How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
FCI Waseca prohibits a wide range of items from being used as release clothing, including electronics, money, jewelry, bedding, toiletries, food, and reading materials. To add commissary funds, you can deposit money through an approved online transfer vendor, an in-facility kiosk (when available), or by mailing an accepted payment. Always include the incarcerated person's full name and their booking or OID number so the deposit posts to the correct account. If mailing a payment, use an accepted instrument like a money order or certified bank or teller check. Don't send cash, and note that many facilities won't accept personal checks by mail. Commissary funds cover basics like snacks, hygiene items, stamps, and phone or tablet credit. The account generally closes on release or transfer.
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You can add money through an approved online transfer vendor, an in-facility kiosk (when available), or by mailing an accepted payment. Include the inmate's full name and booking or OID number so funds go to the correct account. If mailing, don't send cash. Use a money order or certified bank or teller check and follow the facility's approved deposit method.
Don't mail cash. If you need to mail a deposit, use a money order or certified bank or teller check. Many facilities won't accept personal checks by mail.
No. FCI Waseca excludes electronics and money from acceptable release clothing, along with jewelry, bedding, toiletries, food, and reading materials.
If you're trying to support someone at FCI Waseca close to release, the main "contact" option covered by facility guidance is sending approved release clothing. Here's how the package process works so your shipment doesn't get rejected.
If you're trying to support someone at FCI Waseca, it helps to separate two things: sending money to an account and mailing items. The facility's published guidance in this evidence set covers release clothing packages specifically, including strict rules and a clear ban on cash and gift cards in packages.
FCI Waseca only accepts release clothing within a specific time window, and the process starts with something your loved one has to request from staff. Use this timeline to plan the shopping, paperwork, and mailing so the package arrives when it should.
