Sending Money to Someone at Sabine Parish Detention: A JPay Step-by-Step Guide (and Why Not to Use Cash App)
Want to help someone at Sabine Parish Detention with commissary or other account needs? You'll need to use JPay's official deposit options. Here's how each method works—plus a clear warning about Cash App.
You can't hand money directly to someone at a Louisiana state facility - visitors aren't allowed to give cash or funds in person. At Sabine Parish Detention, all deposits go through JPay. The system accepts mail, online payments, phone deposits, kiosks (when available), and MoneyGram.
All Ways Send
- ✓ Mail (money order) through JPay processing
- ✓ Internet deposit through JPay
- ✓ Telephone deposit through JPay
- ✓ Kiosks at the correctional facility (where available)
- ✓ MoneyGram locations
Not every option works in every situation. Kiosks, for example, only help if one's actually available at the facility. To confirm what's currently available for someone housed at Sabine Parish Detention, call (318) 256-0006 and ask which JPay deposit methods you can use right now.
To make a deposit by phone, call JPay at 1-800-574-5729. You'll need a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card.
Phone deposit fees and limits: Telephone deposits through JPay have a $300 maximum per transaction, and the fee depends on how much you send: $0.00–$20.00 ($4.50), $20.01–$100.00 ($7.50), $100.01–$200.00 ($9.50), and $200.01–$300.00 ($11.50).
Phone deposits take 2 days to reach the incarcerated person's account. Keep timing in mind: the daily cut-off is 10 p.m. CST. Anything submitted after that counts toward the next day's processing.
- Use the JPay mail option - Sabine Parish Detention uses JPay for deposits by U.S. mail.
- Complete the JPay deposit slip - fill it out carefully so the money order is credited correctly.
- Include your money order with the deposit slip - keep a copy or receipt for your records.
- Mail it exactly as instructed on the JPay paperwork - follow the JPay directions for where and how to send the deposit.
Not sure how to fill out the deposit slip? Get help before you mail anything. Call Sabine Parish Detention at (318) 256-0006 for facility-specific questions, or reach JPay at 1-800-574-5729 for help with the deposit process itself.
Warning: Using Cash App to send money to incarcerated people is illegal. It's not a legitimate or approved method. If someone asks you to send money that way "for commissary," treat it as a red flag. Stick to official JPay options.
Need help with a phone deposit or the money order process? Call JPay at 1-800-574-5729. For questions specific to Sabine Parish Detention - like confirming which deposit options are currently available - call the facility at (318) 256-0006.
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