Mount Pleasant Correctional Center

Visiting Mount Pleasant Correctional Center starts with scheduling. You'll use the facility's online system to find and book available in-person or video visit times. In Iowa, visitors generally need approval before scheduling—many use the Ameelio app to arrange visits. Complete the approval and scheduling steps before you travel. When you arrive, expect screening. All visitors go through searches that may include pat-downs, metal detectors, ion scanners, other electronic device checks, or visual searches. Refuse any required search or policy, and you'll be turned away from the visiting room. The dress code is enforced: shoes are required, and miniskirts, above-knee shorts, muscle shirts, see-through clothing, and halter tops aren't allowed.

You can't call someone at Mount Pleasant Correctional Center directly—incoming calls aren't allowed. For phone contact, the inmate must add your number to their approved calling list first. Then they can call you. Calls cost $0.06 per minute for local, intrastate, and interstate calls. International rates vary. These rates took effect May 1, 2025. You can also communicate through O-mail (CorrLinks). Messages cost $0.25 each and max out at 13,000 characters or 100 lines—roughly two pages. Credits for messaging and phone calls are added the same way. Since Iowa facilities use vendor-run phone and messaging systems, check the vendor's requirements for account setup and payment options.

All incoming non-legal personal mail for Mount Pleasant Correctional Center goes to a centralized Pigeonly processing facility in Las Vegas (PO Box 96777). Letters are scanned into electronic copies, and originals are destroyed per DOC policy. Include the facility's Pigeonly code—MPCF - 1113—in the address so your mail routes correctly. Photos work differently. You can't mail them directly; order through the Iowa DOC–approved vendor Pelipost instead. Prints are limited to 4x6 or 5x7, with a maximum of 10 photos per order. Books also can't be mailed by individuals. Orders must ship directly from approved vendors: Books N Things or Edward R. Hamilton Books. Legal and medical mail follow different handling procedures—address and mark those items according to legal-mail rules rather than using the central processor.

Commissary and spending funds for Mount Pleasant Correctional Center are handled centrally through the IDOC Offender Fiduciary Account at Fort Dodge Correctional Facility. Mailing money? Send a cashier's check or money order with the inmate's required identification details—otherwise, it gets returned. For faster deposits, Mount Pleasant accepts Access Corrections, JPay, and Western Union/Send2Corrections. Access Corrections takes Visa and MasterCard and runs 24/7 online and phone deposits (1-866-345-1884). Transfers typically post in real time and become available within 24 hours. Western Union/Send2Corrections offers app and website payments, pay-later in-store options using a generated tracking number, and phone ordering. JPay supports online, phone, or walk-in MoneyGram deposits. Fees and timing vary by provider.