Understanding the 10-Name Visitor List at Estes Unit — How to Change It and Appeal Removals
Estes Unit uses an approved Visitors List, and there are firm limits on how it works. Here's what the 10-name cap means, how often you can make changes (which varies by case type), and what to do if you've been removed and want to appeal.
Each inmate at Estes Unit can have a maximum of 10 names on their Visitors List. If the list is full, someone has to come off before a new person can be added - worth knowing when you're coordinating visits with family and friends.
Before you travel, do a quick check so you don't waste time or money on a trip that can't happen. Confirm the inmate is assigned to Estes Unit, make sure the visitation schedule hasn't been canceled, and call the unit for final confirmation before you leave.
For institutional inmates, changes to the Visitors List - adding or removing names - can only happen once every six months. Plan ahead. If someone needs to be added or removed, the timing of the last change affects when another one is allowed.
The rules are different for certain custody types. State jail, Intermediate Sanction Facility (ISF), and Substance Abuse Felony Punishment (SAFP) inmates can change their Visitors List once every 60 days - much more frequent than the six-month rule for institutional inmates. If you're getting conflicting answers about timing, this is often why.
Not on the approved Visitors List? Confirm the basics before making the drive. Check that the inmate is assigned to Estes Unit, verify the visitation schedule hasn't been canceled, and call the unit for final confirmation before you travel.
- ✓ Confirm the inmate is assigned to Estes Unit before you travel.
- ✓ Confirm the unit visitation schedule and verify that visitation has not been canceled.
- ✓ Call the unit for final confirmation before traveling.
If you've been removed from an inmate's Visitors List, you can submit a written appeal to the Director's Review Committee (DRC). Mail it to: Director's Review Committee (DRC), PO Box 99, Huntsville, TX 77342.
- Check the date on your written notice of removal - your appeal deadline is based on that date.
- Write your appeal to the Director’s Review Committee (DRC) - keep it in writing, since appeals must be submitted in written form.
- Submit it within 14 days - the appeal must be submitted within 14 days of the date on the written notice of removal from the unit.
- Send it to the correct mailing address - Director’s Review Committee (DRC), PO Box 99, Huntsville, TX 77342.
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