Review available deposit, commissary, money order, and online payment information for sending money to an inmate at FCI Mendota.
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If you're sending money through MoneyGram ExpressPayment, get the account number format right. Use the person's eight-digit register number (no spaces or dashes) followed immediately by their last name. Example: 12345678DOE.
Nothing's worse than a long drive that ends with "no visits today." Before you head to FCI Mendota, run through these checks to make sure your loved one is there, you're cleared to visit, and visits are actually happening that day.
Most care packages can't be mailed directly to someone at FCI Mendota. The rules are strict—but once you understand what counts as a package versus an approved publication, sending something that actually gets delivered becomes much simpler.
Trying to stay in touch with someone at FCI Mendota? Phone contact runs through the Bureau of Prisons system, and calls are monitored (with limited exceptions for attorney calls).
