Iowa County Jail Emailing An Inmate
Send an Email or Text to an Inmate in the Iowa County Jail
Iowa County Message Rules
Assume messages to a Marengo detainee can be read by jail staff, just like letters, which are scanned before delivery. Keep the charges out of your messages; a careless line can end up in a prosecutor's file. Abusive or explicit content can cost the inmate messaging privileges. Send photos by mail if the messaging account won't take them, keeping in mind mailed photos are scanned too.
Iowa County Jail
Address:
960 Franklyn Ave
Marengo, IA 52301
Phone:
319-642-7307 ext. 2
Iowa County Jail Emailing An Inmate
How to Email or Text an Inmate at the Iowa County Jail
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office lists text messages and email among the ways to contact an inmate. Open an account through the county's link to Inmate Canteen, select the Iowa County Jail, and add funds. Jail staff can read what you send.
Setting Up an Inmate Canteen Account for Iowa County
Start from the "Set up Account" button on the sheriff's contacting-inmates page, which opens Inmate Canteen. Register, choose the Iowa County Jail in Marengo, and find the inmate by name. The same account covers calls and home video visits. Inmate Canteen sets the prices.
Iowa County Messaging Questions
Will a Marengo detainee get my email?
Will a Marengo detainee get my email?
Yes, the sheriff lists email and text messages as options.
Is messaging free?
No; each message is paid from the Inmate Canteen account, and the price appears in your account before you send.
Emailing & Texting an inmate at Iowa County Jail
Iowa County Jail allows emailing and texting to an Inmate using Inmate Canteen.
To email or text an inmate, it requires funds on your communication account. You can add funds to your communication account via computer by selecting to “Send Text to an Inmate”.
On the next page and you will see your current balance with an “Add Funds” button below it. Select this button to add funds.
All deposits to the communications account are non-refundable until the inmate is no longer at the jail. To allow the inmate's email replies to be charged to your communications account go to "My Account", then "Edit Email Address" and adjust or add your e-mail address to allow for replies to be charged to your account.