Sending Money to Tompkins County Jail

The lobby cash machine at the Tompkins County jail needs the person's PIN or date of birth, and officers will not give those out. Connect with your loved one in minutes.

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Overview

Money reaches someone at the Tompkins County Jail through SmartDeposit (866-394-0490), the lobby cashier machine, cash, postal money orders or certified checks by mail or at drop-off hours, or Government Pay Net on 1-888-277-2535 with facility code 1808.

Quick Facts

1 SmartDeposit: 866-394-0490
2 Lobby cashier machine
3 Machine needs the person's PIN or birth date
4 Cash, postal money orders, certified checks
5 By mail, or drop-off Sun and Thu
6 Government Pay Net: 1-888-277-2535
7 Facility code 1808
8 SecurePak: 1-866-345-1884

Four Ways In

Route	Details
SmartDeposit	Online, or 866-394-0490 with bilingual agents. A handling fee based on the amount
Lobby cashier machine	Needs your driver’s license and the person’s PIN, or their name and date of birth
Mail or drop-off	Cash, postal money orders and certified bank checks
By phone	Government Pay Net, 1-888-277-2535, facility code 1808

Officers will not give out a person’s PIN or date of birth, so get them from the person.

Drop-Off Hours

Money is taken at the desk on Sunday mornings, until 10:30 AM, and Thursdays, 3 to 5 PM. At other times, use the lobby machine.

Care Packages

Order through Access Corrections SecurePak, on 1-866-345-1884.

Bail

Bail is paid in cash or by certified bank check at the jail, with ID. Credit card bail is online or by phone only. Bail can also be posted through a bail bondsman.

After SmartDeposit

SmartDeposit, the lobby machine and Government Pay Net all put money on their account. For words from home, Pigeonly prints a letter you compose on your phone and mails it to the jail in Ithaca.