Clinton County Jail Inmate Mail
Send an Inmate Mail in the Clinton County Jail
Writing to a Clinton County Jail Inmate
Greenwalt's jail page gives this exact format for inmate letters, which skip the Seventh Avenue North street address entirely:
Clinton County Jail ([Inmate's full name])
P.O. Box 2957
Clinton, IA 52733
Officers may open and inspect any incoming letter for contraband or security concerns. The sender's complete name and address must appear on the envelope, because the jail treats an item with no return address as undeliverable and sends it back to the Post Office. Greeting cards larger than 6 by 9 inches are stored with the inmate's property until release.
Keep Box 2957 envelopes to words and allowed photos. Bills and personal checks are refused for Law Center accounts; the lobby Cashier machine and online deposits described in the Clinton County inmate money guide are the accepted substitutes.
What can you mail to an inmate in Clinton County Jail?
What the Law Center Jail Accepts by Mail
Family letters and snapshots for the Law Center
Write in blue or black ink, put the inmate's name with the P.O. Box 2957 address and print the return address in the upper left. The sheriff's property rules allow an inmate five photographs no larger than 3 by 5 inches, and Polaroids are refused.
Legal papers and publications
Legal documents are on the sheriff's short list of property the jail accepts. According to the jail's listing, newspapers, magazines and books must be new and shipped straight from the publisher to the same box in the city of Clinton.
Buying books for a Clinton County inmate
Before ordering from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million, call 563-242-9211 to confirm the Law Center will accept a shipment from that seller.
Mail Questions About the Law Center Jail
Should inmate letters be sent to 241 Seventh Avenue North?
What happens to an oversized greeting card mailed to a Clinton County inmate?
Is a letter without a return address delivered at the Law Center?
May a relative tuck cash into a letter for a Law Center inmate?
Should inmate letters be sent to 241 Seventh Avenue North?
No. Use P.O. Box 2957 with ZIP 52733 and write Clinton County Jail followed by the inmate's name in parentheses.
What happens to an oversized greeting card mailed to a Clinton County inmate?
Cards bigger than 6 by 9 inches go into the inmate's property locker and are handed over at release.
Is a letter without a return address delivered at the Law Center?
No. The jail considers it undeliverable or contraband and returns it to the Post Office.
May a relative tuck cash into a letter for a Law Center inmate?
No. The sheriff's office does not accept cash or personal checks for inmate accounts; use an approved deposit method.
Email an Inmate at Clinton County Jail
Electronic Messages Instead of Letters
A Clinton County relative who would rather skip the post office can fund an Inmate Canteen message balance, and the inmate answers from a jail-issued tablet.