Dubuque County Jail Inmate Mail
Send an Inmate Mail in the Dubuque County Jail
Since August 5, 2025, the Dubuque County Jail in Dubuque, Iowa, does not take personal letters at the jail building. Personal mail goes to a mail-scanning service, which opens it, scans it and sends it to the inmate in digital form. This stops paper that has been soaked in drugs like meth or heroin and dried from getting inside. Personal mail sent to the jail itself is returned to the sender.
Personal letters, cards and photos (scanned):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate Number
Dubuque County Jail, IA
P.O. Box 16120
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Legal mail, money orders and official documents (to the jail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate Number
Dubuque County Jail
P.O. Box 1004
Dubuque, IA 52004
- Name and number: Put the inmate's name and their inmate number on every envelope.
- Photos: Pictures go to the scanning address with your letter, so the inmate sees a scanned copy, not the print. Keep anything you want back.
- Legal mail: Only a licensed attorney of record may send it. It must go straight to the jail, marked "Legal Mail ONLY," with the lawyer's or firm's name and the inmate's name and number.
- Money orders and papers: Money orders, checks, birth certificates, Social Security cards, ID cards, diplomas and similar papers go to the jail, addressed "Attn: Business Office" with the inmate's name and number. Anything like this sent to the scanning address is returned. Online deposits are another choice: add money here.
- Packages: None are accepted. Boxes and padded parcels are sent back.
- Cash: Never put currency or a personal check in a letter.
- People they can't write: Victims of their crime, current or former inmates, people on parole or probation, co-defendants, current or former jail workers and volunteers, and anyone with a protection order that bars contact.