Depending on YOUR abilities, we estimate $50-75 per week is a generous amount. If you are funding the telephone, then you might adjust that number higher or lower.  Be mindful that an inmate will spend whatever you send them, so only do what you can afford.

Yes, you can send money electronically through Western Union. All of the prison facilities under the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) are covered by one single Western Union delivery code.

You can send money by clicking Western Union – and go to their Inmate Page and send your inmate money without leaving your home. 

Western Union posts funds within minutes of your transaction. Tiger is a relatively new service and their website does not offer any information about the speed of their transactions.

Click on our Western Union Link or Send Inmate Money for the step-by-step instructions. The following may address your concerns - In the account number, there is no space between the offender number and offender last name. Account Number Example: 123456Smith

Western Union first requires the sender to set up a User Account and then you will need their inmate number to route the cash to the appropriate trust account for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. The complete step-by-step directions are in the Send Inmate Money section of InmateAid

Leavenworth Detention Center is a privately run prison by CCA. Western Union is the fastest and most secure way to send money and it would be available to your inmate within minutes, OR you can also send a money order by US Mail to this address which will take several days to post: CCA Inmate Trust (Last Name, First Name/Inmate CCA Commissary #) Facility: LEAVN P.O. Box 933488 Atlanta, GA 31193-3488