Understanding Fort Stockton Unit's Visitors List: How to Get Added and What Happens If You're Removed
Trying to visit someone at the Fort Stockton Unit? The Visitors List rules matter more than most people realize. There's a strict size limit, and changes only happen on a set schedule—so planning ahead can save you months of waiting.
Each TDCJ inmate can have up to 10 names on their Visitors List. Once it's full, someone has to come off before anyone new can be added. Think carefully about who needs to be on the list long-term.
For institutional inmates, changes to the Visitors List - adding or removing names - can only happen once every six months. That's a long wait, so plan accordingly.
The schedule is different for people in state jail, intermediate sanction facilities (ISF), or substance abuse felony punishment (SAFP) programs: names can be added or removed once every 60 days. Make sure you know which rule applies before counting on a quick swap.
If you’re removed from an inmate’s Visitors List, you’re not automatically stuck with that decision. People who have been removed can submit a written appeal to the Director’s Review Committee (DRC).
Mail your appeal to: Director's Review Committee (DRC), PO Box 99, Huntsville, TX 77342. Use the correct address - this is the only place written appeals should go.
The deadline is tight. Your appeal must be submitted within 14 days of the date on your written removal notice. Don't wait to get it in the mail.
Remember: If you're removed from the Visitors List, you can appeal in writing to the Director's Review Committee (DRC), PO Box 99, Huntsville, TX 77342. But you must submit it within 14 days of the date on your written removal notice.
Practical Tips
- ✓ Plan list changes well ahead of travel, since Visitors List adds/deletes are only allowed once every six months for institutional inmates.
- ✓ If your loved one is in a state jail, ISF, or SAFP setting, list changes are allowed once every 60 days - still not immediate, so time requests carefully.
- ✓ Keep the written removal notice, since the 14-day appeal window is counted from the date on that notice.
- ✓ Save a copy of anything you mail, and address written appeals to: Director’s Review Committee (DRC), PO Box 99, Huntsville, TX 77342.
- ✓ Don’t delay - appeals have to be submitted within 14 days of the notice date.
With a 10-person limit and a fixed change schedule, small misunderstandings can turn into long delays. Not sure whether the six-month or 60-day rule applies? Need clarity after a removal? Check directly with the unit before making plans - especially if you need to add or restore someone's name.
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