How to Send Money to TDCJ - Ferguson Unit (TX)

Don't send cash or personal checks. TDCJ won't accept either for inmate trust fund deposits, and both will be returned to the sender. Rule those out first so you don't waste time waiting on a return.

Need to check on a deposit? Inmate Trust Fund staff can confirm whether it was received. They cannot, however, share account activity or balance details with anyone except the inmate. That privacy rule can be frustrating. Plan on getting balance information directly from your loved one, not the Trust Fund office.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Do not send cash for a trust fund deposit, it will be rejected and returned.
• ✓ Do not send a personal check for a trust fund deposit, it will be rejected and returned.
• ✓ If you need to confirm your money arrived, contact the Inmate Trust Fund staff to ask about receipt of the deposit.
• ✓ If you are trying to get the account balance or transaction details, plan to get that information from the inmate, since staff will not release it to third parties.

Because cash and personal checks get returned, confirm which payment types are currently accepted before you send anything. If you're mailing funds, it's also worth knowing what the return process looks like for disallowed payments, just in case something gets sent the wrong way.

Check what kind of confirmation you can expect after sending money. Inmate Trust Fund staff will tell you whether a deposit was received, but they won't release account activity or balance information to anyone except the inmate. If you really want to know how much is available to spend, your loved one will need to share that with you directly.