inmates are notified when money is in their account

Money on the books at the county jail is not transferrable in traditional ways. The inmate has to request a check for the remaining balance to be sent to their home address. Adding money to an inmate account in a State Prison starts anew, with new funds. If the inmate gets moved within the State system, the funds will transfer from facility to facility. 

Yes, but sometimes the refund takes a few days or more to get back into the account. 

Yes. In federal have your inmate ask for a form BP-199, the Request for Withdrawal of Inmate's Personal Funds. In state prison, your inmate can meet with their case manager and then transfer funds home or elsewhere if there are available funds on their books.

If you have an inmate ID number, they can. You might be able to bring cash or money order with you when you report, they will deposit it into your account for you. We would certainly call them first to be 100% sure.

Sometimes both. Usually, the inmate is giving a receipt with the amount and a last name.

MoneyGram, Western Union, JPay and JailATM are reputable

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Just send us an email and we will send you the balance. We cannot make that transfer for you, unfortunately.

Their counselor provides a slip of paper that they have received a deposit into their inmate trust account