Emmet County Jail Sending Money

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Deposit Money for an Inmate in the Emmet County Jail

Before You Send Money to Estherville

  • Bills and personal checks are not to be sent to Suite 2 through the post.
  • Find out from the sheriff's front desk what payment it takes for a prisoner's account and the exact payee name it wants.
  • For commissary, friends and family can order directly from Tiger, which the sheriff names as the jail's commissary provider.

Emmet County Jail

Address:
114 North 6th Street
Estherville, IA 51334
Phone:
712-362-2639

Emmet County Jail - Depositing Money for Inmates

Money for an Emmet County Jail Inmate

The sheriff's page explains commissary through Tiger but does not describe other deposit methods. Call the office at 712-362-2639 to ask how to put money on a prisoner's account before sending anything.

Depositing Cash, Money Orders & Cashier's Checks at the Emmet County Jail

Phone and text cards

Calls and texts are paid separately through Reliance at 800-896-3201, not from the commissary order.

Money Questions for the Estherville Jail

Is it okay to slip a personal check into my letter to Estherville?

How do I buy commissary for him?

Does money for phone calls go through Tiger?

Is it okay to slip a personal check into my letter to Estherville?

No. Keep both checks and bills out of letters to Suite 2; the sheriff's front office explains what form of deposit works.

How do I buy commissary for him?

Use Tiger's website yourself; Schultes's page notes that people on the outside place the orders and the prisoners cannot.

Does money for phone calls go through Tiger?

Those are separate: Reliance Telephone sells the phone and texting cards.

How to send money for an inmate to the Emmet County Jail

Ordering Commissary for an Estherville Prisoner

Family members and friends buy commissary for Emmet County prisoners online through Tiger; prisoners themselves cannot order online.

INMATE COMMISSARY PACKAGES

Commissary Packages for Emmet County Inmates

Mailed food and drinks are refused in Estherville.

Tiger, the commissary company Schultes names, is the route for sending snacks or hygiene items.

What can an Inmate Purchase through Commissary?

How to order

On the Tiger site, choose Iowa and the Emmet County Jail, select the prisoner and complete payment, per the listing.

Who can Buy Commissary for an inmate?

Who Can Buy Commissary for an Emmet County Inmate

Friends and relatives may order from Tiger for an Estherville prisoner unless a no-contact order forbids it.

Spending limits come from the sheriff's office at 712-362-2639.

What is the Purpose of an Inmate Account?

Who keeps commissary privileges

The sheriff says commissary is open to prisoners who follow jail rules; those who break them lose the privilege.

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