Clinton has three post boxes in play at once and only one of them takes money, which is in Florida rather than the Adirondacks. Send photos and letters too.
Send photos and letters too
New York handles deposits centrally, so nothing here is particular to Dannemora. What is particular is the risk of confusion: this prison already has two post boxes of its own, and money goes to a third one in another state. Work out the route before you send anything.
Worth settling first, because Clinton makes this easy to get wrong.
| Box | What it is for |
|---|---|
| P.O. Box 2001, Dannemora | Letters to a person in custody |
| P.O. Box 2000, Dannemora | The prison as an institution |
| PO Box 531190, Miami, Florida 33153 | Money |
Money does not go to the Adirondacks at all.
Before anything else, get a JPay deposit slip. DOCCS publishes them in English and Spanish.
A money order arriving alone is a payment with nothing attached to say whose it is. The slip is what connects it to a DIN, and the DIN is what connects it to a person. A name will not do, because two people can share one.
So: DIN from the lookup, then slip, then money.
| Route | Where | Cost | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Money order or cheque by post | JPay lockbox, Miami | Free | $999.99 per transaction |
| Visitor lockbox | Inside the prison, on a visit | Free | $50 cash per person per day |
| Online | JPay, through DOCCS account deposits | Fee applies | $999.99 per transaction |
| Phone | JPay, 1-800-574-5729 | Fee applies | $999.99 per transaction |
Free is slower, paid is faster, and that is the decision.
Every DOCCS facility has a visitor deposit lockbox, taking cash up to $50 per person per day plus money orders and cheques, with no fee.
At a prison near a city that is a genuinely easy option. At Dannemora it is not, unless you are visiting anyway. Albany is about three hours away and New York City the better part of six, so for most families the postal route or the online one is the real choice.
If you are visiting, use it. DOCCS forwards what goes in to JPay rather than processing it at the prison, so the timing matches the other routes.
Do not enclose money in the envelope to P.O. Box 2001.
Incoming mail is opened and inspected specifically for cash, cheques and money orders. Enclosing money does not speed anything up. It gets intercepted, and it delays the letter as well.
The account covers commissary: food, coffee, hygiene items, stationery, stamps and over-the-counter basics.
It also covers secure messaging stamps through the JPay kiosk service.
It no longer has to cover phone calls. New York made those free to families in August 2025, so there is no need to keep a balance topped up to stay in touch by phone.
A separate system and a separate budget.
Packages come directly from an approved vendor by USPS, FedEx or UPS. Families cannot post or carry one in. The allowance is two non-food packages a year and three food packages a month up to a combined 40 pounds, with the detail in Directive #4911.
New York transfers people, and a transfer changes none of the money mechanics. JPay holds the account against the DIN and not the building, so deposits follow him.
The letter address does change, so check the lookup before posting anything to Dannemora.
A deposit keeps the commissary stocked. It does not do the other thing. Pigeonly sends letters and photos to P.O. Box 2001 from your phone, which matters more at a prison this far from everyone.
6 of 8 questions
To the JPay lockbox at PO Box 531190, Miami, Florida 33153, with a JPay deposit slip enclosed. Not to P.O. Box 2001 and not to P.O. Box 2000. Posting it is free, with a $999.99 cap per transaction.
Send MoneyNew York handles deposits for every state prison centrally through JPay, which processes them at a lockbox in Miami. It is the same for every facility in the state.
Send MoneyIt is the form that ties your payment to a person's DIN. DOCCS publishes deposit slips in English and Spanish through its account deposits page. Without one, a money order has nothing attached to say who it belongs to.
Send MoneyYes, up to $50 per person per day in the visitor deposit lockbox, free of charge, and it takes money orders and cheques too. Given how far Dannemora is from most of New York, it is only practical if you are visiting anyway.
Send Money$999.99 per transaction is the JPay limit whether you post it, do it online or do it by phone. The lockbox at the prison has its own separate cash limit of $50 per person per day.
Send MoneyNo. Incoming mail is opened and inspected specifically for cash, cheques and money orders, so it gets intercepted and the letter is held up as well.
Send MoneyCommissary, which covers food, coffee, hygiene items, stationery, stamps and over-the-counter basics, plus secure messaging stamps through the JPay kiosk service. It no longer needs to cover phone calls, which have been free to families since August 2025.
Send MoneyIt follows him. JPay holds the account against the DIN, not the facility. The mailing address is the thing that changes, so check the lookup before posting.
Send MoneyDeposits are matched to the DIN.
View ArticleLetters and money use different boxes.
View ArticleThe lockbox is free if you are visiting.
View ArticleCalls need no balance at all now.
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All information on this page comes directly from official government and facility sources. How we verify information › Last verified September 23, 2026. Official source: doccs.ny.gov/account-deposits ›