Byrd Unit, TX

All Byrd Unit visits must be scheduled through the TDCJ online visitation portal. You'll need to create your own visitor account since unit staff can't register one for you. Once your profile is set up, add the inmate by searching their 8-digit TDCJ or SID number. Forgot your login? Use the portal's email-based password reset. Byrd offers regular, contact, and (where available) video or tablet visits. Except for attorney-client visits, all visits may be electronically monitored. Visitation normally runs Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in weekly visiting cycles. If the inmate already has a visit scheduled that week, the scheduler will hide remaining days. Each inmate can have up to 10 visitors, and changes to the list are only allowed during set windows. Visitors 18 and older must bring a current government-issued ID, and at least one ID needs to show a current physical address.

To receive phone calls from an inmate at Byrd Unit, enroll your telephone number through the Texas Inmate Telephone Friends and Family Enrollment system. You'll need the inmate's TDCJ ID to complete registration. Calls go through the agency's phone vendor and may be monitored. Payments and account setup follow the vendor's process. Video visits, electronic messaging, and tablet features may also be available, but what's offered depends on the unit. Check the Byrd Unit facility page for current options and rules. If you need to report a problem or file a complaint about phone, e-messaging, tablet, or video services, use the ITS Contact Form, email offenderphones@tdcj.texas.gov, or mail the IT Division contact address.

At Byrd Unit, only people on an inmate's Approved Visitation List or Inmate Telephone List can deposit money into that inmate's account. Texas inmates use an Inmate Trust Fund (commissary) account. Family and friends can fund it through approved vendors, kiosks, or by mailing money orders or cashier's checks. One key rule: do not send trust-fund deposits, personal mail, or items to a central Inmate Trust Fund address. Personal mail should go directly to the inmate's unit. Need to check whether a deposit arrived? The Trust Fund office can confirm receipt, but it won't share account balances or transaction details with anyone except the inmate. If you use an online portal and forget your scheduler password, use the emailed reset steps.