Mailing Letters & Photos to Fort Dodge: The Pigeonly Address and What Happens to Originals

Iowa DOC sends all incoming non-legal mail through a central processing address operated by Pigeonly. This system is designed to prevent mail contraband from reaching facilities. The bottom line: don't address envelopes to Fort Dodge directly. Instead, send them to the central P.O. box using Iowa DOC's exact format, which includes the facility name and facility code.

You'll use the central mail processing address and include Fort Dodge's facility code, 1114, in the address block. Iowa DOC's required format puts the person's name and offender ID on the first line, then the facility name and ID on the second. For Fort Dodge, it looks like this: Incarcerated Individual Name - Offender ID Number Fort Dodge Correctional Facility (FDCF) - 1114 PO Box 96777 Las Vegas, NV 89193

• ✓ Incarcerated individual’s name
• ✓ Offender ID number
• ✓ Fort Dodge Correctional Facility (FDCF) with Facility ID 1114
• ✓ PO Box 96777, Las Vegas, NV 89193

Once your letter arrives at the P.O. box, Pigeonly opens it, scans the contents into a digital color copy, then prints and delivers that copy to the appropriate Iowa DOC facility. Your loved one receives the printed version of what you sent, not the original paper.

1. Mail your non-legal letter to the central P.O. box - This is the required destination for incoming non-legal mail for Iowa DOC.
2. Pigeonly opens and scans the contents - The mail is scanned into a digital color copy.
3. A printed copy is delivered to the facility - The digital copy is printed and routed to the correct Iowa DOC location.
4. Originals are stored temporarily - The original paper is held for a short time.
5. Originals are securely destroyed - Originals are not returned to the sender.

Want to send photos? Iowa DOC approves photo prints through Pelipost. Photos still go through screening, just like letters. Stick to the permitted photo types and limits so your order gets processed without issues.

• ✓ 4x6 photo prints (limit 10 photos)
• ✓ 5x7 photo prints (limit 10 photos)

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• ✓ Send non-legal mail to PO Box 96777, Las Vegas, NV 89193 (not to Fort Dodge directly)
• ✓ Write the incarcerated individual’s name and Offender ID number exactly as required
• ✓ Include “Fort Dodge Correctional Facility (FDCF) - 1114” so it routes to the right place
• ✓ For photos, stick to permitted Pelipost photo print sizes (4x6 or 5x7) and keep it to 10 photos