How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Sayle Unit visiting hours are Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Regular visits last two hours and start once the inmate and all visitors are present. Each inmate normally gets one visit per weekend, so coordinate your group's arrival—if someone else has already visited, you may be turned away. Every visitor needs their own TDCJ Online Visitation Scheduler account. Create yours with a valid email, then verify it using the 7-digit code sent to you. Staff can't create or delete accounts for you. The scheduler requires a completed Background Questionnaire and expects specific formats: an 8-digit TDCJ/SID number and phone numbers as XXX XXX XXXX. Bring photo ID, wear facility-compliant clothing, and leave your cell phone outside the secure perimeter. Cash is limited to coins, up to $35.
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Want to visit someone at Sayle Unit for the first time? Here's the path: create your TDCJ Online Visitation Scheduler account, fill out the required questionnaire and profile, add the inmate, and book a slot once your relationship gets approved.
Planning a visit is easier when you know exactly what time slot you're working with. Here's how visiting days, hours, visit length, and the one-visit-per-weekend rule work at the Sayle Unit.
Bring photo ID and wear clothing that meets dress code requirements. Leave your cell phone outside the secure perimeter. Cash is limited to coins only, up to $35.
An inmate can have up to 10 names on their Visitors List. Changes can be made once every six months for institutional inmates and once every 60 days for state jail, ISF, and SAFP inmates.
The scheduler will show “Not Approved for Visits” when an inmate’s visitation privileges have been removed. If you’re removed from a Visitor List, you can file a written appeal to the Director’s Review Committee at PO Box 99, Huntsville, TX 77342 within 14 days of the removal notice.
Sending money to someone at TDCJ is straightforward once you know two things: who's allowed to deposit, and which address to use for the paperwork. Here's what you need to know about the current rules and where to mail deposit-related forms for someone at the Sayle Unit.
Most personal mail for people at Sayle Unit goes through TDCJ's Digital Processing Center in Dallas. But a few categories need to go directly to the unit—send them the wrong way and you'll face delays or rejection.
