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Pulling My Hair Out

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by , 08-15-2012 at 05:08 AM (277 Views)
Anyone writing to a prisoner in the Wisconsin Department of Corrections?

Guys I have been trying to send a small payment to my friend in Wisconsin by Western Union for over two weeks now. Are you sitting comfortably lol I will begin. My friend sent me an official information leaflet from Western Union were he has received money on several occasions from his step brother without any problems. My first problem, I can not send money via internet because I live in the UK, so they mailed me with a phone number to contact with my friends details assuring me that everything would go like clockwork.

I have tried the phone number twice now and gone through the full process of sending the money until they inform me that WIDOC is no receiving money for prison inmates at the moment, What!!

Can anyone tell me how to send a money order, do I need a special form from my friend to accompany this or can I just send it direct to him? I am so sad people. Help. Nette

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  1. sunray's wench's Avatar
    People in the UK cannot obtain money orders for use in the US. If you can't use Jpay to send money, you will need to find someone in the US that you trust to make the payment for you.
  2. peanut2's Avatar
    "This has been a few years past,not sure if rules changed". I sent a money order inside letter and all letters were opened infront of thee inmate.l by the person who delivers the letters(mail) to the cells. The staff is given the MONEY ORDER, and they apply the money then to the inmates account. The money order (is taken out infront of the inmate) so he knows it was in the envelope, as well he/she sees the amount sent $"s who from also, before taken to accounting for deposit. Be sure to place inmates name and inmate number after his name on the money order.
  3. melanieann's Avatar
    I am in the UK i have use WU before? that is not right i have sent money on line.
  4. longhair's Avatar
    Hiya,I live in Uk also and have my pp in Texas whom I sent money to through jpay.Have you tried jpay?If you haven't please do and let me know how you got on.
    Good luck.x
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  5. the blue star's Avatar
    Thank you all for supporting me while I go quietly bald pulling my hair out. I am afraid to say that I still can't send my pal money via WU despite calling them twice and calling the prison direct to make sure that I had the correct information. So, I am afraid it is by snail mail for me, huh. Longhair, thank you babes, I have a JPay account which I can send money to my pal on DR in Nevada, such a simple process unlike WU, but I truly appreciate all your help guys. Nette x
  6. kirsty_worsty's Avatar
    i'll tell you one, I write to someone in dodge correctional institution Wisconsin and I use kitesender to send money, just type it in on google and the website will come up! You have a list on there as long as your arm for all the prisons in Wisconsin
  7. the blue star's Avatar
    Thank you babes, I will go and look at that now. You may just be a life saver. xx
  8. the blue star's Avatar
    Kirsty, yeaaaaa it worked, thank you for the name hunnie x
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