Sending cash to a prisoner.

**Russ** · 27-07-2007, 23:56

If I wanted to send money to someone who was in prison, does anyone know the procedure?

Ramrod · 28-07-2007, 00:34

Phone up the jail and ask them what method they prefer you to use?

joglynne · 28-07-2007, 00:43

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Originally Posted by Russ B

If I wanted to send money to someone who was in prison, does anyone know the procedure?

There seems to be some information on the Prisoners' Families Helpline.

28-07-2007, 06:14

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Originally Posted by Russ B

If I wanted to send money to someone who was in prison, does anyone know the procedure?

You cannot send them cash mate, it has to be a postal order, the prisoners have whats called a canteen where the money is paid into so they can buy toiletries shaving gear ciggies and all the other luxuries they have inside

If you address the postal order to the prison stating the prisoners name they will deposit the postal order into his canteen for him to use.

**Russ** · 28-07-2007, 07:17

Postal orders sound good - cheers for that

28-07-2007, 10:19

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Originally Posted by Russ B

Postal orders sound good - cheers for that

No problem Russ, I nearly found out the hard way a few years ago, I had a nephew who was banged up for a few months, he sent me a V.O to go and see him, I passed him Ã‚Â£40 over the next minute a prison officer was on my case he went skywards saying it's illegal to pass money over to the inmates, he was going to phone the coppers up to report me, after calming him down and assuring him I didn't mean any harm by it he told me the procedure

You can pay the cash in when you visit them but you can't hand it over to them, you have to pay it into their canteen.

**Russ** · 28-07-2007, 10:36

Cheers for that. The person in guestion has gone down for 15 years so I won't be planning on doing this regularly.

28-07-2007, 10:40

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Originally Posted by Russ B

Cheers for that. The person in guestion has gone down for 15 years so I won't be planning on doing this regularly.

Sorry to hear that mate is he a close relative or a distant one?

Pia · 28-07-2007, 11:34

15 years

Must be pretty serious...

Paul · 28-07-2007, 11:38

15 years? Ouch. Didn't think Frank had been posting for a while

By the way the link in your sig doesn't work Russ.

ikthius · 28-07-2007, 15:38

just pass it under the table........

or in a handshake.......

ik

**Russ** · 28-07-2007, 16:48

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Originally Posted by Nidge

Sorry to hear that mate is he a close relative or a distant one?

He's my former nephew - my sister's second husband's son (she's now on her third marriage) and I hadn't really seen him in years but he's recently turned 18 and I found out he was tried (and subsequently found guilty) for murder, the story is here - he's the boy on the right.

Yes he's a murderer, yes he was cowardly but he was still part of my family once and I remember him as a very troubled and quiet little boy. That's no excuse for what he did of course.

joglynne · 28-07-2007, 17:07

I can't imagine what the families of all four of these men must feel. To have my son murdered would be my worst nightmare but to have a son commit such an act, then to have to carry on with my life bearing a portion of his guilt would all so be unbearable.

A young man I grew up with was imprisoned for the murder of an off duty police officer. I still cannot reconcile the boy I knew with the act he committed, but I do know that it tore his family apart.

**Graham M** · 28-07-2007, 17:21

It's funny isn't it. Without knowing the story, maybe passing him in the street I'd have never have labelled him a murderer, but I think the 2 on the left look dodgy as, maybe he just got roped in, who knows.

**Russ** · 28-07-2007, 17:24

The fact is he joined in on an attack which killed a man - in the eyes of the law he's a murderer so we can't argue with that. I don't know the full facts of the case but I my recollection of him was definately not someone capable of such a crime.