Also known as: SCI Mahoney
Review available deposit, commissary, money order, and online payment information for sending money to an inmate at SCI Mahanoy.
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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Sending money so your loved one can buy a tablet or use paid tablet features is pretty straightforward once you know the approved routes. Here's what this facility's DOC guidance specifically supports, and what to double-check before you pay.
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.
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.
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.
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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