Sending Money to an Inmate at SCI Mahanoy: JPay Money Order Instructions
Sending money to someone at SCI Mahanoy by money order? The key is using the correct JPay mailing address and filling out the deposit slip clearly—mistakes can hold things up.
Send Money at SCI Mahanoy
How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
Overview
You can send money to someone at SCI Mahoney through JPay or by using the facility lobby kiosk. If you prefer mailing a money order, JPay processes approved money orders even without a JPay account, though processing can take up to ten business days. Tablets at this facility support email, music, approved games, and eBooks. Inmates can add tablet balances using lobby kiosks or other approved deposit methods to pay for commissary and tablet items. You can't buy tablet content directly for an inmate. Most tablet content and purchases must be ordered by the inmate through the DOC commissary, so your role is typically adding funds. Purchases use "links," a micro-currency where one link equals one penny.
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Quick Facts
- Tablets and tablet content must be ordered only by the inmate through the DOC commissary; family and friends should send funds via JPay for those purchases.
- JPay processes approved mailed money orders for this facility and does not require the sender to have a JPay account; processing may take up to ten business days.
- Inmates can add funds via a lobby kiosk and use tablet balances for email, music, approved games, and eBooks.
- A tablet "link" is the unit of purchase value on the DOC tablet; one link is equivalent to one penny for buying songs, email, and games.
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Common Questions
How can I send money to an inmate at SCI Mahoney?
Use JPay (online or by mailing a JPay money order) or add funds at the facility lobby kiosk. Include the inmate’s name and facility ID or booking number on the deposit. Mailed money orders processed through JPay can take up to ten business days.
Do I need a JPay account to send a money order to SCI Mahoney?
No. JPay doesn't require you to have a JPay account to send an approved money order to SCI Mahoney. Processing may take up to ten business days before the funds are credited.
Can I buy tablet content directly for an inmate at SCI Mahoney?
No. Tablet content must be ordered by the inmate through the DOC commissary, so you'll typically send funds (for example, through JPay) for the inmate to use. Tablet purchases use links, where one link equals one penny, covering items like songs, email credits, games, and eBooks.
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