How to Send Money to SCI LAUREL HIGHLANDS (PA)

Want to help someone at SCI Laurel Highlands get a tablet? Here's the key: you can't buy or order it for them directly. The incarcerated person has to order the tablet themselves through the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections commissary system.

What you can do is send money electronically to their inmate account. Once the funds are there, they can make commissary purchases, including a tablet if they choose. You'll need a JPay account to send money. Check the Department of Corrections "JPay Information" guidance for the current process and requirements.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Create or sign in to your JPay account.
• ✓ Follow the JPay steps to send an electronic deposit to the incarcerated person’s account.
• ✓ Keep your confirmation or receipt after you submit the deposit.

Once funds hit the account, the incarcerated person decides how to spend them. If they want a tablet, they place that order themselves through the DOC commissary. You can't order it for them directly.

What to Verify

• ✓ Confirm you are using the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections JPay process for electronic deposits.
• ✓ Ask how long deposits typically take to post and whether any holds can apply.
• ✓ Check for any deposit limits or other restrictions that could affect how much you can send.
• ✓ Verify that commissary purchases (including tablets) can be funded from the inmate account.

• ✓ Confirm that tablets must be ordered by the incarcerated person through the DOC commissary.
• ✓ Check whether tablets are currently available at SCI Laurel Highlands through commissary.
• ✓ Ask about any facility-specific restrictions that might limit an incarcerated person’s ability to purchase a tablet.