What happens after you request to visit someone at Lindsey State Jail (relationship requests and scheduler status)

When you submit a relationship request for someone assigned to Lindsey State Jail, that request is sent to the inmate’s unit of assignment (Lindsey State Jail). From there, TDCJ staff verify the Visitor/Inmate relationship before you’ll be able to move forward in the scheduler.

If you’ve requested approval and you’re waiting, look at your visitor profile home page. Until unit staff approve it, the request stays in the “Relation Requests Pending Approval” section. That “Pending Approval” status simply means the unit hasn’t finished verifying the relationship yet.

Once Lindsey State Jail staff confirm the Visitor/Inmate relationship, it moves out of the pending area and into “Verified Inmate Relations.” At that point, you may be able to schedule a visit - but only if the inmate is allowed to receive visits and the “Schedule Visit” button is available by their name. If the button is blank or replaced with “Call Unit,” you’ll need to contact the unit to get the visit scheduled.

Sometimes the relationship is verified, but you still can’t schedule. If an inmate’s visitation privileges have been removed, the scheduler won’t show the usual scheduling option - it will display “Not Approved for Visits” in place of the “Schedule Visit” button for that verified relationship. If you see that message, the issue isn’t your request status; it’s that visits aren’t currently allowed for the inmate.

If your buttons are blank, you’re stuck in pending, or you just need an answer faster, calling Lindsey State Jail is often the quickest way to confirm what’s going on. It’s also smart to call for final confirmation before you travel for any visit - unit visitation information updates, and the unit can confirm the visit status before you make the trip.