Iowa Corr. Inst for Women, Mitchellville.

In-person and video visits at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville are free and scheduled through the Ameelio app. Ameelio handles scheduling and technical support, but facility staff—not Ameelio—decide whether your visit gets approved. Before visiting, you'll need approval as a visitor. Print and sign a Visitor Application, then mail it to Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility Central Records. Denied? You can appeal in writing to the Central Visiting Authority at Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility. Include all relevant details so they can review your case. When you arrive, expect to be searched. Follow the clothing rules—refusing means you won't get in. Check the Iowa DOC facility pages for current visiting days and times.

Phone calls at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women (Mitchellville) are outbound only—you can't call in. The offender must add your phone number to their approved calling list before they can reach you. As of May 1, 2025, local, intrastate, and interstate calls cost $0.06 each. International rates vary. Revenue from the inmate telephone fund supports offender benefits like legal services, religious accommodations, education, and victim services. Electronic messaging is available through CorrLinks O-mail. Each message costs $0.25, paid from the offender's account, with a 6% tax on credits. Messages max out at 13,000 characters or 100 lines (two pages), so longer notes may need to be split up.

Sending mail to someone at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women (ICIW) requires routing through Pigeonly's central processing in Las Vegas. Use ICIW's Pigeonly mailing code 1109. Pigeonly opens non-legal mail, scans it into a color digital copy, and delivers a printed version to the facility. Originals are stored briefly, then destroyed. Legal and privileged mail follows different rules—mark those items clearly and route them as the facility directs. Want to send photos? ICIW uses Pelipost as the approved vendor. Only 4x6 and 5x7 prints are allowed, with a limit of 10 photos.

Commissary and spending-money deposits for someone at Iowa Corr. Inst for Women (Mitchellville) aren't accepted on-site. Everything goes through Fort Dodge Correctional Facility. Mailing funds? Use a cashier's check or money order payable to the IDOC Offender Fiduciary Account at Fort Dodge. Include the offender's name and number, plus your name and address. Illegible or incomplete items get returned. Drop-off deposits at institutions are no longer accepted. For faster funding, use Access Corrections online or by phone (Visa/MasterCard; 24/7 service; rates start at $3.49). Western Union works too—call 1-800-634-3422 (option 2). Have the inmate's commissary/inmate number and facility name ready.