What Taylor County's New Mail System Means for Families (Fort Worth Processing Center)
Sending letters to someone in Taylor County custody? Here's the big change: personal mail no longer goes directly to the jail. Instead, it's routed to a processing center in Fort Worth, where staff open it, scan it, and deliver it to your loved one electronically.
All personal inmate mail now goes through a central JailATM.com facility instead of the detention center. There, it's opened, scanned, and emailed to your loved one inside the jail. That means the letter you send won't be handed over as a physical piece of paper - they'll receive a scanned version through the jail's system. If you've been mailing cards the same way for years, this is where things can get confusing: both the destination address and the delivery method have changed.
Note: Don’t expect personal mail to arrive directly at the Taylor County detention facility anymore - it’s routed to the central processing center for scanning first.
To send personal mail, you’ll need to address it to the new Fort Worth processing address exactly as listed below. Make sure you include your loved one’s name and number in the format shown, because that’s how the processing center knows who the scanned mail should be delivered to. Taylor County Detention Center (Inmate Name/Number) 2830 S. Hulen Street Box #809 Fort Worth, TX 76109
- ✓ Include “Taylor County Detention Center (Inmate Name/Number)” on the first line
- ✓ Use: 2830 S. Hulen Street Box #809, Fort Worth, TX 76109
Timing matters here. Starting April 4, any personal mail received at the central processing facility will be returned to sender. If you want to make sure a letter gets through, use the current process and address - don't risk having it bounced back.
Warning: Effective April 4, personal mail received at the central processing facility will be returned to sender.
Legal mail works differently. It must go directly to the detention facility, and it has to come from a legally approved source - specifically, a licensed attorney of record. Don't route legal correspondence through the Fort Worth processing address.
- Confirm it’s truly legal mail - it must be sent by a legally approved entity (a licensed attorney of record).
- Mail it directly to the detention facility - legal mail should not go to the Fort Worth processing address.
- Keep the sender information clear - make sure the envelope clearly shows the attorney/sender so it’s recognized as legal mail.
Practical Tips and Help
- ✓ Use the Fort Worth processing address for personal mail: 2830 S. Hulen Street Box #809, Fort Worth, TX 76109
- ✓ Write “Taylor County Detention Center (Inmate Name/Number)” exactly as shown so it can be matched to the right person
- ✓ Remember that personal mail is opened, scanned, and emailed to the inmate - plan for scanned delivery, not original paper delivery
If something goes wrong - mail gets delayed, returned, or your loved one never sees the scanned message - check the jail's published mail guidance first to make sure you're following the current process. Since personal mail runs through JailATM.com, issues with processing or scanned delivery are typically handled through JailATM support.
Tip: If the problem is with scanned personal mail delivery (not legal mail), JailATM support is the right place to ask for help.
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