OFFENDERSCONNECT.COM HOW DO i ADD FUNDS TO MY SONS COMMISSARY ACCOUNT

Hello, Lynn -

Most jails and prisons in the USA offer a wide range of commissary services to inmates.

From what I understand, an inmate initially needs a commissary account set up for herself / himself and money deposited in the account by a relative or friend.

You will need to contact the correctional institution where "your" inmate is housed and find out how to establish and add funds to the inmate's commissary account. At the same time, you will need to find out what commissary services are made available to your inmate. The services can include tablets, texting, and even video chats. Note: Not all correctional institutions in the USA provide such services, however. Most county jails, state prisons, and Federal prisons in the USA have links to information on services for inmates on their web pages.

One of the big providers of commissary services, including tablets and related services is JPay.com .There are other businesses which also offer commissary services for inmates.

The JPay website has an inmate search service, which you can use to determine if "your" inmate is housed at one of the institutions serviced by JPay:
https://www.jpay.com/
Look for the Inmate Search link near the upper right of the JPay home page.

If you need more assistance with determining what may be available for "your" inmate, you will need to add the name and location of the correctional institution where your inmate is housed. Click on tap on Comment here and type in the information. The name of the inmate is not needed, by the way.

With the name and location of the correctional institution, I or another volunteer answerer for Fixya should be able to look up the relevant information and provide you with links to the right pages of information.

Note: The commissary services for inmates cost way more than anything similar on "the outside." I refer you to this article from the "politically liberal leaning" publication "Mother Jones" about the cost of electronics for inmates:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/10/tablets-prisons-inmates-jpay-securus-global-tel-link/

Note: Fixya.com, the website where you posted your question, is intended for asking and answering questions on how to go about REPAIRING THINGS. I chose you answer your question as a kindness.

Best wishes.

http://www.franklincountyregionaljail.com/commissary.html


Note the information at the link above if that is the same center. It describes several ways to do so.

Very sorry to hear of your situation, and hope you can make arrangements.

Quoting from the web link above:

accept U.S. Postal Money Orders onlv to be made payable to: FCRJ with the inmate's name on the memo line. Money orders may be dropped off in person, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, or be mailed to:
Inmate's Name
C/O Franklin County Regional Jail
P.O. Box 4068
Frankfort, Ky. 40604-4068
Any money placed on an inmate's account may be used to satisfy outstanding debts.
Maximum amount an inmate can have on their account is $300.00. Anything beyond that amount is at the discretion of the Jailer.
FUNDING AN INMATES ACCOUNT:

• You may mail a United States Postal Money Order to the Franklin County Regional Jail P.O. Box 4068 Frankfort KY 40601. (The only money order we will accept). These are only accepted Monday through Friday between 0800am and 4:30pm. Make sure the inmates name is legible on the envelope or it will be returned to the sender.
• There is an ATM machine in the lobby that accepts cash, Visa, or MasterCard. Or you may go to www.jailatm.com and fund an inmate?€™s account. (This sometimes takes longer to post to an inmates account.)

FEES:
Per Diem: Each inmate that is classified as a county inmate is subject to the facility daily housing fee of $2.00 which is automatically billed every night at midnight.

Booking Fee: There is an administrative booking fee which is $35.00. This fee is not to be mistaken with the $30.00 court bond filing fee. This is a one- time fee per incarceration and for county inmates only.

Keep in mind that each deposit made to an inmates account is subject to %50 of the deposit satisfying inmate debt if any.
ORDERING COMMISSARY
Commissary is conducted once a week. Each inmate is able to place an order each day while phones are turned on. Secure side inmates will receive their orders on Thursday between 0800 am and 4:30 pm. Honor Dorm inmates will receive their orders on Wednesday afternoon around 4:00 pm. Inmates are only allowed to purchase $200.00 of commissary each week.


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Again, hope you are able to arrange things for your son.

There are several web sites that may also be of assistance to you.

https://www.oaronline.org/programs-services/reentry-services

https://www.oaronline.org/donate/donate-now

Many states have an on-line company that will send money to an inmates account; usually connected to the commissary.
Sending Money to Kentucky Inmates Inmates in Kentucky may receive funds from friends and family members that will be deposited into their commissary account. An offenders commissary account works similar to a bank account. The inmate has access to their funds to purchase various items from the commissary such as stationary, stamps, envelopes, foods, hygiene items, clothing and more.

You can send funds through a company called JPAY. Funds can be sent in three different ways, by walk in, by internet, and over the phone.
In order to send money to an inmate you will need to know the following information:

• The Inmates Name
• The Inmates Identification Number
• The current location of the inmate

Deposit by Walk In
Friends and family members can deposit money by visiting any MoneyGram location (CVS or Walmart). You will need to use the receive code 1232. The fee to deposit by walk-in is a flat rate of $3.95. Some institutions have a kiosk in the lobby of the prison that you can also use to deposit funds.
Deposit by Internet
You can also deposit money to an inmate's account online through JPAY. There is a fee associated with sending the funds online that varies depending on the amount you are sending.
Deposit Funds Over the Phone
Deposit funds to a Kentucky inmate's trust fund account over the phone by calling JPAY at 1-800-574-5729. The fee amount will depend on how much you are sending.

Yes . Use GreenDot Moneypack. You go to a list of retailer's they use and deposit cash to whatever store there is in your area, and the sum gets transferred to your PayPal

https://www.moneypak.com/PayPal/Index.aspx

Here's how you can add money to your PayPal balance from your bank account:

• Log in to your PayPal account.
• Click Add Funds near the top of the page.
• Click Add funds from a U.S. bank account.
• Select your bank account (if you have more than one).
• Enter the amount you want to transfer and click Continue.
• Review the transfer details and click Submit.

You can also add balance by mailing a check, money order, or cashier's check to paypal

• Make the payment payable to "PayPal Inc."
• Write your name and email address registered with PayPal on the payment.
• Send the payment to:
  PayPal
  P.O. Box 45950
  Omaha, NE 68145-0950
  United States

If you send a check, it will take 7 business days before the funds are credited to your account to make sure the check clears. If you send a money order, it will be credited to your account two days after being deposited in the bank.

Hi there,
Paypal uses funds that are added to your Paypal account or withdrawn from your bank account/credit card/debit card.
If the only thing you have is a Filipino bank account (BDO, RCBC etc ) you can withdraw funds from the bank account to your Paypal account.
To do so, you must first add your bank account to your Paypal account by going to Paypal, where it says My Account > Profile > Add or Edit Bank Account.
Here you enter your banking details as required, Paypal will make sure that it is your account by depositing a small amount of money to your account (takes 3-5 days) and then asking you to verify that amount before the bank account is confirmed and linked to your Paypal account.
After you've linked your bank account to your Paypal account you can then withdraw funds to it by going to My Profile > Add Funds. This process also takes 3-5 days to complete.
The funds withdrawn to your Paypal account from your bank account will now allow you to make instant payments with funds direct from your Paypal account.
Alternatively if you make a payment for anything you buy online and wish to pay with your Paypal account and don't have any funds, Paypal will deduct the funds from your linked bank account. The process usually takes 3-5 days to complete.
Hope I have been of assistance to you, Cheers ! :)

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Well, I am having the same problem on my PSP, and it appears to be server related.

Login to your Paypal account. If you don’t have a Paypal account yet, then sign-up for an account.

Once logged in, click the Add/Edit Bank Account link by hovering over the Profile link under the My Account tab.

Click the Add button to Add a Bank Account to your Paypal Account. In this step, you simply have to accomplish the form with the following information:

Country
First name
Last name
Bank name
Bank code
Account number

You can easily fill in all the information, except maybe for the Bank code. I got the list of bank codes from http://pages.ebay.ph/bankwithdrawal/bank_codes_ph.html. As indicated in the Paypal instructions, your bank account in the Philippines should be able to receive payments in Philippine Pesos.

Once you successfully added a bank account to your Paypal account, click the Withdraw link under the My Account tab.

Paypal offers two options for withdrawing funds from your Paypal account: Withdraw funds to your bank account and Withdraw funds your card. Since I did not know what will happen if I chose the second option and I did not have a debit or prepaid card, I clicked on the first option.


Have a great day,

Bhautesh