Cherokee County Jail Inmate Mail
Send an Inmate Mail in the Cherokee County Jail
Writing to an Inmate in Sheriff Scott's Jail
Postal mail for a Cherokee County prisoner uses the jail's street location, headed by the recipient's legal name:
Prisoner's legal first and last name
Cherokee County Jail
111 North 5th Street
Cherokee, IA 51012
Rules on ink, enclosures, photos and envelope markings for the Cherokee County Jail are best confirmed with staff at 712-225-6738 before anything is mailed. Paper money and personal checks should never ride along with a letter to Sheriff Scott's jail; the Cherokee County deposit page covers sanctioned ways to fund an account.
Type of Mail Allowed for Cherokee County Jail
Mail the Cherokee County Jail Will Deliver
Family correspondence
Correspondence for someone jailed in Cherokee County starts with the prisoner's name, followed by 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012, and the writer's own name and return address go at the top left.
Mail from a lawyer
Attorneys write to clients held by the Cherokee County sheriff at that same address; marking and inspection rules for privileged mail come from the jail (712-225-6738).
Books and periodicals
Sheriff Scott's jailers decide whether a paperback ordered from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million will be handed to a Cherokee County prisoner, and whether it must ship directly from the seller.
Mail Questions for the Cherokee County Jail
How is a Cherokee County jail envelope addressed?
Should a return address go on letters to Sheriff Scott's jail?
Could a greeting card to a Cherokee County prisoner hold some cash?
How is a Cherokee County jail envelope addressed?
The prisoner's legal name, Cherokee County Jail, 111 North 5th Street and Cherokee, IA 51012, stacked in four lines.
Should a return address go on letters to Sheriff Scott's jail?
Yes. Mail to Cherokee County prisoners should always show who sent it and where to return it.
Could a greeting card to a Cherokee County prisoner hold some cash?
No. Cherokee County jail staff at 712-225-6738 can describe approved deposit routes, and none of them involve currency or a personal check in the mail.
Emailing an Inmate in the Cherokee County Jail
Texting Instead of Writing
Text messaging is enabled for Cherokee County prisoners in Reliance Telephone's facility data, and it is funded by an all-options Inmate Wallet created after logging in at Reliance.