How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
You can add funds for someone at Allendale Correctional Facility several ways through the approved vendor—online, kiosk, retail, or by mail. If you mail a money order for commissary/trust, follow the vendor's deposit instructions: include the facility deposit form and the incarcerated person's identifying information, and make the money order payable to GTL Financial Services. Each mailed money order is limited to $300 and must be in U.S. dollars. Send deposits to GTL Financial Services in Dallas, Texas, using the address on the deposit instructions. Automated Trust Fund deposits through ConnectNetwork generally post within one business day. Mailed deposits are usually processed the next business day after the processor receives them. ConnectNetwork trust deposits are final and nonrefundable. If a refund hasn't arrived within 30 days, SCDC provides a GTL refund request form and contact to follow up.
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Getting money onto someone's trust (commissary) account at Allendale comes down to two main options: an automated ConnectNetwork deposit or a mailed money order. Here's what each costs and how long it takes.
Make the money order payable to GTL Financial Services and include the facility deposit form with the incarcerated person’s identifying information. Mail the money order and deposit form to GTL Financial Services in Dallas, TX using the address shown on the deposit instructions.
Yes. Each mailed money order deposit is limited to $300, and it must be in U.S. dollars.
Automated deposits sent through ConnectNetwork typically post within one business day. Mailed deposits are generally processed the next business day after the processor receives them. ConnectNetwork trust deposits are final and nonrefundable; if you don’t receive a refund within 30 days, SCDC provides a GTL refund request form and contact to follow up.
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