Sending Money to an Inmate at FCI La Tuna: The MoneyGram ExpressPayment Guide
MoneyGram ExpressPayment gets money into a federal inmate's account quickly—but only if you enter every field exactly right. Here's how to format your payment so it credits correctly at FCI La Tuna.
Before sending money, confirm the person has physically arrived at a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facility. MoneyGram deposits require an exact match on the inmate's register number and name. Send too early, and your transaction could get rejected - or worse, the money lands in the wrong account and doesn't come back.
- ✓ Confirm the person is currently at a BOP facility before you send funds.
- ✓ Verify they have physically arrived (don’t send while they’re still in transit).
- ✓ Get the inmate’s eight-digit register number.
- ✓ Confirm the inmate’s last name exactly as it should appear for the deposit.
The Account Number field trips people up more than anything else. For a federal inmate at FCI La Tuna, enter the eight-digit register number with no spaces or dashes, then add the inmate's last name right after - no extra characters between them. Example: 12345678DOE.
When MoneyGram asks for company details, use the BOP's standard entries: set Company Name to "Federal Bureau of Prisons" and City & State to "Washington, DC."
Don’t miss this: The MoneyGram Receive Code for federal inmate deposits is 7932.
Timing affects how fast the money shows up. Funds sent between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. EST are typically posted within 2–4 hours. If you send after 9:00 p.m. EST, the funds are posted at 7:00 a.m. EST the following morning.
Tip: If you need the money available the same day, send it before 9:00 p.m. EST to avoid the overnight posting delay.
Most problems come down to small entry errors. The usual culprits: wrong Account Number format (missing the eight-digit register number, adding spaces or dashes, or forgetting the last name), incorrect Company Name or City & State, or the wrong receive code. Incorrect info means a rejected payment - or funds going to the wrong account with no refund. Slow down and double-check every field before you hit submit.
- ✓ Confirm the inmate has physically arrived at a BOP facility.
- ✓ Account Number: eight-digit register number (no spaces or dashes) + last name (example: 12345678DOE).
- ✓ Company Name: Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- ✓ City & State: Washington, DC.
- ✓ Receive Code: 7932.
- ✓ Review every field once more before submitting payment.
- Mark the time you sent the payment - posting speed depends on when it was sent.
- Wait the normal posting window - if sent between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. EST, it’s typically posted within 2–4 hours.
- If you sent it after 9:00 p.m. EST, check the next morning - those payments are posted at 7:00 a.m. EST the following day.
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