How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
All incoming money for someone at Anamosa Penitentiary goes through Fort Dodge Correctional Facility. To mail a deposit, send it to: IDOC Offender Fiduciary Account, 1550 L Street, Suite B, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Use a cashier's check or money order payable to "IDOC offender Fiduciary Account." Include the offender's name and offender number, plus your name and return address. Prefer electronic? Access Corrections, JPay, and Western Union all work. Access Corrections deposits typically transfer in real time and show up within 24 hours. Mailed deposits take longer. JPay fees vary by amount (support: 1-800-574-5729). Western Union Send2Corrections handles online and app transactions (agent-locator support: 1-800-325-6000).
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Adding money to someone's commissary account is pretty straightforward once you pick a method. Here's what you need to know about the options for Anamosa—including the centralized mail address, electronic vendors, fees, and which cards work.
Trying to put money on someone's commissary account at Anamosa? Here's the key thing: Iowa DOC handles all deposits through a centralized system. That determines where you mail payments and which electronic services actually work.
Mail deposits to IDOC Offender Fiduciary Account, 1550 L Street, Suite B, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Include the offender’s full name and offender number, plus your name and return address on the cashier’s check or money order.
Mailed deposits must be cashier’s checks or money orders payable to “IDOC offender Fiduciary Account.” Personal checks are not accepted for mailed deposits.
Yes. Access Corrections, JPay, and Western Union Send2Corrections all accept electronic deposits. Access Corrections deposits typically transfer in real time and are available within 24 hours. JPay fees vary by amount (support: 1-800-574-5729). Western Union supports online and app transactions (agent-locator support: 1-800-325-6000).
Your first visit goes much smoother when you handle the basics beforehand: get approved, schedule your slot, dress to pass the door, and show up ready for screening.
Visiting someone at Anamosa State Penitentiary starts with getting approved by the Iowa Department of Corrections. Here's what you need to know upfront: you must print the visitor application, sign it by hand, and mail it in. Online submissions aren't accepted.
You'll need approval from the Iowa Department of Corrections before visiting anyone at Anamosa State Penitentiary. The good news: once approved, both in-person and video visits are free for friends and family. That makes staying connected a lot easier.
