Fort Stockton Unit, TX

Visits at Fort Stockton Unit happen Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Each visiting cycle runs Monday through Sunday, and you're typically allowed one scheduled visit per cycle—regular visits last two hours. All visits, relationship requests, and scheduling go through the TDCJ Online Visitation Scheduler. You'll need to create your own account; staff can't set up or modify accounts or email addresses for you. After signing up, you'll get a validation email with a 7-digit code. Complete the Background Questionnaire before adding an inmate. Fort Stockton offers regular, contact, and video/tablet visits where available. Remote video visits must be scheduled through the approved vendor site. Each inmate can have up to 10 people on their Visitors List.

To receive phone calls from someone at Fort Stockton Unit, register your phone at texasprisonphone.com. You'll need the inmate's TDCJ ID number to complete registration. Don't know the TDCJ number? Look it up through the state's online offender search or call (936) 295-6371 or (800) 535-0283. Texas correctional communications—phone calls, video visits, electronic messaging, and tablets—run through the Inmate Technology program and third-party vendors. Exact services vary by unit. Phone registration means creating an account with the approved vendor and funding it using their available payment options.

Since September 6, 2023, Fort Stockton Unit uses TDCJ's centralized digital mail system. Most personal mail—letters, greeting cards, and photos—goes to the Digital Mail Processing Center for scanning and electronic delivery. Address personal mail exactly like this: Texas Department of Criminal Justice / Inmate's Full First and Last Name + TDCJ Number / PO Box 660400 / Dallas, TX 75266-0400. Some items skip the central processor: legal mail, media mail, and books or magazines from verified publishers go directly to the unit under legal-mail procedures. If the inmate doesn't have a tablet, they'll receive black-and-white printed copies of scanned correspondence. Always include a return address and the inmate's full name and TDCJ number on every item.

At Fort Stockton Unit, eCommDirect is the only approved option for online commissary orders—other online package programs aren't allowed. Before depositing money, check your eligibility: only people on the inmate's Approved Visitation List or Inmate Telephone List can add funds (this rule took effect September 1, 2020). Orders typically arrive within five business days after TDCJ receives the transaction details, though unit security or staffing issues can slow things down. One catch: newly received inmates can't get eCommDirect purchases until the next calendar quarter after they enter custody. Fees include a $3.75 purchase fee and a deposit fee of $2.50 plus 2.25% of the deposit amount.