SCI Mercer uses JPay for deposits, like every PA DOC state prison.
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You send money to someone at SCI Mercer in Mercer County by funding a JPay account. JPay is the one deposit service the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA DOC) runs statewide, so nothing about the methods, the limits, or the money order address is specific to Mercer. Step through each method in Send Money to SCI Mercer. When a deposit is held or you need something only the prison can sort out, SCI Mercer’s business office answers at (724) 662-1837.
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Every deposit goes through JPay: a card online at jpay.com, a card by phone at 800-574-5729, a money order mailed to JPay, or cash at a kiosk. Have the person's name and PA DOC number ready, and see the deposit guide for the caps and the mailing address.
Send MoneyNo. A JPay deposit covers commissary and email. Phone calls run on a separate Securus account you fund on its own, so money you put on JPay does not add phone time.
Send MoneyA declined card is on JPay's side, so call 800-574-5729 and double-check the billing details. If instead a hold is sitting on the account, that's the prison's call, so reach the SCI Mercer business office at (724) 662-1837.
Send MoneyIt follows him. The JPay account and its funds transfer to his new PA DOC prison on their own, so confirm that location in the PA DOC locator before your next deposit.
Send MoneyConfirm the correct spelling of a name and inmate number before you send money.
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View ArticlePhone calls run on a separate account from commissary funds.
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