How to send messages, photos, and packages
Staying in touch with someone at Anamosa Penitentiary starts with one key detail: the facility doesn't accept incoming calls. Your loved one must call you, and they'll need to add your number to their approved calling list first. All calls—local, intrastate, and interstate—cost $0.06 per call. Money collected from inmate calls in Iowa goes into an inmate telephone fund, and those proceeds must be used for inmates' benefit. Phone and messaging services typically run through third-party vendors, so you'll need to set up an account and add funds through the vendor's portal.
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Getting your letter or photos to someone at Anamosa comes down to the details—especially the facility code. Here's how Iowa's mail system works and exactly what to write so your mail arrives.
No. Anamosa Penitentiary does not accept incoming telephone calls to offenders; your loved one must call you, and they need to add your number to their approved calling list first.
All offender calls—local, intrastate, and interstate—are charged $0.06 per call.
Iowa law authorizes an inmate telephone fund where money received from inmate calls is deposited. Proceeds from that fund must be used for the benefit of inmates.
Send non-legal personal mail to the central Pigeonly processor at PO Box 96777, Las Vegas, NV 89193, and include Anamosa’s mailing code 1106 in the address. Routine personal mail is required to go through this processor, not directly to the facility.
Yes, but photos and greeting cards must be sent through Pelipost, the approved provider for Iowa DOC facilities. Allowed photo sizes are 4x6 and 5x7, with a 10-photo limit per order.
CorrLinks (O-mail) is available for $0.25 per message. Messages are limited to 13,000 characters or 100 lines (100 lines equals about 2 pages).
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.
