How to Send Money to Facility

GDC has a dedicated "How Do I Send Money to an Offender" page that walks you through your options. Not sure which method applies to your loved one's location or custody type? Start there. It lays out all current choices in one place.

For food packages going to a State Prison or Integrated Treatment Facility (ITF), GDC caps orders at $100 per offender or 15 lbs. per package. Whichever limit you hit first is the one that applies.

Probation Detention Centers have tighter limits: $50 per offender or 7 lbs. per package, whichever comes first.

Placing multiple orders for the same person? GDC will combine them into a single package. The combined total still can't exceed the spending or weight limits, so splitting items across orders won't get you more.

Food package orders include a $2.95 shipping and handling charge, which is non-refundable. Timing matters: orders received after the program deadline won't be accepted. Plan ahead so your order arrives on time.

1. Start with GDC’s “How Do I Send Money to an Offender” page - use it to see the available ways to send funds and to confirm you are following the current process.
2. Use the details listed there for your next step - the page is meant to point you to the right option for your situation.

1. Place food package orders through Union Supply - GDC lists Union Supply as the ordering path for the food package program.
2. Choose an ordering method that works for you - orders may be placed online, by mail, by phone, or by fax (the GDC page provides the contact and address details).

1. Confirm which limit applies to your loved one’s location - State Prisons and ITFs are capped at $100 per offender or 15 lbs. per package, and Probation Detention Centers are capped at $50 per offender or 7 lbs. per package.
2. Build one plan for the full package - if you place multiple orders, they will be consolidated into one package and still cannot exceed the spending or weight limit.

1. Include the shipping/handling fee in your total - food package orders have a $2.95 shipping and handling charge, and it is non-refundable.
2. Order early enough to meet the deadline - orders received after the program deadline will not be accepted.

1. Check whether the person is at Riverbend Private Prison - Riverbend uses the Access Securepak package program until further notice.
2. Follow the correct program for that facility - using the wrong program can delay or prevent the order from being processed.

What to Verify

• ✓ Whether your loved one’s facility is treated as a State Prison/ITF (cap: $100 or 15 lbs.) or a Probation Detention Center (cap: $50 or 7 lbs.)
• ✓ How the spending and weight caps are applied (whichever is reached first)
• ✓ Whether you have placed multiple orders that will be consolidated into one package subject to the same limits

• ✓ The $2.95 shipping and handling charge for food package orders
• ✓ That the shipping/handling charges are non-refundable for your order

• ✓ The current program deadline for orders
• ✓ That your order will be received before the deadline (late orders will not be accepted)

• ✓ The current options listed on GDC’s “How Do I Send Money to an Offender” page
• ✓ Union Supply ordering channels (online, mail, phone, fax) and the current contact/address details shown on the GDC page

• ✓ If the person is at Riverbend Private Prison, whether Access Securepak is still the active package program at the time you order