The Fastest Way to Send Money to Someone at Old Colony Correctional Center (Access Corrections & Secure Deposits)

Access Corrections / Secure Deposits is the preferred way to send money to someone's personal account at Massachusetts DOC facilities like Old Colony Correctional Center. When speed matters, sticking with the method the DOC already expects means fewer delays and fewer returned deposits.

You can send funds online through Access Corrections, through their app, or by phone. These deposits use a credit or debit card and are available 24/7 - no waiting for business hours or mail delivery. That's what makes this route the fastest option.

1. Create your Access Corrections account - Sign up online or download the Access Corrections app (Android or iOS) to use on your phone.
2. Start a Secure Deposits transaction - Follow the prompts to select the right facility and the person you’re sending money to.
3. Pay by card - Use a credit or debit card to fund the deposit.
4. Submit whenever you’re ready - Card-funded deposits through Secure Deposits are available 24/7, so you can send money immediately instead of waiting for weekday processing.

1. Fill out the deposit slip - Use the Money Order/Check deposit slip and complete it fully.
2. Prepare your payment - Get a check or money order ready to include with the completed slip.
3. Mail it to the Secure Deposits lockbox - Send the check or money order (with the completed deposit slip) to: Secure Deposits - Massachusetts DOC, PO Box 12486, St. Louis, MO 63132.
4. Plan for mail time - This option has no fee through the lockbox service, but it will still depend on delivery plus processing time once it arrives.

Mail a check or money order to Secure Deposits, and they'll process it within 48 hours of receipt. Weekends and holidays don't count toward that window, so timing can stretch if your envelope arrives late in the week or around a holiday.

Holds are the main reason mailed or paper-based deposits feel slow. Money orders over $200 get a 7-business-day hold. Personal checks dropped off in person? Same thing - 7 business days. On top of that, all check funds sit for 10 days after processing before they're sent to the DOC for crediting.

Once Secure Deposits sends the processed funds to the DOC, the money hits the inmate's account the next day. The real wait is the hold period - not the final credit step.

Stick to U.S. funds. Access Corrections only accepts money orders and checks from U.S. financial institutions, and they won't process deposits from international addresses.

Quick Comparison

• ✓ Online/app (Secure Deposits via Access Corrections): Credit/debit card deposits; available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• ✓ Mailed lockbox (checks/money orders): No-fee lockbox service; mail to Secure Deposits - Massachusetts DOC, PO Box 12486, St. Louis, MO 63132 with a completed deposit slip.
• ✓ Mailed lockbox processing: Checks and money orders are processed within 48 hours of receipt (excluding weekends and holidays).
• ✓ In-person drop-off (paper): Money orders over $200 and personal checks dropped off in person are placed on a 7-business-day hold.
• ✓ Check deposits (timing): All check funds are subject to a 10-day hold after processing before being sent to the DOC for crediting.