How to Mail Letters to Someone at Lockhart (TDCJ Digital Mail Process)
Mailing a letter or photos to someone at Lockhart Corrections Facility? The biggest change is where you send it. TDCJ now routes personal mail through a Digital Mail Processing Center before your loved one receives it.
Starting September 6, 2023, incoming personal mail for inmates at Lockhart Corrections Facility goes to a TDCJ Digital Mail Processing Center. Your letter doesn't go straight to the unit anymore. At the processing center, staff sort and scan the mail, then upload it to the inmate's secure tablet. What your loved one actually sees is a digital copy of what you sent.
Note: Since September 6, 2023, personal mail for Lockhart is handled through TDCJ’s digital mail program. Your mailed-in paper items are scanned and delivered digitally to the inmate’s secure tablet.
Use the Digital Mail Processing Center address below when you mail physical correspondence for someone incarcerated at Lockhart Corrections Facility. The most common reason mail gets delayed is missing information, so make sure you include the inmate’s full first and last name and their TDCJ number exactly as listed. Address it like this: Texas Department of Criminal Justice Inmate’s Full First and Last Name + TDCJ Number PO Box 660400 Dallas, TX 75266-0400
- ✓ Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- ✓ Inmate’s full first and last name
- ✓ TDCJ number
- ✓ PO Box 660400
- ✓ Dallas, TX 75266-0400
No tablet? Your loved one can still receive mail through this program. The facility prints black-and-white copies of scanned correspondence for inmates without tablet access. Your letter still gets through. The delivery method is just different.
Heads up: If your loved one does not have a tablet, they will receive black-and-white printed copies of what you send, not the original paper items.
Write the inmate's full name and TDCJ number clearly, and double-check you're using the Dallas PO Box address before mailing. Since delivery is a scanned copy, I recommend keeping your own copy of anything you'd be upset to lose (photos, long letters, meaningful originals). TDCJ doesn't publish specific processing times, so build in extra time if your message is time-sensitive.
- ✓ Verify the inmate’s full name and TDCJ number before you address the envelope
- ✓ Use the Digital Mail Processing Center address (Dallas PO Box), not the unit address
- ✓ Keep a copy of anything important, since the inmate receives a scanned version
- ✓ Expect digital delivery to a secure tablet (or a printed black-and-white copy if no tablet)
- ✓ Allow extra time since specific processing-time details are not provided here
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