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Mills County Jail

Address:
23 N. Vine
Glenwood, IA 51534
Phone:
712- 527-4337

Inmate Tablet Rentals at the Mills County Jail

Mills County Jail uses the services of Reliance Telephone for video (visit) phone calls and for emailing/texting to inmates.

Note: This option may not be available for your inmate. When registering, check to see if tablets are available.

  • Known as the 'Reliance Inmate Wallet', it makes funding jail communication easy. 
  • Payments made into an 'Inmate Wallet' account are linked to a dedicated telephone number for inmates who rent one of their Reliance Tablet Phones.
  • Inmate Wallet funds can be used for personal inmate text messaging, voice calls and video calls. 
  • The cost of this is $4.00 per month for rental of the Reliance Tablet Phone + $0.25 per minute for video and voice calls.

Mills County Jail Makes Announcement about Inmate Tablet Rentals

They may not be directly connected to the internet, but inmates at Mills County Jail either currently, or may soon be able to be able to rent tablets within the jail that allow them to have access to the following services and information:

  • Phone Calls - Inmates may make calls directly from their tablet allowing for more privacy. The rates are the same as the phones in the unit, and the calls are still recorded and monitored.
  • eMessaging - Communicate via a text based message or picture. Fee based system.
  • Job Search - Using JobView, a secure job search application, inmates have the ability to see what jobs are available when they are released.
  • Education - Free educational platform and course catalog that provides thousands of educational resources.
  • Self Help -Inmates have daily access to mental health and addiction recovery programming.
  • Music - Top-40, Hip-Hop, Country, Rock, Gospel, and more.
  • Law Library -  Legal research with up-to-date case information.
  • eBooks - Thousands of available titles.
  • Religion - Religious resources for spiritual guidance.
  • Games - Inmates can play their favorite games. Available through monthly subscriptions
  • Facility Services - Digital access to submitted forms, requests, facility documents, and notifications from staff.

The availability of tablets may seem like something that inmates who are serving time do not deserve, but here are some of the benefits for inmates in Mills County:

  • Keeps inmates busy.
  • The threat of losing access to tablets keeps them better behaved.
  • Safer for the staff to keep inmates happy.
  • Allows communication with family members.
  • Educational programming.
  • Legal research.
  • Social programming such as anger management, substance abuse, etc.

How Do You Schedule and Visit an Inmate in Mills County Jail?

To set up an account to schedule and visit your Mills County inmate, follow these instructions:

  • Register and set up a new account with RELIANCE, or log in if you already have an account.
  • Select Mills County Jail, then select your inmate who you will be visiting.
  • Your identity will have to investigated and approved by the Mills County staff.
  • Once approved, you can schedule a visit.

For all the information you need in order to schedule and visit your Mills County inmate, or to assist them in visiting with others, including instructions, fees, cost of each visit, requirements for free visits, tablet rentals that can be used for visits, payment methods and times that your inmate can have a visit, check out our Visit Inmate Page.
NOTE: All of your visits with your inmate will be monitored and recorded. Use discretion when discussing sensitive information about their pending case.

 

How Do Inmates in Mills County Jail Make Phone Calls?

To set up your Mills County inmate to make to make phone calls to you and others, follow these instructions:

For all the information you need in order to receive phone calls from your Mills County inmate, or to assist them in making calls to others, including instructions, fees, cost of calls, payment methods and times that your inmate can use the phone, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: All of your communication with your inmate will be monitored and recorded. Use discretion when discussing sensitive information about their pending case.

 

How Do Inmates in Mills County Jail Send and Receive Texts and Emails?

To set up your Mills County inmate to make to send and receive texts and emails to you and others, follow these instructions:

For all the information you need in order to send and receive texts and emails from your Mills County inmate, or to assist them in sending and receiving secure messages to and from others, including instructions, fees, cost of each message, tablet rentals, payment methods and times that your inmate can send messages, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: All of your communication with your inmate will be monitored and recorded. Use discretion when communicating sensitive information about their pending case.

 

How to Send a Carepack Commissary Package Directly to an Inmate in Mills County

To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Mills County Jail follow these steps:

  • Go to JailATM, choose Iowa, then choose Mills County Jail
  • Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
  • Select your inmate, and then you will be prompted to Register with them to open an account.
  • Select the products you want shipped to them at Mills County Jail, and then input your payment method. 
  • NOTE: There may be a limit on how much product you can send your inmate in Mills County at any one time.
  • If you need to phone customer support, call 877-810-0914

For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Mills County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Mills County.

 

How to Deposit Money Online for an Inmate in Mills County

To deposit money online for an inmate in Mills County Jail follow these steps:

  • Register to open an account, or Sign In to JailATM, a service that acts as a bank for inmates in Mills County.
  • After registering and signing in, select 'Send Money Now'.
  • Choose Iowa, then choose Mills County Jail
  • Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
  • Select your inmate.
  • Input an amount to deposit to your inmate in Mills County Jail, and then input your payment method. 
  • NOTE: There may be a limit on how much money you can send your inmate in Mills County at any one time.
  • If you need to phone customer support, call 877-810-0914.

For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Mills County Jail, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Mills County.