How to send messages, photos, and packages
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.
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Iowa DOC routes all incoming non-legal mail through a central processing facility to curb contraband. This means letters and other non-legal mail go to a PO Box in Las Vegas — not directly to the prison. Send it straight to the facility and it'll bounce back to you. Use the central address with the required identifying details, and your mail will get through.
No—Mount Pleasant doesn’t allow incoming calls. The inmate must add your phone number to their approved calling list before they can call you.
Local, intrastate, and interstate calls cost $0.06 per minute. International call rates vary, and the listed rates took effect May 1, 2025.
O-mail (CorrLinks) costs $0.25 per message. Messages are limited to 13,000 characters or 100 lines (about two pages), and inmates add credits to messaging accounts in similar ways to phone accounts.
Send non-legal personal mail to the centralized Pigeonly processing facility in Las Vegas (PO Box 96777) so it can be scanned and routed to Mount Pleasant. Include the person’s full name and required identifiers, and use the facility code to avoid delays.
Use MPCF - 1113 as Mount Pleasant Correctional Center’s Pigeonly mailing code.
Photos should be ordered through Pelipost (4x6 or 5x7 prints, up to 10 photos per order). Books can’t be mailed by individuals; they must be shipped directly from approved vendors (Books N Things or Edward R. Hamilton Books).
Western Union is one of the easiest ways to add money to someone's commissary account using cash. Iowa DOC accepts electronic deposits through a few vendors, but Western Union is the one you can handle in person. Find a nearby agent using Western Union's locator or call 1-800-325-6000. At the location, you can pay with cash or debit.
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Sending money to someone at Mount Pleasant Correctional Center is straightforward once you know where deposits actually go. Here are all accepted methods, plus the details you need to avoid delays or returned funds.
