How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
Sending money to someone at Johnston Unit has strict rules. Only people on the inmate's Approved Visitor List or Inmate Telephone List can make deposits. For mail deposits, use a money order or cashier's check and include the inmate's deposit slip (the inmate can provide this). Cash and personal checks are rejected and returned. Timing matters too: deposits of $500.00 or more, plus certain check types or disbursements, are held 14 days before the inmate can access the funds. Don't send trust fund deposits or personal mail to PO Box 60. For commissary shopping, the price list marks eCommDirect items with an "E," but not every item is available online or at every facility.
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Sending money to someone in prison should be straightforward, not a headache of returned payments or unexpected delays. Here's what you need to know about Johnston Unit trust fund rules: who can send funds, what payment types work, and when to expect a 14-day hold.
Sending money to someone at the Johnston Unit is straightforward once you know the rules. TDCJ is strict about who can deposit and what forms of payment they accept. Here's how to get it right the first time—no delays, no returned deposits.
Only people listed on the inmate’s Approved Visitor List or the Inmate Telephone List may deposit funds to an inmate at the Johnston Unit.
No. Cash and personal checks are rejected and returned. Mail a money order or cashier's check instead, and include the inmate's deposit slip.
Single transaction deposits of $500.00 or more, and certain types of checks or disbursements, are held for 14 days before the inmate can access the funds.
Want to get phone calls from someone at the Johnston Unit? You'll need to register your phone number first. Here's how to do that, plus where to go if you run into problems with phone or other paid communication services.
At Johnston Unit, personal mail and photos go through TDCJ's Digital Mail Processing Center before being delivered digitally to the inmate's tablet. Here's how to send physical mail for scanning and JPay e-messages so everything arrives the way you expect.
Sending money to an inmate at Johnston Unit is straightforward once you know the accepted payment types. Here's what you need to know.
