TDCJ Suspends Prison Visitation During Coronavirus Pandemic
Gov. Abbott signs a bill which suspends visitation at all Texas state-operated prison facilities until further notice.
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Visitation Alert for Lychner State Jail and Lopez Unit
No visitation for parts of Lychner State Jail in Humble, TX and Lopez Unit in Edinburg, TX due to illness.
Texas Lowers Cost of Inmate Phone Calls
The Texas Board of Criminal Justice approved a decrease to the cost of calls for inmates from .26 cents to .06 cents per minute effective September 1, 2018.
Female Visiting Inmate Assaulted By Prison Guard
A Texas prison guard has resigned after a woman visiting an inmate at the Glen Ray Goodman prison in Jasper, Texas was sexually assaulted.
Texas Inmate Visitation for March 31-April 1, 2018
Visitation Cancelled at Byrd (F28), Terrell (E2, A3), Willacy (3B) units due to illness for March 31-April 1, 2018
Visitation for March 17-18, 2018 Weekend
Visit our site for visitation restrictions or cancellations for all Texas prisons for the weekend of March 17-18, 2018.
Visitation Restrictions Labor Day Weekend
Texas inmate visitation restrictions for Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Labor Day weekend due to flooding from hurricane Harvey.
Update on Hurricane Harvey Prison Evacuations
Severe weather prompted the evacuation of nearly 6,000 inmates from five prisons, three half-way houses and two treatment facilities in Texas.
Texas Evacuates More Prisons
The TDCJ announce they would start evacuating prisoners from its Vance and Jester III units due to rising flood waters.
Visitation Cancelled at Pack, Luther, and Cleveland Units
Visitation has been cancelled at the Pack, Luther, and Cleveland Units for August 27th due to severe weather.
Texas Evacuates Three Prison Units Due to Rising Water
Texas evacuates Ramsey Terrell, and Stringfellow Units in Rosharon due to rising flood waters from hurricane Harvey.
Visitations Cancelled Due to Hurricane Harvey
Visitation has been cancelled at the following units for August 26th and August 27th due to the arrival of Hurricane Harvey: Clemens Connally Darrington Garza East Garza West Gist Glossbrenner Henley Hightower Hospital Galveston Jester I…
Visitation Cancelled at Willacy County State Jail Due to Illness
Due to a confirmed illness at Willacy County State Jail in Raymondville, Texas inmates are temporarily restricted from receiving visitors on August 26, 2017 and August 27,2017. The Texas Department of Criminal Justices has confirmed at…
