Newton Correctional Facility

A medium-security men's prison near Newton that also runs the statewide Correctional Release Center, a minimum-security unit that prepares people for release.

Overview

Newton Correctional Facility (NCF) is a state prison for men operated by the Iowa Department of Corrections, located near Newton in Jasper County, in central Iowa. The facility includes both a medium-security facility and a minimum-security unit, so it holds incarcerated individuals at more than one custody level on a single campus.

The custody class and housing unit an incarcerated individual is assigned to affect visiting arrangements, so families confirm the arrangement that applies to the specific person before a first visit.

What Makes Newton Different

Newton’s minimum-security component is the Correctional Release Center (CRC), a distinct unit that prepares incarcerated individuals from across Iowa’s prisons for parole, work release, or discharge. People are transferred to the CRC from other institutions for release-preparation and cognitive-behavioral programming as they approach reentry to the community.

Substance-abuse treatment is offered at both the medium-security facility and the CRC.

Visiting

The statewide Iowa DOC rules — the approved visitor list, the dress code, ID, and item limits — apply at Newton Correctional Facility. The facility’s own arrangements:

Communication

Iowa contracts with Ameelio, a nonprofit communications provider, across its prisons. Ameelio provides phone calls, video calls, and electronic messaging, and these services are free to families. See the Phone & Video Calls guide for how to set up an account and connect with someone at Newton.

Mail

Iowa does not deliver friends-and-family mail to the prison. Personal mail goes off-site to a private vendor, Pigeonly, at a central processing center in Las Vegas, Nevada, which scans each item and sends a copy to the facility. Mail sent directly to the prison is returned to the sender. Legal mail still goes directly to the facility.

The Pigeonly address requires the incarcerated individual’s name and ID number and a numeric facility ID code for Newton. The Mail & Packages guide has the exact Pigeonly address and the facility ID code to use. Verify the current mailing rules before sending anything.

Learn More

For detailed information about visiting and communicating with someone at an Iowa prison:

• Visiting in Iowa — approval process, dress code, scheduling
• Mail & Packages — what you can send and what gets rejected
• Phone & Video Calls — accounts, call costs, video visits
• Sending Money — how to add funds to an account
• Medical & Mental Health — health care in Iowa prisons
• Transfers — what happens during transfers