Emmet County Jail Inmate Mail

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The Emmet County Jail is inside the Law Enforcement Center on North 6th Street in Estherville, Iowa. Paper letters come to the jail, and sheriff's staff may read any mail coming in or going out. Letters to and from an inmate's lawyer stay private.

Address for letters, attorney mail and publications:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Emmet County Jail
114 North 6th Street, Suite 2
Estherville, IA 51334

  • The envelope: Start with the inmate's first and last name. Add your own name and address so a letter that can't be delivered can find its way back to you.
  • Banned from the jail: Food, drinks, tobacco, and obscene or pornographic material.
  • Money: Leave cash and personal checks out of your letter. Funds for commissary can be added online.
  • Writing back: The county gives each prisoner two stamped envelopes every week for outgoing letters.
  • Lawyer letters: Mail between a prisoner and an attorney is confidential and is not read by staff.

Type of Mail Allowed for Emmet County Jail

What Estherville Prisoners May Receive by Mail

Envelope addressed to an Emmet County Jail inmate

Ordinary letters and the weekly envelopes

Ordinary letters are delivered after staff review. The county supplies each prisoner two stamped envelopes a week for outgoing letters.

Legal mail for an Emmet County Jail inmate

Confidential legal mail

Letters to or from a lawyer remain confidential under the sheriff's rules. Ask the North 6th Street office about photos, books or magazines before mailing them, since the sheriff's page does not cover them.

Letter addressed to the Emmet County Jail

Mail Questions for the Estherville Jail

Does my husband have to buy stamps to write home from Estherville?

Will jail staff read the letter I send to my son?

Can I mail snacks or a carton of cigarettes?

Does my husband have to buy stamps to write home from Estherville?

The county provides two stamped envelopes per week to each prisoner, according to the sheriff.

Will jail staff read the letter I send to my son?

They may; the sheriff says all mail can be read, except mail to or from the prisoner's attorney.

Can I mail snacks or a carton of cigarettes?

No. Food, beverages and tobacco are barred from the Emmet County Jail.

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