How to Send Money to Facility

If you're sending official government mail involving benefit checks (Veterans, Social Security, or Disability checks, for example), ADCRR has a specific destination. Effective January 7, 2026, all official government mail must go to the Inmate Trust Accounts Section at 1802 W Jackson Street, #161, Phoenix, AZ 85007.

Personal mail is changing, too. Starting December 15, 2025, incoming personal mail (not including legal mail, parcels, publications, and official government mail) must be sent to ADCRR's Digital Processing Center in Texas. There, it gets sorted, scanned, and uploaded to the inmate's secure tablet. Why does this matter for sending money? Because personal mail is not a way to fund an account. Anything you send through that route is handled as scanned mail content, not as a deposit.

What isn't spelled out here is which deposit method you should actually use. Is there an approved electronic option? An in-person option? A specific vendor? Fees and posting times also aren't clear from the available information. Before you send anything, confirm the currently approved deposit methods for this facility and the person's ADCRR information you'll need to complete the payment.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ If you are sending official government mail that includes benefit checks, use the Inmate Trust Accounts Section address: 1802 W Jackson Street, #161, Phoenix, AZ 85007 (effective January 7, 2026).

• ✓ Do not try to deposit money using checks, money orders, or cashier’s checks. ADCRR does not accept these for inmate account deposits.

• ✓ Do not put cash or payment instruments in personal mail. Starting December 15, 2025, personal mail is routed to the Digital Processing Center in Texas for scanning and tablet delivery, and it is not a deposit channel.

• ✓ Confirm the facility’s current, approved ways to add funds to an inmate account before you pay. Use only the method the facility authorizes.

1. Confirm you are using the right mailing address. Official government mail goes to the Inmate Trust Accounts Section at 1802 W Jackson Street, #161, Phoenix, AZ 85007 effective January 7, 2026.
2. Double-check which mail is treated as “personal mail”. Beginning December 15, 2025, most incoming personal mail is sent to the Digital Processing Center in Texas to be scanned and delivered to the inmate’s secure tablet, with exceptions for legal mail, parcels, publications, and official government mail.

1. Rule out prohibited payment types first. ADCRR does not accept checks, money orders, or cashier’s checks for inmate account deposits.
2. Ask what deposit options are currently allowed. Get the approved payment channels directly from ADCRR or the facility, since the only confirmed detail here is what is not accepted.

1. Ask about fees before you submit payment. Some deposit methods charge processing fees.
2. Confirm posting times and availability. Find out how long it typically takes for funds to show up and be usable once you pay, and whether weekends or holidays change timing.