How to send messages, photos, and packages
Staying in touch with someone at USP Beaumont works through standard BOP systems for phone and electronic messaging. Phone privileges are available, but calls are monitored—posted notices at each phone explain this. Attorney calls may be unmonitored in certain circumstances. For electronic messages, the facility uses TRULINCS: messages are text-only, screened, require consent, and max out at 13,000 characters. You'll need to submit a TRULINCS Contact Request Form (BP-A1054) to set up messaging privileges. Expect vendor registration and payment steps for both phone and messaging services. Tablet or video options can vary by unit, so check the inmate's facility page and vendor instructions for specifics.
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Mail rules at USP Beaumont can feel strict—especially when you're trying to send reading material or anything beyond a simple letter. Here's how the Bureau of Prisons categorizes mail, what gets inspected, when packages are allowed, and the most common reasons publications get rejected.
At USP Beaumont, inmate calls are monitored, and notices posted at each telephone explain the monitoring. Attorney calls may be unmonitored in certain circumstances. To get calls working, follow the phone vendor’s registration and payment steps.
Yes. USP Beaumont uses TRULINCS for electronic messaging; messages are text-only, screened/monitored, require consent, and are limited to 13,000 characters. The Trust Fund manual lists the TRULINCS Contact Request Form as BP-A1054, and setup typically involves an approved vendor account and purchase steps.
Attorney calls may be unmonitored in certain circumstances under BOP guidance. The notice posted by each telephone describes monitoring and any exceptions that apply.
No. USP Beaumont does not allow inmates to receive packages from home without prior written approval. From home, only release clothing and authorized medical devices are explicitly allowed unless approval is granted.
Hardcover publications and newspapers must be sent directly from the publisher, a book club, or a bookstore. Staff screen incoming publications and may reject items with disallowed content, such as instructions for weapons, escape, or material that encourages criminal activity.
Yes. General correspondence is opened and inspected for contraband and content. Specially marked incoming mail is opened only in the inmate’s presence for inspection.
To visit someone at USP Beaumont, you need to be approved first. That approval starts with the BP-A0629 Visitor Information form—and once you know what to gather and where to send it, the process is straightforward.
A little prep can save you a wasted drive. Use this checklist to gather the key info the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) needs to approve and verify visitors at USP Beaumont.
First visits are nerve-wracking—nobody wants to accidentally break a rule and lose time with their person. Here's what to expect at USP Beaumont: how much physical contact is allowed, how long visits can last, and why schedules sometimes shift.
