What Happens During a Contact Visit at Boyd Unit: Rules for Physical Contact

When scheduling a TDCJ visit, you'll see different visit types - Regular, Video/Tablet, and sometimes Contact. Contact visits are the ones that allow physical touch. But not every unit offers them, and not everyone qualifies. Whether you can get a contact visit depends on your relationship to the inmate, how the unit's visitation area is set up, and the inmate's current privileges. TDCJ updates unit visitation information daily on weekdays and multiple times per day on visitation days, so check before you go.

During a contact visit, you can embrace and kiss - but only twice. Once when the visit starts, once when it ends. If you want to greet your loved one with a hug, do it right away. Save the goodbye hug or kiss for the end.

You can hold hands during the visit, but your hands must stay on top of the table where staff can see them. This isn't a suggestion - if you're holding hands, keep them visible the entire time.

Visitation runs on a set schedule, so plan your day around it. Under TDCJ's general schedule, visiting hours are Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. If you're traveling any distance, knowing these hours helps you avoid showing up too early or missing the window entirely.

1. Check the most recent unit visitation info - TDCJ updates unit visitation information once daily on weekdays and multiple times per day on visitation days.
2. Call Boyd Unit before you travel - visitors are told to call the unit for final confirmation before making the trip.

• ✓ Call ahead for final confirmation before you travel
• ✓ Confirm whether a Contact visit is available (not all visit types may be available)
• ✓ Ask whether the inmate’s visitation privileges affect Contact visit availability