The Cerro Gordo County Jail in Cerro Gordo County serves as a prison facility for the city of Mason City and other smaller towns surrounding Cerro Gordo. As well as inmates awaiting transfer to other prisons, jails and State penitentiaries. In order to visit inmates at Cerro Gordo County Jail, you'll be traveling to Mason City, IA, 50401-8940 in Cerro Gordo. The address of this facility is listed as 17262 Lark Ave. But it's important that you verify that your inmate is at this location before making travel arrangements.
Inmates and their families require regular contact in order to stay close and connected. But Jails and Prisons often make contact with the outside difficult and costly. Some charge inmates long distance call charges of up to $14 a minute. Few families can afford to talk at those prices. Fortunately, setting up a local number that ring thru to a long distance phone enable inmates to talk at local phone rates to family and friends no matter where they live. To do this you'll need a Jail Call service provided by Globaltel at
jail calls. You can also send mail to an inmate. Just click here:
send postcards. Once you get set up with call service and can communicate with your inmate, it will be easier to start making plans for visitation. IA has many types of prison facility. City Jails, County Jails, State Jails and State Penitentiaries will each have their own rules and times for visitation and even rules for sending and receiving inmate mail
Cerro Gordo County Jail is a County Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Cerro Gordo County Jail will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Cerro Gordo County Jail is located in the CST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Cerro Gordo County Jail by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Cerro Gordo County Jail. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.