How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
Add funds to an inmate's trust account online at accesscorrections.com. Bilingual customer support is available at 866.345.1884 if you need help. Prefer paying in person? The lobby kiosk in the back of the detention center accepts cash, credit, and debit cards 24 hours a day. For inmates booked Monday–Friday before 3:30 PM, records lobby kiosks process deposits right away. If someone was booked after 3:30 PM Friday or on a weekend, different timing applies. Use the inmate's exact booked name and ID to avoid delays.
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Need to put money on someone's account at Forsyth County Detention Center? You've got several options—some from home, one in person around the clock. Here's a breakdown to help you choose based on timing and whether you're paying with cash or card.
When you can deposit money at Forsyth County Detention Center depends on when your person was booked. The good news: once their account opens for public deposits, you can add money 24/7 through the Records lobby kiosks.
You can deposit money online at accesscorrections.com, and bilingual help is available at 866.345.1884. You can also use the back-lobby kiosk at the detention center to deposit cash, credit, or debit 24/7. Follow the vendor’s instructions and use the inmate’s exact booked name and ID so the funds post correctly.
Records lobby kiosks allow 24/7 deposits for inmates booked Monday–Friday before 3:30 PM. If the person was booked after 3:30 PM Friday or on a weekend, a different timing policy applies for when lobby-kiosk deposits are processed.
Yes. There’s a lobby kiosk in the back of the detention center that accepts cash, credit, and debit card deposits 24 hours a day.
Getting mail to someone at Forsyth County Detention Center comes down to following the envelope and content rules so your letter gets scanned and delivered to the inmate tablet. Here's how it works, what you can send, how legal mail is different, and how to request copies after release.
Ordained clergy and licensed ministers can conduct non-contact pastoral visits with inmates at Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center (FCLEDC). These visits are separate from regular social visitation and won't count against the inmate's two-visits-per-week limit.
Forsyth County Detention Center uses a scanned-mail system for regular (non-legal) inmate mail. Publications are handled separately. Here's how it works: you send your letter to a mail processing center, where it gets scanned so the inmate can view it on their tablet. The original paper letter is destroyed after scanning.
