
Serving Since - - 2005
Eric Iedema
Jail Officer
Serving Since - 2000
Cory VanderPol
Jail Officer
Serving Since - 2001
Bradley Meendering
Jail Officer
Serving Since - 2000
Marcia Embrey
Jail Officer
Serving Since - 2000
Thomas Raymond
Jail Supervisor
Serving Since - 1998
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