Legal Mail to Woodbury County Jail: Address and Verification Steps for Attorneys
Sending privileged correspondence to a client at Woodbury County Jail? Two things matter: you need to be a verified attorney, and you need to use the jail's legal-mail address with proper markings. Skip either step, and your envelope gets routed into general mail processing.
Woodbury County Jail accepts legal mail only from verified attorneys. That verification is what separates your correspondence from standard inmate mail at intake.
Note: Mail sent to the wrong PO box or address can be returned to the sender, and mail that arrives without a return name or address can be destroyed. Before you drop it in the mail, make sure your return information is complete and the destination is correct.
For legal mail from a verified attorney, address the envelope exactly like this: Inmate Name Woodbury County Jail PO BOX 3083 Sioux City, IA 51102
Required: Clearly mark the envelope as “LEGAL MAIL.”
If inmate mail is sent to an address or PO box other than the designated one, it will be sent back to the sender. And if mail is received without a return name or address, it will be destroyed.
Items Must Go to Facility
- ✓ Books
- ✓ Magazines
- ✓ Newspapers
- ✓ Legal mail
- ✓ Medical mail
Here's why the address matters: Woodbury County Jail routes general inmate mail through a processing center at PO Box 591 in Longview, Texas. There, it's scanned into the inmate messaging system. Once the contents reach the inmate electronically, the physical mail is destroyed. Legal mail can't go through that processor. Books, magazines, newspapers, legal mail, and medical mail must all be sent directly to the facility - not to the PO Box 591 address.
Quick Checklist
- ✓ Confirm you are a verified attorney for purposes of legal mail at Woodbury County Jail.
- ✓ Address the envelope exactly as: Inmate Name, Woodbury County Jail, PO BOX 3083, Sioux City, IA 51102.
- ✓ Clearly mark the envelope “LEGAL MAIL.”
- ✓ Do not send legal mail to PO Box 591 (general-mail processing); legal mail must go to the facility.
- ✓ Remember that general inmate mail (non-excepted items) is sent to PO Box 591 in Longview, Texas for scanning into the inmate messaging system.
Reminder: If you use the wrong address, mail may be returned to you. If your envelope doesn’t include a return name and address, it may be destroyed.
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