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Trying to stay in touch with someone at Hilltop Unit? Start with the basics: set up your TDCJ visitation scheduler account, pick the right visit type, and confirm details with the unit before you make the trip.
Mail to Hilltop Unit doesn't work the way it used to. TDCJ switched to a digital mail platform, so most personal letters now go to a processing center where they're scanned and delivered through the inmate's secure tablet. No tablet? They'll get printed copies instead.
Contact visits at Hilltop Unit come with specific rules about physical contact. Knowing them ahead of time helps you avoid getting corrected during the visit or having it cut short.
The Hilltop Unit scheduler lists four visit types, including Regular, Contact, and Video/Tablet. Video/Tablet is separate from the Securus Video program.
Securus remote video visits are 60 minutes long and cost $10.00. Inmates are limited to one remote video visit per month.
Who can visit at Hilltop Unit depends on the inmate's approved Visitors List. Here's how the list works, how often changes are allowed, and what to do if you're removed and want to appeal.
To schedule your first visit at Hilltop Unit, you'll use the TDCJ Online Visitation Scheduler. Create an account, add your loved one with their 8-digit ID number, wait for relationship verification, then book the first available slot.
Sending money to someone at the Hilltop Unit starts with one key rule: you must be an approved sender before depositing any funds.
