How Often Can You Visit Someone at Moore Unit? (Explained and verified)
Planning a visit gets easier once you understand three things: when visits happen, how long they last, and how often your loved one can receive them. Here's what TDCJ's official rules say—plus where the wording conflicts, so you can plan ahead and avoid getting turned away.
For Moore Unit, the baseline visiting schedule in TDCJ’s I-218 rules lists visits on Saturdays and Sundays, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Those are the “window” hours the unit can run visits within, not a promise that every person can stay the entire day.
Each regular visit lasts two hours. The clock starts when both your loved one and all visitors are present - so a slow check-in or a late arrival from the inmate's side can eat into your time.
Note: If you're traveling more than 250 miles one way, you can request an extended visit of up to four hours. Approval is at the warden's discretion and depends on available time and space.
This is where people get confused. One official TDCJ page says,
The I-218
Heads up: TDCJ's own materials don't match. One source says
You may also hear about remote video visits. Under I-218, these are separate from in-person visits - eligible inmates can have one per month, lasting up to 60 minutes. Video visits are a good way to stay connected between trips, but they don't change the rules around how often in-person visits can happen.
Plan for a two-hour visit once everyone is present. Traveling more than 250 miles one way? You can request an extended visit of up to four hours - approval depends on the warden and whether the unit has time and space that day.
- ✓ Create your own account in the TDCJ Online Visitation Scheduler (TDCJ staff can’t create visitor accounts for you).
- Set up your scheduler account and confirm your visit details - you must create your own TDCJ Online Visitation Scheduler account; staff can’t do it for you.
- Call Moore Unit before you leave - ask them to confirm the current visitation schedule and, specifically, how they’re applying the “one visit per weekend” language versus the “one visit per Monday–Sunday visiting cycle” rule.
Tip: Since TDCJ sources use conflicting wording on visit frequency, call the unit before you drive. It's the easiest way to confirm no one else has already used the allowed visit for that cycle.
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