Sending Money to Someone at Lovelock: What You Need to Know Before You Send

Lovelock Correctional Center (NDOC) accepts two ways to send money. You can mail a cashier's check or money order with a Lockbox Deposit Coupon. Or you can use Access Corrections to deposit funds with a credit or debit card (MasterCard or Visa) - online or by phone. The main difference? How you pay and how fast the funds become available.

Sending a money order or cashier's check? You'll need the Lockbox Deposit Coupon. Print it from the NDOC website or get it from your loved one - they're responsible for sending coupons to anyone who wants to deposit money for them. Without the right coupon, your deposit can be delayed or rejected. Get this sorted first.

1. Get the Lockbox Deposit Coupon - print it from the NDOC website or have the offender send you one.
2. Buy a cashier’s check or money order - this is the payment type used with the lockbox coupon method.
3. Fill out the coupon carefully - match the offender’s information exactly to avoid processing problems.
4. Mail it to the NDOC lockbox as directed on the coupon/instructions - the coupon is what routes the funds to the right offender account.

Expect a delay if you mail a money order or cashier's check. Due to counterfeit activity, NDOC holds all mailed deposits for fourteen calendar days from receipt. The hold is about when funds become available, not whether your deposit was accepted - so everything can be done correctly and it still takes two weeks.

Need the money there faster? Access Corrections handles credit and debit deposits (MasterCard or Visa), including by phone. NDOC also lists connectnetwork.com and automated phone systems for trust deposits. For many families, a card deposit is the simplest way to skip the two-week wait that comes with mailed payments.

• ✓ Have a MasterCard or Visa ready before you start an Access Corrections deposit.
• ✓ Use the vendor’s online option or phone option listed by NDOC (for example, connectnetwork.com and automated trust-deposit lines).
• ✓ Double-check the offender’s identifying details before you submit the payment so it credits the correct account.

Watch out for unexpected money requests - especially from someone you don't actually know. NDOC warns that people unfamiliar with an offender should be suspicious of requests for "release," "restitution," or other claimed expenses. And here's the big one: NDOC does not require payment of any fees for any type of offender release. Anyone asking for a "release fee" is running a scam.