How to send messages, photos, and packages
Hutchison State Jail offers video visits through remote kiosks and tablets. Schedule remote kiosk sessions through the vendor website; tablet video visits go through the TDCJ visitation portal. Remote video visits are capped at one 60‑minute session per month, and the vendor charges $10.00 for a 60‑minute remote visit. For phone calls, register your number through Texas Inmate Telephone Friends & Family Enrollment and provide the inmate's TDCJ ID number. Calls can only go to home landlines or post‑paid and pre‑paid cell phones. All calls are monitored and recorded except calls to an attorney of record. The name on your driver license or state ID must match the telephone listing or bill. Note: the vendor requires an AdvanceConnect funded account starting December 1, 2025.
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Sending personal letters or photos to someone at Hutchison State Jail? Here's the big change: TDCJ now routes most personal mail through a central digital mail center in Dallas.
Mailing someone at Hutchison State Jail? Here's the key thing: most personal mail doesn't go directly to the unit anymore. It gets routed to TDCJ's Digital Mail Processing Center, scanned, and delivered digitally.
Register your number through Texas Inmate Telephone Friends & Family Enrollment and enter the inmate's TDCJ ID number. The name on your driver license or state ID must match the phone listing or bill used for registration. Calls can only go to home landlines or post‑paid and pre‑paid cell phones.
Yes. All calls are subject to monitoring and recording, except calls to an attorney of record.
Remote kiosk video visits are limited to one 60‑minute session per month. Schedule kiosk visits through the vendor website, and schedule tablet video visits through the TDCJ visitation portal.
Send most personal mail through the TDCJ Digital Mail Processing Center. Address it with the inmate’s full name and TDCJ number and mail it to PO Box 660400, Dallas, TX 75266-0400.
Yes, but they're handled differently. Legal mail, media mail, and publisher subscriptions must go directly to the Hutchison unit—not the central processing PO Box. Books, magazines, and newspapers should come from verified publishers or approved vendors under standard TDCJ guidance.
The inmate must submit an I-60 to the Unit Records Office with the required identifying information and their relationship to the correspondent. Inmate-to-inmate correspondence is inspected and can be rejected if it violates correspondence rules.
A quick pre-check can save you a wasted trip. Before heading to Hutchison State Jail, verify these five things so you don't get turned away—or show up on the wrong day.
A little prep before you leave can save you a wasted drive. Use this checklist to confirm the visit is happening and avoid the most common reasons people get turned away at Hutchison State Jail.
Want to receive calls from someone at Hutchison State Jail? You'll need to register your phone number first through the Texas Inmate Telephone Friends & Family Enrollment.
