Tulia Unit

Tulia Unit holds on-site visits Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Each regular visit lasts two hours, starting once both the inmate and visitor(s) are present. Eligible inmates typically get one visit per visiting cycle. Before planning your trip, confirm the inmate's classification—certain G1/J1/J2 classifications have specific contact-visit eligibility rules. Traveling more than 250 miles one way? The warden may approve an extended visit up to four hours. Most visits (except attorney–client) may be electronically monitored. During contact visits, physical contact is limited: brief embracing and kissing at the start and end, plus restricted handholding. Visits can be cut short or restricted for rule violations, security issues, lockdowns, escapes, disturbances, or health emergencies. Bring a current government-issued ID—you won't get in without one.

Staying in touch with someone at Tulia Unit means using approved vendor systems for video, phone, and e-messages. Remote video visits happen through kiosks—schedule them on the vendor website. Eligible inmates can receive contact or general remote visits up to 60 minutes once per month. Tablet-based video visits are scheduled separately through the TDCJ visitation portal at https://visitation.tdcj.texas.gov/Visitation/. For phone calls, register your number at texasprisonphone.com (have the inmate's TDCJ ID ready). Vendor account and payment rules apply. For electronic messages, create an account at JPay (www.jpay.com) and buy electronic stamps before your messages can be delivered. One heads-up: Securus says that starting December 1, 2025, you'll need a funded AdvanceConnect account to pay for phone calls.

Personal mail for someone at Tulia Unit goes through the TDCJ Digital Processing Center. Address your envelope with the inmate's full name and TDCJ number, then mail it to PO Box 660400, Dallas, TX 75266-0400. Mail must arrive through authorized channels to be accepted. If the inmate doesn't have a secure tablet, their digital correspondence gets delivered as black-and-white printed copies. Want to send reading material? Newspapers, magazines, and books are accepted only when mailed directly from the publisher, publication supplier, bookstore, or online bookseller—and they're still subject to review and possible rejection. Legal or privileged mail may be handled differently than routine digital mail.

To deposit money for someone at Tulia Unit, you must be on the inmate's Approved Visitor List or Inmate Telephone List. Otherwise, your deposit won't be accepted. Don't mail trust-fund deposits to the Tulia Unit street address—follow the Inmate Trust Fund deposit instructions instead. Sending payment by mail? Use a money order or cashier's check only, and include the deposit slip the inmate provides so the deposit posts correctly. Cash and personal checks won't be accepted. Need to check on a deposit? The Inmate Trust Fund office can confirm whether a payment was received, but they won't share account balances or transaction details with anyone except the inmate.