How to send messages, photos, and packages
Want to send approved property, hygiene, or footwear packages to someone at Birmingham Work Release? You'll need to order through Union Supply Direct—they manage approved ADOC packages and serve as the Alabama Department of Corrections' exclusive footwear provider. Place orders online, by phone, by fax, or by mail. The 2025 incentive-package ordering window runs July 22 through August 21, 2025, with packages delivered to ADOC facilities by September 26, 2025. For regular mail (not packages), use the incarcerated person's full legal name and include a complete return address. Staff will open and inspect all incoming mail.
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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.
Order through Union Supply Direct, which handles approved ADOC property and hygiene packages. It’s also the exclusive ADOC footwear provider, and it accepts orders online, by phone, by fax, or by mail.
The 2025 ordering window runs from July 22 through August 21, 2025.
Incentive-package orders will be delivered to ADOC facilities by September 26, 2025.
Yes. Staff open and inspect incoming and outgoing mail; non-legal letters are checked for contraband and security issues.
To request medical records from the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), you'll need the
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.
