What You Need to Know Before Using the Money Kiosks at Nueces County Jail
Planning to put money on someone's account at Nueces County Jail? The kiosks are often the quickest option. Here's where to find them, what they accept, the fees you'll pay, and how to avoid common surprises.
Nueces County Jail has two money kiosks, both available 24 hours a day. One is in the Main Jail lobby at 901 Leopard Street; the other is at the McKenzie Annex at 745 North Padre Island Drive. Need to make a deposit at 2 a.m.? That's the big advantage here - just head to whichever location works best for you.
Note: The kiosk works like an ATM in reverse - it takes your payment and deposits the money directly into the inmate’s account.
Accepted Payments
- ✓ Cash is accepted, but only $5 bills or higher.
- ✓ Personal checks are not accepted for posting to an inmate’s account.
Paying by card? Bring a credit or debit card with a VISA or MasterCard logo - those are the only card types the kiosk accepts. If yours doesn't match, plan on using cash instead.
Cash deposits carry a flat $3.00 fee, deducted automatically from the cash you feed in. This fee stays the same whether you're depositing $10 or $300. So if you insert $50, expect $47 to land in the account.
Card deposits work differently - the fee gets charged to your card and scales with the deposit amount. A $0.01–$19.99 deposit costs $2.95; a $200.00–$300.00 deposit runs $9.95. Keep in mind the kiosk caps transactions at $300.
Funds from kiosk deposits are available immediately - same as phone and online deposits. If someone needs commissary money right away, you won't be waiting around for processing.
Note: The inmate will receive a receipt of the deposit within 3–4 days after the transaction.
- Go to a kiosk location - Use the Main Jail lobby kiosk (901 Leopard Street) or the McKenzie Annex kiosk (745 North Padre Island Drive); both deposit money directly into the inmate’s account.
- Choose your payment type - You can deposit with cash ($5 bills or higher only) or with a credit/debit card that has the VISA or MasterCard logo.
- Keep the fees in mind before you confirm - Cash deposits have a $3.00 fee that’s automatically deducted from the cash you enter. Card deposits have a fee charged to your card that varies by deposit amount (for example, $2.95 for $0.01–$19.99 and up to $9.95 for $200–$300).
- Complete the transaction and save your proof - Finish the deposit and hang onto your transaction receipt for your records.
Watch out: Money, checks, and money orders will not be accepted through the Jail Information Booth, at the McKinzie Jail Annex, or during visitation hours - and personal checks aren’t accepted for posting to an inmate’s account.
Can't make it to a kiosk? You can also deposit online. Just create an account at AccessCorrections.com to get started.
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