How to send messages, photos, and packages
Since September 6, 2023, TDCJ routes incoming personal mail through a centralized digital platform. Letters, greeting cards, and photos for someone at Lucile Plane State Jail should be mailed to the Digital Mail Processing Center, where they're scanned and delivered electronically. Address the envelope with the incarcerated person's full first and last name plus their TDCJ number, and send it to: Texas Department of Criminal Justice, PO Box 660400, Dallas, TX 75266-0400. Some items bypass the processor and go directly to the unit instead: legal mail, media mail, and books, magazines, packages, or subscriptions from verified publishers. Outgoing mail from the unit didn't change with the digital rollout. For questions about scanned mail or delivery, TDCJ directs you to Securus Customer Service.
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Since September 6, 2023, all TDCJ units—including Lucile Plane State Jail—use a digital mail system. Personal letters, greeting cards, and photos now go to a central Digital Mail Processing Center. Staff there sort and scan everything, then upload it to the incarcerated person's secure tablet.
Writing to someone at Lucile Plane State Jail? Here's what you need to know: personal mail no longer goes directly to the unit. Instead, it's routed to a TDCJ digital mail processing center, scanned, and delivered electronically.
Send personal letters, greeting cards, and photos to TDCJ’s Digital Mail Processing Center for scanning and electronic delivery. Use: Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Inmate’s Full First and Last Name + TDCJ Number, PO Box 660400, Dallas, TX 75266-0400.
Yes, but those items are exceptions to the digital system. Books, magazines, media mail, packages, and subscriptions from verified publishers should be sent directly to the unit, not the Digital Mail Processing Center.
No. TDCJ says the outbound mail process did not change after the digital mail rollout. If you have questions about outbound or scanned mail, contact Securus Customer Service as directed by TDCJ.
Before you get in the car, confirm the person you're visiting is actually at Lucile Plane State Jail and eligible for visitation. Assignments change. Privileges get revoked. A last-minute transfer can turn your drive into a wasted trip. Use official TDCJ resources to verify their location and status—don't assume last weekend's details still apply.
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