How to Put Money on an Inmate’s Commissary Account at Scioto County Jail (meet the 9:30 AM deadline)
Helping someone at Scioto County Jail get commissary items? Timing matters as much as the deposit itself. The key is getting money on their account before the jail's 9:30 AM cutoff on ordering days.
At a Glance
- ✓ Orders are placed twice a week: Monday and Thursday
- ✓ To use the funds for that day’s order, money must be deposited by 9:30 AM on the order submission day
- ✓ Commissary orders are limited to $60.00 per order
At Scioto County Jail, inmates purchase commissary items through the Scioto County Jail Commissary Kiosk. You cannot bring in or drop off items from the public. Those items are not permitted inside the jail.
Commissary ordering runs on a set schedule: inmates place orders twice per week, on Monday and Thursday. If you're timing a deposit so your loved one can actually buy what they need, those two days are the ones that matter.
Deadline: For an inmate to use money on their commissary account for an order, the money must be deposited no later than 9:30 AM on the day the order is submitted.
Since all commissary items must be ordered through the jail's kiosk, the account balance needs to be ready when the inmate places their order. Money that hits the account after the cutoff may not be available for that day's order, even if you intended it for commissary.
Each commissary order is capped at $60.00. If you're depositing with a specific goal in mind, plan around that limit so your loved one can prioritize what they need most within a single Monday or Thursday order.
Inside the facility, inmates place commissary orders using the Scioto County Jail Commissary Kiosk. That's the only way to order commissary items. The most helpful thing you can do from the outside is make sure funds are deposited before the kiosk ordering day.
Reminder: Items from the public are not permitted or accepted inside the jail. Sending goods directly or trying to drop off supplies will not work.
- Target the correct ordering day (Monday or Thursday). Those are the two days inmates are allowed to place commissary orders.
- Deposit funds before 9:30 AM on that day. To be usable for that day’s order, money has to be deposited by 9:30 AM on the order submission day.
- Have your loved one place the order on the commissary kiosk. Orders must be made through the Scioto County Jail Commissary Kiosk, so the deposit alone does not create an order.
Tip: Don’t cut it close. Build in extra time so the deposit is completed and available before the 9:30 AM cutoff on Monday or Thursday.
If money doesn't post in time for a Monday or Thursday order, another option is sending a care package through Access Securepak online. This is separate from the inmate kiosk commissary process, so treat it as an alternate way to provide items, not a same-day fix for a missed cutoff.
If you miss a deadline, focus on the next ordering day. Confirm your loved one will place the order through the commissary kiosk once the funds are available. Since all commissary items must be ordered at the kiosk, the key is matching your deposit timing with the Monday/Thursday schedule.
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