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How to Send Money
How Inmates Access Their Money
Using Your Credit Card to Send Money
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Ways to Send Money to an Inmate:
All inmates have a right to have money placed in their trust funds from legal, accountable sources.
You may send money orders to your inmate. They should go to a separate post office box from regular inmate mail. Please send your money orders to PO Box 94!!!
Money orders from the Post Office or banks work the best. Checks take up to 30 days to clear.
Remember, any mail sent to PO Box 92 will not be received for up to 60 days, depending on how far the mailroom is backed up on regular mail. PLEASE SEND MONEY ORDERS TO PO BOX 94!!!
Be sure that your inmate's name, CDCR number, and housing assignment are written on the money order! Also, be sure your return address and name are on it, too.
**If your name and address aren't with the money, it will not be given to the inmate. It is judged to be illegal money! (And without your address, it can't get back to you, either.)
Do NOT send cash. It will not be accepted.
You may also send money in via JPay (see below).
Western Union also sends money into VSPW.
Both of these companies require a fee.
You may send in money with a personal check, but it will take up to 30 days for the prison to clear it.
Remember, you may offer to purchase items in quarterly packages for your inmate, allowing you to send in items without your inmate being charged out of her trust fund. Talk to your inmate about her "Quarterly Package".
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Ways to Send Money to an Inmate:
All inmates have a right to have money placed in their trust funds from legal, accountable sources.
You may send money orders to your inmate. They should go to a separate post office box from regular inmate mail. Please send your money orders to PO Box 94!!!
Money orders from the Post Office or banks work the best. Checks take up to 30 days to clear.
Remember, any mail sent to PO Box 92 will not be received for up to 60 days, depending on how far the mailroom is backed up on regular mail. PLEASE SEND MONEY ORDERS TO PO BOX 94!!!
Be sure that your inmate's name, CDCR number, and housing assignment are written on the money order! Also, be sure your return address and name are on it, too.
**If your name and address aren't with the money, it will not be given to the inmate. It is judged to be illegal money! (And without your address, it can't get back to you, either.)
Do NOT send cash. It will not be accepted.
You may also send money in via JPay (see below).
Western Union also sends money into VSPW.
Both of these companies require a fee.
You may send in money with a personal check, but it will take up to 30 days for the prison to clear it.
Remember, you may offer to purchase items in quarterly packages for your inmate, allowing you to send in items without your inmate being charged out of her trust fund. Talk to your inmate about her "Quarterly Package".
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INFORMATION ON JPAY
WARNING!!: Notice to our California Customers: As of January 1, 2007, Jpay has placed a service fee increase on all CDRC customers. The new fee schedule for sending money ONLINE is as follow: $0.01-$30.00 is $2.95 - 30.01-$100.00 is $5.95 - $100.01-200.00 is $8.95 - 200.01-$300.00 is $10.95. If you are sending money by PHONE, you need to add an additional $1.00 to that same transaction. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Editor Note: Now you can send money directly into your loved one's inmate trust fund via JPay. This bypasses the money order process, so it's much faster. This new system is good at EVERY California prison, and you no longer have to depend on the prison Mailroom services or prison Accounting. Your money is posted within two to three days; sometimes by the next day.
This company accepts debit card, credit card, and cash payments.
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WARNING!!: Notice to our California Customers: As of January 1, 2007, Jpay has placed a service fee increase on all CDRC customers. The new fee schedule for sending money ONLINE is as follow: $0.01-$30.00 is $2.95 - 30.01-$100.00 is $5.95 - $100.01-200.00 is $8.95 - 200.01-$300.00 is $10.95. If you are sending money by PHONE, you need to add an additional $1.00 to that same transaction. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Editor Note: Now you can send money directly into your loved one's inmate trust fund via JPay. This bypasses the money order process, so it's much faster. This new system is good at EVERY California prison, and you no longer have to depend on the prison Mailroom services or prison Accounting. Your money is posted within two to three days; sometimes by the next day.
This company accepts debit card, credit card, and cash payments.
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JPAY CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone Help:
(800) 574-5729
Contact JPay by e-mail: Support@jpay.com
The JPay Customer Service team is specially trained to address all account inquiries. If you send them an email they promise to reply promptly. They may only discuss account information with the account holder. For security reasons, they must verify account information before discussing any account specific inquiries.
Contact JPay by e-mail: Support@jpay.com
The JPay Customer Service team is specially trained to address all account inquiries. If you send them an email they promise to reply promptly. They may only discuss account information with the account holder. For security reasons, they must verify account information before discussing any account specific inquiries.
INTERNET COSTS LESS THAN CALL CENTER
Senders who send money through the JPay website will pay a lower service fee then senders who send money through the call-center.
All payments made Monday through Thursday* will be received by the Prison the following morning.
All payments made Friday through Sunday* will be received by the Prison Monday morning.
*Pacific Standard Time Monday through Friday not including legal holidays or a day on which government institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close.
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All payments made Monday through Thursday* will be received by the Prison the following morning.
All payments made Friday through Sunday* will be received by the Prison Monday morning.|
Time of Transaction
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Credit into the inmate's account
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| Monday | Thursday (Three days following the transaction) |
| Tuesday | Friday (Three days following the transaction) |
| Wednesday thru Friday | Beginning of the following week |
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MORE ABOUT SENDING MONEY TO INMATES
Commissary Store
Each correctional institution has a store specifically for inmates called a commissary, or a canteen. Generally, inmates can purchase a variety of items from the commissary such as food and toiletries. Inmates can only purchase items from commissary on specific days, depending on the prison.
Commissary Accounts (or Trust Accounts)
Inmates are not allowed to have currency in their possession. Correctional institutions provide each inmate with a commissary or trust account. All money sent to an inmate is put on the inmate’s commissary account. Money on an inmate’s commissary account is used to pay for items purchased from the commissary store, and for other things, such as medical co-pays, special purchases at the prison, and for fines and fees.
Wiring Money
Certified checks and money orders can sometimes take weeks to be put on the inmate’s commissary account because of postal and processing delays. With JPay, the money is generally credited to the inmates account by the following morning. For more information about a particular state’s timing schedule or service fees, please sign up for a free account.
Inmate Receipts
Most correctional institutions issue paper receipts to the inmates when money has been put on their account. Sometimes inmates are not notified when money has been put on their account because ACCOUNTING may only print out the information once a month. That doesn't mean your money has not been applied to the inmate's account. Check with your prison's Accounting Department.
Each correctional institution has a store specifically for inmates called a commissary, or a canteen. Generally, inmates can purchase a variety of items from the commissary such as food and toiletries. Inmates can only purchase items from commissary on specific days, depending on the prison.
Commissary Accounts (or Trust Accounts)
Inmates are not allowed to have currency in their possession. Correctional institutions provide each inmate with a commissary or trust account. All money sent to an inmate is put on the inmate’s commissary account. Money on an inmate’s commissary account is used to pay for items purchased from the commissary store, and for other things, such as medical co-pays, special purchases at the prison, and for fines and fees.
Wiring Money
Certified checks and money orders can sometimes take weeks to be put on the inmate’s commissary account because of postal and processing delays. With JPay, the money is generally credited to the inmates account by the following morning. For more information about a particular state’s timing schedule or service fees, please sign up for a free account.
Inmate Receipts
Most correctional institutions issue paper receipts to the inmates when money has been put on their account. Sometimes inmates are not notified when money has been put on their account because ACCOUNTING may only print out the information once a month. That doesn't mean your money has not been applied to the inmate's account. Check with your prison's Accounting Department.
So, that's the information! We hope that you are able to take advantage of this new system. Good luck, and let us know how well it works for you!!!
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