How to Send Money to an Inmate at Lawrence County Correctional Facility (online, phone, kiosk, money order)
Getting money onto an inmate's commissary account at Lawrence County Correctional Facility is straightforward. Pick the method that works for you, follow the steps below, and your deposit should go through without a hitch.
Quick Overview
- ✓ Online (debit/credit card) - Use VendEngine at vendengine.com; convenient from home, and you’ll see any processing fee during checkout.
- ✓ Phone (debit/credit card) - Call 855-VendEng (855-836-3364); good if you’d rather not use a website, and fees (if any) are shown during the transaction.
- ✓ Know before you pay - Online/phone deposits are handled by an electronic funds processor, and commissary does not set or answer questions about those fees.
Heading to the jail in person? There's a lobby kiosk that accepts cash or debit/credit cards. It's usually the fastest option if you're already there - any processing fee shows up on screen before you finalize the deposit.
- ✓ Money order (U.S. Postal) - Mail a U.S. Postal money order made payable to Chilton Vending; it’s a solid option if you want to avoid electronic processing fees.
- ✓ No fee for this method - Commissary deposits money orders, and there is no fee for commissary deposits made by U.S. Postal money order.
- ✓ Slower, but predictable - When the money order has all the required identifying information, it’s deposited by 8:00 p.m. each Monday.
- ✓ Fill it out carefully - The memo line needs the inmate’s name, ID number, and county, or it will be returned to sender.
- ✓ Mail it to the right place - U.S. Postal money orders go to Chilton Vending (address listed below).
Lawrence County Correctional Facility uses VendEngine for electronic deposits. Add funds online at vendengine.com with a debit or credit card, or call 855-VendEng (855-836-3364) to deposit by phone.
Fees: Online, phone, and kiosk deposits go through an electronic funds processor. You'll see the fee before you confirm. The commissary doesn't set or receive those fees, so they can't answer questions about them.
If VendEngine asks for a facility locator number for Lawrence County Correctional Facility, use 32.
The kiosk in the jail lobby accepts both debit/credit cards and cash. It's a quick way to add commissary funds if you're visiting in person.
- ✓ Inmate’s identifying information (name/ID) so you select the correct person
- ✓ Facility locator number 32 (if the kiosk prompts for it)
- ✓ Be ready to review any fee details shown on-screen during the deposit process
To mail a deposit, get a U.S. Postal money order and make it payable to Chilton Vending. Send it to: Chilton Vending, P O Box 31, Pleasant View, TN 37146.
- ✓ Write the recipient’s name clearly on the memo line
- ✓ Include the recipient’s ID number on the memo line
- ✓ Include the county on the memo line
- ✓ If any of that identifying information is missing, the money order is returned to sender
No-fee option: U.S. Postal money orders are deposited at no charge - this is the only method with zero fees.
Online, phone, and kiosk transactions run through an electronic processor. The fee displays before you confirm. Because the commissary doesn't control or receive these fees, they won't be able to answer questions about them.
Money orders follow a weekly schedule. U.S. Postal money orders with all the required info are deposited by 8:00 p.m. each Monday.
After 8:00 p.m. Monday, check the inmate's Transaction History to confirm the deposit posted. If it's not there, the commissary says they didn't receive a money order for that inmate in the past week. Double-check that you mailed it to Chilton Vending, P O Box 31, Pleasant View, TN 37146 and included the inmate's name, ID number, and county on the memo line.
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