Sending Money in Alabama (ADOC)

Electronic and cash deposits

Alabama uses Access Corrections (Secure Deposits) for money to an inmate’s trust account. Deposits can be made:

• Online at accesscorrections.com (debit or credit card),
• By phone at (866) 345-1884, or
• With cash at a participating retail location through Access Corrections’ cash network.

Each deposit requires the inmate’s name and AIS number (found on the ADOC Inmate Search). Each method carries a transaction fee that varies by amount and payment type, so the current fee should be checked at Access Corrections before sending — electronic deposits are the fastest but carry the highest fees.

Sending a money order by mail

To avoid the electronic fee, mail a money order (no personal checks or cash) made payable to ACCESS SECURE DEPOSITS, with a completed lockbox deposit slip that includes the inmate’s name and AIS number:

Access Secure Deposits – Alabama DOC P.O. Box 12486 St. Louis, MO 63132

Do not enclose letters — this address is for deposits only. Deposit limits vary by method — ADOC’s forms list a lower daily limit for mailed money orders (commonly around $900 a day) and a higher cap (up to about $2,995) for electronic deposits — so confirm the current limit with Access Corrections. Processing a mailed money order takes longer than an electronic deposit.

How the account works

Money sits in the inmate’s trust account and is spent through the prison’s system (commissary, the communications vendor, co-pays). Inmates may not hold cash or keep your card information. Note that other obligations — court-ordered restitution, fees, or the PHS/medical co-pay — may be deducted from deposits.

Verify Before Acting

For the general, nationwide overview of this topic, see the national guide: Sending Money.