Putting Money on an Inmate's Account at Rockingham‑Harrisonburg: Your Options
If you’re trying to get money onto someone’s account at Rockingham‑Harrisonburg Regional Jail, you have a few clear options—online, by phone, or in person in the lobby. The key is using the right codes and the inmate’s identifying information so your deposit goes to the right place.
Rockingham‑Harrisonburg Regional Jail accepts deposits in three main ways. You can add funds online through Smartdeposit, make a deposit by phone through Smartdeposit, or use the COBRA Banker cashier machine located in the jail’s front lobby. If you’re sending money through the mail, the jail accepts cash and money orders. What they won’t take for inmate funds: personal checks or payroll checks.
Warning: Rockingham‑Harrisonburg Regional Jail does not accept personal checks or payroll checks for inmate funds.
No matter which deposit method you use, have the inmate/resident’s name and inmate/resident number ready. That’s what ties your payment to the correct account, and it’s usually the first thing the system asks for when you start a deposit.
- ✓ Facility code: #5500
- ✓ Pay location code #3500: accounts receivable
- ✓ Pay location code #4500: bail
- ✓ Pay location code #5500: commissary deposit
If you want to handle everything from home, you can post money to an inmate’s account online using Smartdeposit at smartdeposit.com. When you start the deposit, you’ll use the inmate’s information (name and inmate/resident number) to make sure the funds land in the right place.
Rather do it by phone? Call 1-866-394-0490 to make a Smartdeposit payment.
If you’re already going to the jail, you can deposit money using the COBRA Banker cashier machine in the front lobby. It’s set up for family and friends to add funds directly to an inmate account.
- Bring the inmate’s information - you’ll need the inmate/resident name and inmate/resident number.
- Use the facility code when prompted - enter Facility Code #5500 if the system asks for it.
Quick Dos Donts
- ✓ Use Smartdeposit online (smartdeposit.com) to post money to an inmate’s account.
- ✓ Use Smartdeposit by phone at 1-866-394-0490.
- ✓ Use the COBRA Banker cashier machine in the jail’s front lobby for in-person deposits.
- ✓ Have the inmate/resident name and inmate/resident number ready before you start.
- ✓ Keep Facility Code #5500 handy in case the deposit system asks for it.
- ✓ Don’t send personal checks.
- ✓ Don’t send payroll checks. Use cash or a money order instead.
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