How to Send Money to an Inmate at SCI Cambridge Springs Using JPay

JPay is the approved way to send money to someone at SCI Cambridge Springs. Stick to JPay only - ignore any requests to send money to an individual person, a random website, or an email account. Those are common scam routes that can keep your money from ever reaching your loved one.

Methods Summary

• ✓ JPay website - make a deposit online.
• ✓ JPay by phone - call 800-574-5729 to fund an account.
• ✓ Money order by mail - send a money order to JPay for deposit processing.
• ✓ Lobby kiosks - use the on-site kiosk at the prison to make a JPay deposit.

To deposit online, go through JPay's website. JPay processes deposits for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, so double-check that you've matched the payment to the correct person and account information before submitting.

Prefer to handle it by phone? Call JPay at 800-574-5729. This is also the number to use if you get stuck mid-transaction and need help finishing a deposit.

You can also mail a money order to JPay. This works well if you'd rather not use a card - just make sure you're sending it to JPay, not to a person or some other address or "processor."

There's also a lobby kiosk at SCI Cambridge Springs for JPay deposits. Handy if you're already at the prison and want to take care of it in person.

Credit card deposits are capped at $300 per card every 72 hours. Hit that limit? You'll need to wait for the 72-hour window to reset before using the same card again.

Money orders max out at $999.99 each. You can send multiple money orders at once, though - useful if you need to cover a larger total without exceeding the per-order limit.

Walk-in cash transactions through MoneyGram allow up to $5,000 per transaction. That higher cap is helpful for larger one-time payments.

Distributing money from an estate or will? The executor should send a bank check made payable to the inmate, include the inmate ID as a reference, and mail it to the institution where the inmate is housed.

If a deposit doesn't show up or something goes wrong, contact JPay support first - either through their website or by calling 800-574-5729. They process all deposits for SCI Cambridge Springs. And stay alert for scams: never send money to individuals, other websites, or email accounts, even if the request looks urgent or official. Use JPay only.