How to Send Money to Facility

Do not send money to an inmate using this facility's street address. Mailed funds must be addressed to the Bureau of Prisons processing center in Des Moines, Iowa, not the institution itself.

Deposited money goes into the institution's commissary account system. Think of it as a bank account the facility maintains for the inmate. Funds sent by family, friends, or other sources are stored there so the inmate can purchase approved items that aren't regularly issued by the institution.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Send mailed funds to the Bureau of Prisons processing center in Des Moines, Iowa (not the facility’s street address).
• ✓ Make sure you are directing the deposit for the inmate’s commissary account, since that is where funds from family and friends are stored.

1. Confirm the correct destination for mailed money. Before you send anything, verify that mailed funds for this facility are still routed through the Bureau of Prisons processing center in Des Moines, Iowa.
2. Double-check you are not using the facility’s street address. Even if you have the institution’s address for mail, money is handled differently and should not be sent there.

1. Ask how deposits are credited. The facility maintains a commissary account for the inmate, and deposits from family, friends, or other sources are stored there.
2. Confirm what identifying information is required. Make sure you have whatever details the facility needs to apply the funds to the correct commissary account (for example, the inmate’s identifying information required by their process).