How Inmate Accounts Work at Taycheedah: Regular, Release, Savings, and Legal Loans
Money inside prison gets tracked through specific account types, and the abbreviations can feel like a foreign language at first. Here's how Taycheedah labels inmate accounts, how to request savings and disbursements with DOC-184, and what's required for legal-loan spending.
At Taycheedah, you'll see different account abbreviations on the Trust Account Statement - REG, REL, SAV, RS, and WR - showing where funds sit and what they're for. The easiest way to stay oriented? Watch the statement itself. TCI issues a Trust Account Statement every two weeks, giving you (or your loved one) a regular record of balances, transfers, and spending.
Want to set up interest-bearing savings at TCI? The first hurdle is the minimum balance: you need at least $50 to open a savings account. Once you've met that threshold, opening or closing savings is handled through a DOC-184 request, following the Business Office's instructions. The DOC-184 is simply the form you use to ask the Business Office to make the change - whether that's opening savings or closing it when allowed.
- ✓ Use a DOC-184 to request opening or closing an interest-bearing (savings) account, following the Business Office’s instructions
- ✓ Make sure the request is complete and easy to read
- ✓ Include the details needed for the Business Office to carry out the request
- Fill out DOC-184 - Use DOC-184 for the disbursement or transfer request you’re trying to make.
- Complete it clearly - Make sure all information is complete and legible so it can be processed.
- Sign and date the request - DOC-184 must be signed and dated before you submit it.
- Submit it as instructed - Turn the completed DOC-184 in the way the Business Office requires for disbursements and transfers.
Reminder: If DOC-184 isn’t complete, legible, signed, and dated, it may not be processed.
Legal loans work differently from everyday spending. If your loved one has been approved for a legal loan, they can submit a DOC-184 for legal-related costs like postage, photocopying, or supplies. The form must be filled out completely and clearly state that the request is for legal purposes. It also needs to include the approved legal loan case number so the Business Office can match the disbursement to the correct loan.
- ✓ Use DOC-184 for legal-loan spending requests (postage, photocopying, or supplies)
- ✓ Clearly state that the request is for legal purposes
- ✓ Include the approved legal loan case number
- ✓ List what’s being requested (for example: postage, copies, or supplies)
From the outside, the biggest thing you can do is send money the right way. Don't send funds directly to Taycheedah - Wisconsin DOC uses Access Corrections for deposits. Options include website, phone, mail, or walk-in locations, with a daily deposit limit of $2,900. On the tracking side, your loved one receives a Trust Account Statement every two weeks and is responsible for keeping copies of disbursement requests and account statements. If you're helping them stay organized, encourage them to hold onto those records - especially when money is being moved or spent for a specific purpose.
- ✓ Use Access Corrections (website, phone, mail, or walk-in) instead of sending funds directly to Taycheedah
- ✓ Keep the daily deposit limit of $2,900 in mind when planning deposits
- ✓ Save receipts or confirmations for deposits you make
- ✓ Have your loved one keep copies of DOC-184 disbursement requests
- ✓ Have your loved one keep every biweekly Trust Account Statement for their records
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