How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
Fairbanks Correctional Center has an on-site commissary where inmates can buy approved items like food, snacks, beverages, personal care products, stationery, and other small essentials. To help someone shop at commissary, you can add money to their account online or send funds by money order or cashier's check. Those payment methods apply to commissary funds specifically. Phone calls are handled separately through Securus Technologies, so funding phone service requires a different Securus account. Keep in mind that all calls placed through the facility phone system are recorded and monitored.
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Adding money to someone's commissary account at Fairbanks Correctional Center is one of the most practical ways to help them day to day. Here's how to fund an account and what that money can actually buy.
You can add commissary funds online, or send a money order or cashier’s check.
The commissary carries approved items including food, snacks, beverages, personal care products, toiletries, stationery, and other small essentials.
No. Phone service is handled separately through Securus Technologies and requires its own Securus account. Calls placed through the phone system are recorded and monitored.
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