Cerro Gordo County Jail Inmate Mail
Send an Inmate Mail in the Cerro Gordo County Jail
Writing to a Cerro Gordo County Inmate
Letters reach Lark Avenue addressed exactly as the county's jail rules show:
(Inmate's name)
Cerro Gordo County Law Enforcement Center
17262 Lark Ave.
Mason City, IA 50401
- The sender's full name and address must be on the envelope; mail without it can be withheld and placed in the inmate's property.
- Packages will not be received.
- Mail, except from an attorney and certain officials, is opened and inspected for contraband.
- Money belongs at the LEC lobby kiosk or JailATM, never folded into a letter as currency or a personal check.
Type of Mail Allowed for Cerro Gordo County Jail
What Lark Avenue Inmates May Receive
Newspapers
Newspapers are accepted only when sent directly by the publisher, and old issues may not be stockpiled.
Photos
Inmates may keep a limited number of personal items, such as a family photo (no Polaroid), letters and legal papers.
Delivery days
Mail is processed the day it arrives; on weekends and holidays it moves on the next business day.
Mail Questions for the Mason City Jail
Can I ship my son some clothes at the LEC?
Can I send my husband a newspaper?
I forgot my return address. Will he still get it?
Can I ship my son some clothes at the LEC?
No parcel of any kind is accepted at Lark Avenue.
Can I send my husband a newspaper?
Only a subscription mailed directly from the publisher.
I forgot my return address. Will he still get it?
Staff can hold an unsigned envelope in his stored property, so he may only see it when he leaves.