Sending Money in West Virginia (WV DCR)
How to deposit to a West Virginia inmate's trustee account through ConnectNetwork — online, by phone, or by money order to a Dallas lockbox — the $300 money-order cap and fees, and the deductions (including a 10% savings set-aside) that come out of the account.
How to deposit
West Virginia routes deposits through ConnectNetwork (the ViaPath/GTL platform) into the inmate’s trustee account. Deposits can be made:
- Online at ConnectNetwork.com (debit or credit card),
- By phone at (888) 988-4768, or through the ConnectNetwork app, or
- By money order through the mail.
A deposit requires the inmate’s name and ID number. Fees for online and card deposits vary by amount and are shown in the ConnectNetwork checkout — confirm the current fee before paying.
Sending a money order by mail
Make a money order (no cash or personal checks) payable to GTL Financial Services, enclose the ConnectNetwork deposit form with the inmate’s name and ID number, and mail it to:
GTL Financial Services 10005 Technology Blvd West, Suite 130 Dallas, TX 75220
A single money order may not exceed $300, and a processing fee is added on top (recently about $3 to $6 depending on the amount). Do not mail cash, and do not send money in a letter — letters go to a separate scanning center (see Mail & Packages).
How the trustee account works
Money sits in the inmate’s trustee account and is spent on commissary and obligations. Several things are deducted from it: commissary purchases, court-ordered restitution, health-care co-pays, and jail processing fees — and for some people, a 10% mandatory savings set-aside is taken first toward release. West Virginia does not publish a weekly commissary spending limit (it is set at the facility level), so confirm it with the specific prison.
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Sources
This page is compiled from the following publicly available sources. Policies change without notice — confirm current details with the facility before relying on them.