Department Of Corrections Lookup Service in Texas

Texas Department of Corrections (DOC) is responsible for custody and management of prisoners serving sentence in Texas prisons. It also manages offenders on probation and parole in Texas. It maintains online database of list of offenders currently in prison, fugitives, recent releases, absconders and escapes.

Texas Department of Corrections (DOC) manages and maintains law and order across 1 State Prisons.

Homepage:

 http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/

Inmate Search:

 https://offender.tdcj.texas.gov/OffenderSearch/index.jsp

Address :

P.O. Box 13084. Austin, Texas 78711

Phone:

(512) 475-3250

Email:

[email protected]

Fax:

(512) 305-9398

Texas Department of Corrections (DOC) Website User Guide

Q: How to find if someone is currently detained at Texas Department of Corrections (DOC)?

  • Texas maintains an online database of all the arrested prisoners. The list is updated weekly. To search for an inmate , please follow these steps to check if an inmate is incarcerated in DOC facility:

Step 1: Open the Texas Offender search service page. https://offender.tdcj.texas.gov/OffenderSearch/index.jsp

Step 2: Enter the first/last name or TDCJ number/SID id of the inmate and click on ‘Search‘.

Texas Department of Corrections (DOC) Website

Step 3: If there are any results matching your search criteria, a list of all inmates should be displayed.

Q: What if you are not able to find the inmate in Texas Department of Corrections (DOC)?

Q: What if you are still unable to find any results?

Q: What are the visitation rules of Texas DOC?

  • Any individual with valid government ID and who isn’t on felony probation is allowed to visit an inmate. Children below 18 years, must be accompanied by a legal guardian.

  • For more information one can call on (512) 475-3250.

Q: What are the rules to contact an inmate of Texas DOC?

  • The only way an inmate may speak with you over the telephone is when he calls you. No inmate may receive a telephone call from outside the institution. All inmate calls shall be collected and you are responsible for the charges.

  • Information about the offender phone system for the Texas DOC is available here

Q: How can you send money to an inmate at the Texas DOC? ?

  • Money is really helpful for inmate. However, they are not allowed to have cash. Instead, they can receive money either into their commissary account or directly into their inmate’s account. Please note that regardless of the method you go for, there are several key information you will need to provide including the inmate full name and the inmate identification number.

  • To find out how to send money to an inmate at the Texas DOC, please visit this page.

Q: How can you reach out to the Texas DOC Victim Information Notification System?

  • The Texas DOC has set up a victim information notification system called VINE that you can visit by clicking here. This network provides timely and trustworthy information on inmate status. It is free of charge and is available 24/7. You can contact them by email at [email protected]

Q: For any other questions you can reach the Texas DOC

Texas Jurisdictional Statistics

Texas DOC has a research team which published inmates statistics. Please check the 2017 annual review available here to get the latest detailed representation of the DOC programs, activities and trends such as inmate population, demographics and personnel turnover.

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