How to Send Money to Someone at FCI Morgantown (MoneyGram ExpressPayment)

Don't mail money to FCI Morgantown's facility address. Mailed funds have to go to a processing center in Des Moines, Iowa - not the institution itself. Skip the hassle and use an approved electronic option like MoneyGram ExpressPayment instead.

Make sure your loved one has physically arrived at their Federal Bureau of Prisons facility before sending anything. If you send funds while they're still in transit or not fully processed into the system, your payment can get stuck - there may not be an active account to receive it yet.

MoneyGram ExpressPayment processes transactions seven days a week, including holidays. Send between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and funds typically post within 2–4 hours. Payments sent after 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time won't show up until 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the next morning.

The most common reason MoneyGram payments fail? A small formatting error in the account number. Enter the inmate's eight-digit register number with no spaces or dashes, followed immediately by their last name. Example: 12345678DOE.

When MoneyGram asks for company details, enter them exactly as required. Set the Company Name to "Federal Bureau of Prisons" and the City & State to "Washington, DC." Don't substitute a facility name or different location - these fields route your payment through the correct system.

You'll also need the correct Receive Code and beneficiary name. Use Receive Code 7932, and enter the inmate's full committed name (the name the BOP has on record) as the Beneficiary. A mismatched name can hold up your transaction.

How fast your money posts depends on when you send it. Funds sent between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time post within 2–4 hours, seven days a week including holidays. Send after 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and the funds post at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the next morning.

Double-check every field before you pay. The account number must be the eight-digit register number (no spaces or dashes) plus the last name right after it. Company Name is "Federal Bureau of Prisons" with "Washington, DC" as City & State. Receive Code is 7932. Beneficiary is the inmate's full committed name. Get any of this wrong, and your transaction can be rejected - or worse, land in the wrong account without being returned.

1. Wait an appropriate amount of time - If you sent the payment between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, give it the full 2–4 hours to post before assuming something is wrong.
2. Compare your receipt to the required fields - Confirm the Account Number is the eight-digit register number with no spaces/dashes plus the last name (like 12345678DOE), and verify you used “Federal Bureau of Prisons” and “Washington, DC.”
3. Re-check Receive Code and beneficiary name - Make sure Receive Code 7932 is correct and the beneficiary is the inmate’s full committed name.
4. If you sent after 9:00 p.m. ET, check again in the morning - Late sends post at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the next day, so it may simply be waiting for that posting window.
5. Contact MoneyGram with your transaction details - If the information is correct and the posting window has passed, MoneyGram can tell you whether the payment was accepted, rejected, or needs correction.