Restitution Payment Instructions
The following payment procedures apply specifically to incarcerated individuals who have outstanding court-ordered restitution fines and/or direct orders of restitution. The incarcerated person’s Correctional Counselor can obtain the restitution balance.
How is restitution collected while in prison?
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) automatically collects 50 percent of prison wages or other money deposited into an incarcerated person’s trust account to pay court ordered restitution. The CDCR will always collect money to pay direct orders before collecting money to pay for restitution fines.
Can voluntary payments be made toward restitution?
Voluntary payments for an incarcerated person’s restitution can be sent to the accounting trust office at the institution where they are located. Exact procedures vary between institutions. The incarcerated person’s Correctional Counselor or the trust office can assist with further information.
For information on Franchise Tax Board collections:
Parolee/Discharged Offender Victim Restitution Collection Program
Post Release Community Supervision Offender Restitution
The following payment procedures apply specifically to persons on parole who have outstanding court-ordered restitution fines and/or direct orders of restitution. The Parole Agent supervising the person on parole can obtain a restitution balance.
Payment Methods
- Payments can be made with cashier checks, money orders, or personal checks. These methods of payment will have an automatic 30 day “Hold” placed on them while the check clears the bank. Write on your cashier’s check, money order, or personal check:
- CDCR number
- Name of person on parole
- Make checks payable to the “California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation”
- Payments will only be accepted by mail at the following address:
CDCR Trust Accounting
P.O. Box 276088
Sacramento, CA 95827
- If you want overnight mail delivery, go to a United States Post Office. Request “Express Mail” service. Companies like Federal Express, UPS, etc. will NOT deliver to the post office box.
- You may also send money electronically through one of the following companies:
- JPay – (https://www.jpay.com/california)
- Access Corrections – (www.accesscorrections.com/) (Access Corrections Information)
- GTL / ConnectNetwork – (https://web.connectnetwork.com/trust-cdcr)
