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Inmate Trust Account

An inmate trust account is the financial account maintained by the correctional facility on behalf of each incarcerated person.

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What Is Inmate Trust Account?

An inmate trust account is the financial account maintained by the correctional facility on behalf of each incarcerated person. All money deposited by family members, earned from prison jobs, or received from any other source goes into this account. The inmate uses trust account funds to pay for commissary purchases, phone calls, electronic messaging, and other approved expenses. The inmate never handles cash directly.

A family deposits $50 through JPay to their loved one's trust account. The inmate can then spend $30 at commissary and use $20 for phone call minutes purchased through the facility phone system.

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What is Commissary?

Commissary is an in-facility store available to incarcerated people where they can purchase food, hygiene items, clothing, stationery, and other approved goods using funds from their inmate account.

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JPay stamps are virtual credits used to send electronic messages through the JPay platform at state prison facilities.

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A money transfer in the correctional system means sending funds to an incarcerated person's inmate account so they can use the balance for commissary purchases, phone calls, and other approved services.

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A spending limit is the maximum amount an inmate can spend on commissary purchases within a given time period, typically per week or per month.

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