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Deposit Money to an Incarcerated Individual's Personal Account (Massachusetts DOC)
Mass.gov service page from the Massachusetts Department of Correction on funding an incarcerated individual's canteen account. Access Corrections Secure Deposits is described as the preferred method, available 24 hours a day online at accesscorrections.com, through the Access Corrections app, or by phone on 1-866-345-1884 with bilingual agents. In person, some institutions allow a check or money order made out to the incarcerated individual with their commitment number to be dropped into an Inmate Funds box in the lobby, with money orders over $200 and all personal checks held seven business days, and Cash Pay Today locations accept cash only deposits. By mail there is a free lock box: checks or money orders with a completed deposit slip go to Secure Deposits - Massachusetts DOC, PO Box 12486, St. Louis, MO 63132, processed within 48 hours, with all check funds subject to a further 10-day hold.
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