How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
Birmingham Work Release deposits go through Access Corrections. Add funds online, through the Access Corrections app, by phone, with cash at CashPayToday retail locations, or by mailing a money order with a completed deposit coupon to Access Corrections' St. Louis P.O. Box. Money-order deposits have a $900 daily limit. Processing and vendor fees get deducted from whatever you send. If you mail a money order, don't include cash, letters, stamps, photos, or notes—returned money orders or checks can trigger a $25 handling fee. Deposits of $3,000 or more require the sender's Social Security number under federal rules. Access Corrections offers bilingual support through its app, website, and phone line at 866-345-1884.
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Putting money on someone's account at Birmingham Work Release? ADOC approves four methods: deposit online through Access Corrections, deposit by phone through Access Corrections, make a walk-in cash deposit through CashPayToday at a participating retailer, or mail a money order.
When you send money to someone in Alabama DOC, the fee doesn't get added on top of your deposit — it comes out of it. That means your loved one receives the deposit minus the service charge, not the full amount you intended to send.
Send money online, through the Access Corrections app, by phone, at CashPayToday retail locations, or by mailing a money order with a deposit coupon. Vendor and processing fees are deducted from the deposited amount.
Mail the money order and deposit coupon to Access Corrections at the St. Louis P.O. Box listed in ADOC’s instructions. Don’t include cash, photos, stamps, or notes with the money order.
Register the sender and recipient before you go, then bring a printed or on-phone barcode to the register. You can request a barcode by texting your consumer ID to 502-410-3373, and tell the clerk you’re making a “VANILLA DIRECT PAY.”
If your loved one is at an Alabama DOC facility like Birmingham Work Release, you can't just send a package yourself — it has to go through the state's approved vendor. Once you know the right ordering method, it's pretty straightforward.
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