Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Offender Information
How to obtain offender information
Offender Search
Locate a TDCJ offender
Offender Telephone System
The Offender Telephone System (OTS) allows eligible offenders to make paid telephone calls to friends and family listed on the offender's Visitor List
Unit Directory
Find a TDCJ unit
General Information Guide for Families of Offenders
Explains the intake process and provides a brief description of the offender program areas within TDCJ
Offender Orientation Handbook English/Español
Handbook designed to provide the TDCJ offender population with general information and a standard of acceptable conduct
Definitions & Acronyms
Lists common terms and acronyms and their meanings
Frequently Asked Questions
Lists common questions and their answers
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Information on the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Rehabilitation Programs Division
A team of professionals skilled in developing and providing rehabilitation and reentry programs that facilitate positive change in the lives of offenders
Reentry and Integration Division
Information on Reentry and Integration
GO KIDS
Giving Offenders' Kids Incentive and Direction to Succeed
eCommDirect Offender Commissary Purchases
Where friends and family may purchase commissary items for eligible offenders