Van Meter is home to the Van Meter Police Holding. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in Van Meter and Dallas County Courts and courts of other cities in the Dallas County area areas. The listed address of Van Meter Police Holding is 505 Grant St. This is facility is located in Van Meter, IA, 50261-7707. This city is in Dallas. Before traveling, you should always call the jail to verify your inmate is still located at this address and that they can receive visitors.
Prisons in IA, like many others these days can make it difficult and costly for inmates to call the outside. This is also true of Van Meter Police Holding. Some charge long distance fees of over $10 a minute making it almost impossible to maintain relationships and family ties. Inmate families have found they can avoid these abusive fees by setting up a local prison phone number that ring their long distance phone. A company called GlobalTel.com provides this service and they can be contacted here:
jail calls. They also provide an easy way to send mail to an inmate. To use their mail service, click here:
send postcards. Calling your inmate is the best way to get details about mail and visitation rules for Van Meter Police Holding. They can provide you with their individual allowed prison call times and visitation hours and open days. Every prison facility in IA has its own rules. Your loved one will generally be informed of the rules for that facility and any individual restrictions applied.
Van Meter Police Holding is a Police Department Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Van Meter Police Holding 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.
Van Meter Police Holding 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 Van Meter Police Holding by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Van Meter Police Holding. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.