Putting Money on an Inmate’s Commissary Account at Suffolk County (Riverhead & Yaphank)

At Suffolk County, money you add to an inmate’s account is used for commissary purchases through Keefe Commissary Service. Once items are purchased using inmate funds, the facility’s Commissary Unit is the one that distributes those items.

Want to deposit by card without visiting the jail? Use AccessCorrections online at www.AccessCorrections.com, or call 1-866-345-1884 with a credit or debit card. Two things to know before you hit submit: there's a service fee that reduces what actually lands in the inmate's account, and deposits are capped at $100 each. If you need to add more, you'll have to split it into multiple transactions.

Prefer to deposit in person? Kiosks in both the Riverhead and Yaphank visiting lobbies accept cash, credit cards, and debit cards. The same rules apply here: expect a service fee, and keep the $100 per-deposit limit in mind so you're not caught off guard.

You can mail a money order directly to an inmate - it'll be deposited into their commissary account. Suffolk County accepts cash and money orders only; personal checks won't be processed. Any cash an inmate has at booking goes straight into their commissary account automatically.

Two things catch people off guard: the $100 limit per deposit and the service fee. You can't load more than $100 in a single transaction, and a portion of what you pay gets taken out before it posts - so the inmate won't receive the full amount you sent.

Once you make a deposit, the money is typically available in about 15 minutes or sooner.

Practical Tips

• ✓ Have the inmate’s identifying details ready before you start your transaction (especially if you’re using AccessCorrections online at www.AccessCorrections.com or by phone at 1-866-345-1884).
• ✓ If timing matters, use a visiting-lobby kiosk in Riverhead or Yaphank, or deposit through AccessCorrections by credit/debit.
• ✓ Expect a service fee - build that into what you’re trying to send, since the fee reduces the amount that actually posts to the commissary account.
• ✓ Keep the $100 per-deposit limit in mind so you don’t try to add more than the system allows in one transaction.
• ✓ After you deposit, funds are typically available in approximately 15 minutes or sooner.