Acceptable Items

General Information

  • One set of clothing may be left for an upcoming court appearance – only for jury trials.
  • Medications: Current Prescription medications authorized by jail nurse.
  • Inmates may purchase additional items through the commissary.
  • Correspondence: All correspondence must be mailed through the US Postal Service, UPS, or other agency.

Packages

  • No packages will be accepted unless approved by the jail administrator.
  • All incoming packages will be opened and inspected.

Mail

  • Effective 1-1-13: All incoming mail will need to be on metered postcards.  We will no longer accept letters in envelopes.
  • Effective 1-1-13: Inmate to inmate mail will not be allowed.
  • Effective 1-1-13: We will no longer accept pictures of any kind, this includes by mail or over the counter.
  • Money orders may be mailed in an envelope with only the money order in it. Envelopes must be addressed to the “Barry County Jail.”
  • Attorney and court papers mailed to inmates will continue to be opened in the presence of the inmate.
  • No postage stamps or envelopes accepted.

To send mail to an inmate, address the letter as follows:

Photographs
Effective 1-1-13: We will no longer accept pictures of any kind, this includes by mail or over the counter.