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Send a Prisoner Goods or Money

Send a Prisoner Goods or Money

Send a Prisoner Money

Prisoners can receive money from family members and others to be used while incarcerated. Money is put into an account specific to the prisoner. There are many ways to deposit money into a prisoners account but all ways are processed by the company GTL Financial Services. No deposit can be more than $300.00. Please see below for ways to deposit money.

  • There is no processing cost to send money through money order.

    1. Make money orders payable to GTL Financial Services.
    2. Fill out a money order deposit form: English version  Spanish Version
    3. Mail money order with deposit form to:
    GTL Financial Services
    10005 Technology Blvd. West, Suite 130
    Dallas, TX 75220

    Any questions regarding processing of money orders should be directed to GTL at 877-650-4249.

  • Money may be deposited into a prisoners account electronically by going to www.ConnectNetwork.com. Processing Fees for Credit/Debit Card Transactions are:

    Amount GTL Online Rates
    $0.01–$20.00 $2.95
    $20.01–$100.00 $3.95
    $100.01–$200.00 $2.95
    $200.01–$300.00 $2.95

  • Money may be deposited into a prisoners account by calling GTL Financial Services at 888-988-4768. Please have the prisoner’s name and number available. Processing fees for credit and debit deposits over the phone are:

    Amount Current Phone Deposits
    $0.01–$20.00 $4.95

    $20.01–$100.00

    		 $7.95
    $100.01–$200.00 $9.95
    $200.01–$300.00 $11.95

  • GTL Financial will offer cash/credit/debit deposits at select facility kiosks. Please visit www.ConnectNetwork.com for more information about cash deposit locations and other credit/debit deposit options. The fee for cash deposits at a facility is $4.00 per transaction. Processing fees for credit and debit deposits at the facility are:

    Amount GTL Phone Deposit Rates
    $0.01–$20.00 $3.95
    $20.01–$100.00 $4.95
    $100.01–$200.00 $3.95
    $200.01–$300.00 $3.95

As a reminder, all transactions remain subject to the following:

  • All funds received must comply with PD 04.02.105 “Prisoner Funds" and the associated Director's Office Memorandum.
  • Deposited funds are subject to collection to pay for obligations imposed by the sentencing court or the Michigan Department of Corrections in accordance with applicable departmental policies.

Send a Prisoner a Package

The public may send a prisoner a package of items that have been pre-authorized through the Friends and Family Program (FFP), also known as SecurePak. Prisoners may also place their own orders through this program at a kiosk available in their housing unit.

Only one order may be placed per quarter (Jan–Mar, Apr–Jun, Jul–Sep, Oct–Dec). It is important to communicate with the prisoner before placing an order to ensure they have not personally placed one that quarter, or plan to receive an order from someone else. Only the first order placed each quarter will be processed.

There is a limit of $100, not including tax and shipping, per FFP order placed. To select and send items in a package, you must register and check out at www.michiganpackages.com.

Prisoners may not receive packages from another prisoner, parolee, probationer. They also cannot receive packages from a family member of a prisoner, parolee, or probationer, unless it is one of their own personal family members. Prisoners in segregation are not eligible to receive FFP orders. For additional information and policies regarding this program, see PD 04.02.135 - FFP Program.

Send a Prisoner a Book or Publication

Prisoners may receive publications ordered by members of the public from the following vendors, provided the publication is not used and is sent directly to the prisoner from the vendor:

Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Hamilton Books, Prison Legal News, Schuler Books, Walmart, American Printing House for the Blind (for prisoners who read braille)

Some approved vendors, like Amazon, allow other sellers to use their website to sell publications. Prisoners are not allowed to receive publications from these sellers, unless they are on the approved list above (ex. Hamilton Books selling books on Amazon.com).

Some vendors no longer include an invoice or packing slip when they ship verifying that the delivered publication follows policy. To assist in ensuring that the item can be delivered, written verification that the publication was purchased from the approved vendor must be provided. This can be done by:

  • Requesting a gift receipt be included with the package at the time of purchase.
  • Sending the prisoner a copy of the invoice provided to the purchaser by the internet vendor. The invoice may be sent via US mail or by e-mail through J-pay.

Certain publications cannot be sent to prisoners because they have been determined to violate MDOC policy.

View list of banned publications (this list is only periodically updated and may not reflect recent restricted publications)

For additional information and policies regarding sending publications: PD - 05.03.118 Prisoner Mail

Updated: 10/03/25