Sending Money in Wisconsin (WI DOC)
How to deposit money to a WI DOC trust account through Access Corrections — by mail, online, by phone, or at a walk-in location — and how that differs from funding phone and messaging.
How to deposit to the trust account
Money for commissary and personal spending goes into the incarcerated person’s WI DOC trust account, which is funded through Access Corrections under its Access Secure Deposits service. There are three routes:
- By mail (free). Send a money order or check made payable to “ACCESS SECURE DEPOSITS” to: Secure Deposits – Wisconsin DOC, P.O. Box 12486, St. Louis, MO 63132. Include the incarcerated person’s DOC number so the deposit is credited to the correct account.
- Online or by phone (fees apply). Deposit at AccessCorrections.com or by calling (866) 345-1884.
- At a walk-in location (fees apply). Access Corrections processes cash deposits through CashPayToday at Dollar General, Family Dollar, and Speedway stores.
The mailed option is the no-fee route. Online, phone, and walk-in deposits carry a service fee set by the vendor.
Access Corrections and ICSolutions are separate
Wisconsin uses two different vendors, and they are not interchangeable:
- Access Corrections funds the trust (commissary) account — the money described above.
- ICSolutions handles phone calls and messaging, and money for those services is added through ICSolutions, not Access Corrections. See Phone & Video Calls for how to fund calls, tablets, and messaging.
A deposit made through one vendor does not move to the other. Money sent to Access Corrections cannot be used for phone or messaging, and money added through ICSolutions does not appear in the trust account.
Fees and limits
Access Corrections charges a service fee on online, phone, and walk-in deposits; the fee scales with the amount and is shown before the deposit is completed. The mailed money-order route is free. Fee amounts change, so confirm the current figure with the vendor before depositing.
Money is not handed over at a visit
Money cannot be given to the incarcerated person, staff, or another visitor during a visit, and it cannot be enclosed with personal mail. Personal mail is sent to an off-site scanning vendor rather than the institution (see Mail & Packages). All trust-account deposits go through Access Corrections by one of the routes above.
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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.