How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
Dominguez State Jail only allows deposits from people on an inmate's Approved Visitation List or Inmate Telephone List. To become an approved sender, the inmate must add you to their visitation list, or you must register your phone with Securus. Don't mail cash or personal checks—the Inmate Trust Fund won't accept them, and they'll be returned. For commissary-style purchases, the facility uses eCommDirect. Each purchase transaction has a $3.75 fee, and online deposits cost $2.50 plus 2.25% of the amount. Quarterly spending limits are $70 for Jan–Mar, Apr–Jun, and Jul–Sep, and $95 for Oct–Dec. Newly received inmates can't receive eCommDirect purchases until the next calendar quarter.
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Helping someone at Dominguez State Jail with money or commissary takes some planning. You'll need to know who's allowed to send funds, plus the quarterly spending limits and fees for eCommDirect purchases.
Only people on an inmate’s Approved Visitation List or the Inmate Telephone List can deposit funds. To get approved, the inmate must add you to their Approved Visitation List, or you must register your phone with Securus to be placed on the Approved Phone List.
No. The Inmate Trust Fund does not accept cash or personal checks, and they will be returned to the sender.
eCommDirect charges a $3.75 fee for each purchase transaction and an online-deposit fee of $2.50 plus 2.25% of the deposit amount. Spending limits are $70 for Jan–Mar, Apr–Jun, and Jul–Sep, and $95 for Oct–Dec; newly received inmates aren’t eligible for eCommDirect purchases until the next calendar quarter.
Planning a visit gets easier once you know TDCJ's official visiting window — and what can still limit your time even during those hours.
Want to get added to someone's visitor list at Dominguez State Jail—or swap names around? Two rules control almost everything: the 10-name limit and how often changes are allowed.
Registering for TDCJ's online visitation scheduler is usually quick—until a small detail like email choice or phone formatting stops you mid-step. Follow along below to create your Visitor account without the common hiccups.
