Benton County Jail Inmate Mail

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Two Mailing Addresses for the Benton County Jail

Since November 15, 2024, the Benton County Sheriff's Office has split jail mail between two addresses, and mail sent to any other address is rejected.

Letters, cards and photos from family and friends

Inmate Name – Inmate ID
Benton County Jail, IA
PO Box 76550
Highland Heights, KY 41076

Vinton street address: legal papers and money orders

Inmate Name – Inmate ID
Benton County Jail
113 E. 3rd Street
Vinton, IA 52349

A lawyer's letter or a money order that goes to the Kentucky box is returned, and so is personal mail sent to Vinton. Put the inmate's name and ID and your own return address on every envelope; mail missing either one is destroyed. If you don't have the inmate ID, the jail desk (319-472-2337, option 2) can provide it, and custody also shows on VINELink.

Type of Mail Allowed for Benton County Jail

What the Benton County Jail Accepts by Mail

Envelope addressed to a Benton County Jail inmate

Size and paper

Every piece must be letter size, 8 ½ by 11 inches or smaller, no heavier than light card stock, and able to go through a sheet-fed scanner. Envelopes and paper must be white.

Photographs

Photos are the only enclosures allowed: up to 10 per envelope, printed on photo paper. Internet printouts, colored pages and provocative pictures are destroyed.

Not allowed in or on the mail

Stamps, blank envelopes and stationery; cash, checks or other currency; address labels, stickers, homemade or musical cards, paintings, tracing paper or coloring-book pages; drawings in colored ink, marker, crayon or glitter; raised decorations; and paint, white-out, glue or any other liquid. Threats, escape or smuggling plans, gang codes, obscene language and requests for money from anyone other than family or close friends are also barred.

Returned to sender

Legal mail or money orders not sent to the Vinton street address, certified mail that needs the inmate's signature, and anything with postage due.

Legal mail for a Benton County Jail inmate goes to Vinton

Books and magazines

Books and magazines don't fit Benton County's mail rules: every item must be letter size and able to go through a sheet-fed scanner, and photos on photo paper are the only enclosure allowed, so a bound book or magazine sent to the Kentucky address is destroyed rather than delivered.

Letter addressed to the Benton County Jail mail center in Kentucky

Benton County Jail Mail Questions

Why does Benton County Jail mail go to Kentucky?

Will a personal letter addressed to East 3rd Street get through?

How many pictures fit in one envelope to Highland Heights?

Can I send a greeting card to the Benton County Jail?

Can I put stamps or envelopes in a letter so they can write back?

Where does a lawyer send legal mail for a Benton County inmate?

Can bills or coins ride along in a letter to Highland Heights?

Does jail staff open letters sent to Benton County inmates?

Why does Benton County Jail mail go to Kentucky?

The sheriff moved personal mail to PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076 on November 15, 2024. Letters, cards and photos for anyone in the Vinton jail must use that box.

Will a personal letter addressed to East 3rd Street get through?

Personal mail sent to 113 E. 3rd Street is rejected; that address is kept for attorneys' letters and money orders.

How many pictures fit in one envelope to Highland Heights?

Ten is the most per envelope, and each must be a true photo print; internet printouts and pictures on colored paper are thrown away.

Can I send a greeting card to the Benton County Jail?

Homemade cards, musical cards and cards with raised decorations, stickers or glitter are banned, and everything must fit through a scanner at letter size. Call the jail at 319-472-2337 before mailing any card.

Can I put stamps or envelopes in a letter so they can write back?

No. Stamps, blank envelopes and stationery are prohibited. Vinton inmates typically get writing paper, envelopes and stamps through commissary orders charged to their books.

Attorneys use the jail's own street address in Vinton (113 E. 3rd Street, ZIP 52349), listing the inmate's name and ID number. Anything legal that lands at Highland Heights comes back to the sender.

Can bills or coins ride along in a letter to Highland Heights?

Just one thing: a money order, mailed on its own to the jail's Vinton address. Cash and personal checks must stay out of every envelope; Benton County's rules ban currency and checks of any kind inside letters. Our Benton County deposit page covers faster ways to pay.

Does jail staff open letters sent to Benton County inmates?

Yes. Every piece is opened and inspected or read, and mail that breaks a rule or holds contraband is destroyed, not returned.

Emailing (Texting) your Inmate

Electronic Messages Instead of Paper

InmateSales sign-in for Benton County Jail families

Besides phone accounts, CPC markets messaging and other services on InmateSales. Benton County's sheriff lists CPC for phone accounts alone, which leaves paper letters through the Kentucky scanning center as the county's written channel.

Messaging sign-ups also work in CPC's InmateSales app for iPhone or Android.

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