Does Your Loved One Qualify as Indigent at Lawrence County Jail? What the Weekly Pack Includes
If your loved one doesn’t have money for commissary, Lawrence County Jail has a specific “indigent” rule that decides whether they can order a basic weekly pack. Here’s the exact qualification test, how ordering works, what’s inside the pack, and when it’s delivered.
At Lawrence County Jail, “indigent” isn’t a general label - it’s a specific formula tied to commissary history and the balance on the account. Your loved one qualifies as indigent if they have not received a regular commissary order of $4.50 or more in the last 21 days and they do not have $4.50 or more in their account at 8:00 p.m. on the last day of ordering for the week.
Note: Commissary ordering runs from 12:00 a.m. Tuesday through lights out Wednesday. The indigent balance check happens at the end of that window.
- Wait for regular order days - during normal weeks, ordering runs from 12:00 a.m. Tuesday through lights out Wednesday.
- Use the kiosk to place the indigent-pack order - the ordering process is done on the kiosk the same way a regular commissary order is placed.
- Submit the order within the window - if it’s not placed during the regular ordering period, it won’t be in that week’s commissary run.
Reminder: They qualify as indigent only if they haven't had a commissary order of $4.50 or more in the last 21 days and have less than $4.50 in their account at 8:00 p.m. on the last ordering day.
Pack Contents
- ✓ (1) 2 oz shampoo
- ✓ (1) 1.5 oz soap
- ✓ (1) 0.85 oz toothpaste
- ✓ (1) short toothbrush
- ✓ (1) 1.5 oz roll-on deodorant
- ✓ (2) stamped envelopes
- ✓ (2) sheets paper
- ✓ (1) flex pen
The weekly indigent pack is a basic hygiene-and-mail bundle: shampoo, soap, toothpaste, a short toothbrush, and roll-on deodorant. It also includes two stamped envelopes, two sheets of paper, and a flex pen for writing letters.
Indigent packs arrive with regular commissary orders. That means Friday delivery in a normal week. The jail posts advance notice when holidays shift the schedule.
What to expect: Orders placed during the Tuesday–Wednesday window arrive Friday, unless a holiday shifts the schedule.
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