Buena Vista County Jail Emailing An Inmate

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Send an Email or Text to an Inmate in the Buena Vista County Jail

Emailing an Inmate at the Buena Vista County Jail

Reliance account for Buena Vista County Jail texting

The sheriff accepts emails for inmates at Jail@bvsheriff.com. The subject line must carry the inmate's complete name, and the body must include your own mailing address.

  • Staff deliver the email as if it came by U.S. Mail.
  • Inmates cannot email back.
  • Messages are limited to 20 lines of text, and photos or attachments are not delivered.
  • Only one email per day is delivered.

For two-way messaging, the sheriff also links funding a texting account through Reliance. Anything unclear about the jail inbox can be raised with staff by dialing 712-732-2452.

Buena Vista County Jail

Address:
411 Expansion Blvd
Storm Lake, IA 50588
Phone:
712-732-2452

Inmate Emailing & Texting at Buena Vista County Jail

Two Ways to Send Messages to Storm Lake

Reliance Telephone, texting for the Buena Vista County Jail

Write to the jail's email address for a one-way message, or open a Reliance texting account: register with Reliance, choose the Buena Vista County Jail, and fund the wallet with texting from the services list.

What does it cost to Communicate with an Inmate?

Texting Charges

Reliance lists its Buena Vista County message rates on its facility page; billing disputes go to Reliance at 1-800-896-3201.

Buena Vista County Jail Email Questions

What email address reaches inmates at the Buena Vista County Jail?

Will the inmate be able to reply by email?

May a jail email carry pictures or files for a Storm Lake inmate?

How many emails per day reach an inmate?

Can relatives abroad text someone in Storm Lake?

What email address reaches inmates at the Buena Vista County Jail?

Jail@bvsheriff.com; type the person's full legal name as the subject.

Will the inmate be able to reply by email?

No. The sheriff says a return email is not available; texting through Reliance is the two-way option.

May a jail email carry pictures or files for a Storm Lake inmate?

No. Only plain text reaches the inmate, and nothing past the twentieth line.

How many emails per day reach an inmate?

One.

Can relatives abroad text someone in Storm Lake?

Yes. Reliance enables overseas text messaging for the Storm Lake jail.

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