How to Send Money to Facility

At New Lisbon Corrections Institution (NLCI), friends and family typically need to fund a Getting Out (GTL) account to send messages or photos to someone with an ICS tablet. The facility's tablet FAQs also mention that ICSolutions is testing software that could let families fund the existing ICSolutions phone account and have that balance support tablet messaging too. That said, it's described as testing, so confirm what's actually working before you add money. One thing to be careful about: don't try to send anything outside the approved channels. NLCI materials cite Wisconsin law (Wis. Stat. 302.095), which prohibits delivering unauthorized articles to an inmate or depositing or receiving contraband inside the institution. Violations can carry fines and jail time. This article doesn't cover vendor fees, funding limits, or processing times because that information wasn't available in the source material. Stick to the accounts and methods the facility approves for tablet messaging and photos.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Confirm your loved one is using an ICS tablet at NLCI and that you want funds for messaging or photo sharing.
• ✓ Fund the Getting Out (GTL) account, since that is the required account for sending messages to people with an ICS tablet.
• ✓ Ask whether funding the ICSolutions phone account currently supports tablet messages at NLCI, since that option was described as still being tested.

Before you add money, verify which system applies to your person right now. Start by confirming they have an ICS tablet, since the guidance for tablet messaging is tied to that. Next, check whether Getting Out (GTL) is the account you need to fund for messaging and photos. Finally, if you already fund an ICSolutions phone account, ask whether the "phone account funding supports tablet messaging" testing has been finalized and turned on for NLCI. That last detail matters. The facility materials describe it as testing, not a guaranteed option.

1. Check the facility’s official rules first: Ask staff where to find the current policy on authorized articles and contraband.
2. Confirm what “authorized” means in practice: Make sure you understand the approved way to send messages and photos, and what is not allowed.
3. Ask what happens if someone violates the rules: NLCI materials cite potential fines and jail time under state law, so get clarity on how the facility treats common mistakes.