Mail, photos, messaging, and phone/call options for staying in touch.
Since September 6, 2023, mail for Boyd Unit goes through TDCJ's digital mail platform. Personal correspondence is sent to a centralized processing center, scanned, and uploaded to the inmate's secure tablet (or handled according to tablet availability). Address your envelope with the inmate's full name and TDCJ number, include your full return address, and mail it to PO Box 660400, Dallas, TX 75266-0400. Inmates can get stationery through the indigent correspondence supply program, or purchase it through the unit commissary or via eCommDirect. Legal and other privileged mail follow separate handling procedures.
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Want to receive phone calls from someone at the Boyd Unit? Your phone number needs to be registered first. The process is straightforward, but a few verification details can mean the difference between getting calls and being blocked.
Writing to someone at the Boyd Unit? Most personal mail doesn't go directly to the unit anymore. Since September 6, 2023, it routes through TDCJ's digital mail processing center, where staff scan it and deliver it to the inmate's secure tablet.
Sending a letter, card, or photos to someone at Boyd Unit? Everything now goes through TDCJ's Digital Mail Processing Center. Here's how to address it correctly ā plus what still needs to go directly to the unit.
Want to receive calls from someone at Boyd Unit (TDCJ)? You'll need to register your phone number first and follow a few calling rules.
Contact visits let you have limited physical contact with your loved oneābut the rules are specific. Here's what a contact visit actually means under TDCJ rules, what touching is allowed, and how to confirm availability at Boyd Unit before you make the trip.
Yes. All calls at Boyd Unit are subject to monitoring and recording except calls to the inmateās attorney of record.
Inmates may call home landlines, postāpaid cell phones, and preāpaid cell phones. Calls to internet calling services, 800 numbers, businesses, pay phones, and international numbers arenāt allowed.
Phones are generally available from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Calls are limited to 30 minutes, and youāll hear a oneāminute warning before the call disconnects.
Put the inmateās full name and TDCJ number on the envelope, include your full return address, and send it to PO Box 660400, Dallas, TX 75266-0400.
Personal mail is processed through TDCJās digital mail system: itās scanned at a central facility and uploaded to the inmateās secure tablet. If the inmate does not have a tablet, facility procedures determine how the content is provided.
Yes. Stationery is available through the indigent correspondence supply program, and it can also be purchased through the unit commissary or via eCommDirect.
A few quick checks before you leave can save you a long drive and a cancelled visit. Run through this list before heading to Boyd Unit.
Planning a weekend visit to the Boyd Unit? Here's what you need to know about hours, how the two-hour window actually works, and what the online scheduler is really telling you.
Planning a visit to the Boyd Unit? Here's what you need to know about the standard TDCJ schedule, how the weekly visiting cycle works, and the limits that apply to different visit types.
