Sending Money to Ontario County Jail

Money orders for the Ontario County jail have to be postal ones made out to the Jail Commissary, with the person's name on the memo line. Connect with your loved one in minutes.

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Overview

The Ontario County Jail takes money by mail only as a USPS money order made out to Ontario County Jail Commissary, with the person’s name on the memo line. The lobby kiosk takes cash ($3.75 fee) or cards ($4.95). No personal or bank checks, and no cash by mail.

Quick Facts

1 USPS money orders only by mail
2 Payable to Ontario County Jail Commissary
3 Person's name on the Memo line
4 Incomplete money orders returned
5 No personal, cashier's or bank checks
6 Lobby kiosk: $3.75 cash
7 Lobby kiosk: $4.95 card
8 Bail 24 hours a day

By Mail: USPS Money Orders Only

Mail a United States Postal Service money order made out to:

Ontario County Jail Commissary

Write the person’s name on the Memo line.
Write your name and address on the lines provided.
Money orders not filled in properly are sent back.

Personal checks, cash, and cashier’s or bank checks are not accepted.

Lobby Kiosk

Deposits can also be made at the kiosk in the jail lobby:

Paying with	Fee
Cash	$3.75
Credit card	$4.95

Bail

Bail can be posted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in cash, by bond or by credit card. The card processor adds a surcharge; the Sheriff’s Office charges no fee of its own.

Beyond the Commissary Money Order

A postal money order to the Jail Commissary covers what they buy inside. A letter is a different kind of help. Pigeonly prints what you write on your phone and mails it to the jail in Canandaigua.