How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Visiting at Lockhart Corrections Facility starts online. You must create your own TDCJ Online Visitation account—staff can't set it up for you. After entering your email, the system sends a 7-digit validation code, and you'll need to answer every Background Questionnaire question to finish registration. Once created, your email address can't be deleted or changed. The portal is limited to residents of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. To add an inmate, search using their 8-digit TDCJ or SID number. The scheduler won't show dates when the inmate already has a visit that week. Visit types may include Regular, Contact, or Video/Tablet, depending on privileges and the unit. Weekend visiting is normally Saturday–Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with two-hour regular periods. Most non-attorney visits may be electronically monitored.
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Setting up your TDCJ Online Visitation Scheduler account takes just a few minutes—unless you hit the two biggest gotchas: picking a permanent email address and formatting your phone number exactly right. Follow these steps to get registered cleanly on your first try, then move on to requesting approval and scheduling visits.
Trying to visit someone in TDCJ? The Visitors List rules can feel like a roadblock—especially when you learn there's a cap and you can't swap names whenever you want. Here's how the 10-person limit actually works, and when changes are allowed.
Weekend visits at Lockhart follow TDCJ's standard schedule. Once you understand the hours, the Monday–Sunday visiting cycle, and how weekly limits work in the scheduler, planning a successful trip gets much easier.
After you submit a relationship request through the TDCJ online visitation scheduler, everything happens inside your account. Here's how to track your request, what approval looks like, and what to do if you still can't schedule a visit.
Create your own TDCJ Online Visitation account—staff can’t do it for you. You’ll get a 7-digit validation code by email, and you must complete the Background Questionnaire (all questions) to finish registration. Your email can’t be changed later, and the portal is limited to residents of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Visiting normally happens on Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visits follow a Monday-through-Sunday weekly cycle.
You can bring a small wallet or a clear plastic bag and up to $35 in coins; for infants, limited diapers, wipes, and bottles are allowed. Leave purses, diaper bags, cameras, toys, paper money, and electronics (including phones, laptops, and recording devices), plus tobacco and other wireless devices, at home or in your vehicle.
Your first visit goes smoother when you show up with the right ID and leave everything else behind. Here's a quick checklist to run through before you head out.
Want to send commissary money or mail to someone at Lockhart? Getting it right means using the correct process—and including the right name and number.
