Sending Money to Someone at Raymond Laborde C.C.: JPay Steps and Deposit Limits
Want to help someone at Raymond Laborde C.C.? Don't bring cash to hand over during a visit - Louisiana DOC rules prohibit visitors from giving money directly to an imprisoned person. Louisiana state correctional facilities use JPay for deposits instead. It's the state-authorized method for adding funds to someone's account (including deposits sent by mail), so your money goes through the system the facility actually processes.
Tip: Don’t try to pass money directly during a visit. Use JPay - direct handoffs aren’t allowed and can create problems for both of you.
Money Order Deposits
- ✓ Make the money order payable to JPay.
- ✓ Keep each money order at $999.99 or less (that’s the maximum accepted on the JPay deposit slip).
- ✓ Write a valid email address on the deposit form.
- ✓ Write a complete mailing address on the deposit form (money orders won’t be processed without it).
Note: Don’t tuck a letter or note into the envelope with your money order. JPay discards letters/notes sent with payments.
- Buy your money order(s) - keep each one at $999.99 or less.
- Make it payable correctly - write the payee as JPay.
- Fill out the JPay deposit slip completely - include a valid email and mailing address so the payment can be processed.
- Mail only the payment and required form - don’t include letters or notes in the envelope; they’ll be discarded.
- Send it to the address listed on the JPay form - use the mailing instructions printed on the deposit slip.
Louisiana DOC flags larger transfers for review. Deposits totaling $500 or more trigger an investigation, and the money can be delayed - meaning it may not reach the person you're helping until that review wraps up. This catches families off guard when timing matters for commissary needs, phone time, or other spending. The deposit isn't necessarily rejected. It just may not post right away.
Planning tip: If you’re sending $500+ total, build in extra time. Those deposits are investigated and funds can be held until the review is complete.
If a mailed money order can't be processed - say, something on the paperwork doesn't match what JPay needs - they don't keep it. JPay mails the money order and deposit slip back to the address you wrote on the form. This is why your contact details matter. A valid email and correct mailing address aren't optional. Without them, the money order won't be processed, and if something goes wrong, the return may never reach you.
- ✓ Double-check the mailing address you write on the deposit slip (it’s where a problem money order gets returned).
- ✓ Make sure the email address on the form is valid (money orders won’t be processed without it).
Safety tip: Don’t use Cash App (or similar informal apps) to “send money for commissary.” Louisiana DOC warns that using Cash App to send money to inmates is illegal, and it’s a common setup for fraud.
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