Address:
411 Expansion Blvd
P.O. Box 276
Storm Lake, IA 50588
Phone:
(712) 749-2452
Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the Buena Vista County Jail in Storm Lake, Iowa, contact visits of any type may be suspended. Even if they have visits, from time to time, face masks may be required.
Approved Non-contact visits with family, friends and the inmate’s lawyers may still be allowed when at-home or onsite video visitation is not available, however given that new guidelines are changing daily please check the visitation page or call (712) 749-2452 for updates.
At-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for Buena Vista County Jail, when this service is available, can be found by going to the visitation information page.
We highly recommend that you call (712) 749-2452 first for any changes due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances, including whether your inmate has become ill and is unable to be in the general population where video kiosks are available.
Experts in the study of the COVID-19 are anticipating that spread of the virus will be a ongoing concern for Buena Vista County, the state of Iowa and the entire United States until well into 2024 and maybe even beyond. We are witnessing the virus becoming more contagious, but less deadly over time. Many people think that the 'more contagious, but less deadly' variants will infect so many people that a higher level of natural immunity for the majority of Americans will be the end result.
Whether the inmates are safe from contracting the coronavirus depends entirely on two things:
At this stage most people who get the coronavirus show very few symptoms beyond what you might experience with a bad cold or a mild case of the common flu. Newer variants are turning out to be less deadly than the common flu we experience every year.
Studies that have been done are showing that the hardest hit are those 60 years of age and older, those with pre-existing medical issues like diabetes, leukemia or obese individuals. Young men and women rarely become very ill, and when they do, seem to recover quickly.
Given the close proximity of inmates and staff to each other in this lockup, it is going to be very difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once it is introduced into the facility as the virus can spread via the microscopic vapor that we release every time we speak, cough or sneeze.
We will continuously update this page as the virus changes and new policies are instituted.
To set up an account to schedule and visit your Buena Vista County inmate, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need in order to schedule and visit your Buena Vista County inmate, or to assist them in visiting with others, including instructions, fees, cost of each visit, requirements for free visits, tablet rentals that can be used for visits, payment methods and times that your inmate can have a visit, check out our Visit Inmate Page.
NOTE: All of your visits with your inmate will be monitored and recorded. Use discretion when discussing sensitive information about their pending case.
To set up your Buena Vista County inmate to make to make phone calls to you and others, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need in order to receive phone calls from your Buena Vista County inmate, or to assist them in making calls to others, including instructions, fees, cost of calls, payment methods and times that your inmate can use the phone, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: All of your communication with your inmate will be monitored and recorded. Use discretion when discussing sensitive information about their pending case.
To set up your Buena Vista County inmate to make to send and receive texts and emails to you and others, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need in order to send and receive texts and emails from your Buena Vista County inmate, or to assist them in sending and receiving secure messages to and from others, including instructions, fees, cost of each message, tablet rentals, payment methods and times that your inmate can send messages, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: All of your communication with your inmate will be monitored and recorded. Use discretion when communicating sensitive information about their pending case.
To send a secure email message to an inmate in Buena Vista County Jail follow these steps:
For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Buena Vista County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Buena Vista County.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Buena Vista County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Buena Vista County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Buena Vista County.
To send commissary money to an inmate in Buena Vista County Jail follow these steps:
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Buena Vista County Jail.
