How to Send Money to Daviess County Detention Center (KY)

You can make deposits using the kiosk in the Building 1 lobby. The kiosk accepts cash or credit, and kiosk access is available 24 hours a day.

Using a credit card at the kiosk? Watch the account balance. Credit card deposits are capped at a $300 maximum account balance, so if the inmate's account is already near that amount, your deposit may be restricted.

If you're mailing money, only cashier's checks, certified checks, and money orders are accepted. Make it payable to "Daviess County Detention Center" and write the inmate's name on the memo line so staff can credit the right account.

Most deposits go toward commissary. This facility has a $150 maximum purchase per inmate per commissary day, and that cap includes hot/cold cart items and nicotine patches.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Use the kiosk in the Building 1 lobby for cash or credit deposits (kiosk access is available 24 hours a day).
• ✓ If depositing by credit card at the kiosk, remember the maximum inmate account balance allowed for credit card deposits is $300.
• ✓ If depositing by mail, send only a cashier’s check, certified check, or money order.
• ✓ Make mailed checks or money orders payable to Daviess County Detention Center.
• ✓ Write the inmate’s name on the memo line of the mailed check or money order.

If you're mainly helping with commissary, keep the spending cap in mind. Inmates can spend up to $150 per commissary day (including hot/cold cart items and nicotine patches).

Before making a trip, confirm the kiosk is still in the Building 1 lobby and available 24 hours a day. Policies and lobby access can change, especially around holidays.

Double-check the current limits before depositing. Confirm the kiosk credit card rule ($300 maximum account balance) and the commissary cap ($150 per inmate per commissary day, including hot/cold cart items and nicotine patches).

1. Confirm what you can mail: Ask staff to confirm that mail deposits must be cashier’s checks, certified checks, or money orders.
2. Verify the payee name: Confirm the check or money order should be made payable to Daviess County Detention Center.
3. Confirm the memo line requirement: Make sure you write the inmate’s name on the memo line so it credits the correct account.
4. Recheck the no-cash rule: Confirm you should not send cash by mail and you should not send correspondence that contains money.