Texas Prison Inmate Search
Do you need to find someone in Texas prison? If a family member or loved one has been sent to prison, you might be wondering how to find them. Probably you want to write to them and stay in touch while they do their time.
I used to be able to display a form on this page that let folks search for inmates within TDC but the folks at TDCJ have changed the way things work and I cannot make it work now. I hope to have a solution soon. Meanwhile please continue to send your questions to me and I will keep trying to help y’all. Sorry for the hassle.
You can also check these other pages I have with information about Texas prison, Federal prison, and, soon to come, county jails in Texas.
how do i get the SID#?
If you enter the inmates first and last name that is all that is required to do a search. When you get the result, click on their name and a screen will open showing all the details including the TDC# and the SID#. Good luck to you.
I’m so worried I don’t know where they send my daughter. She’s being punish for something she didn’t do.Tha news ppl.made her look like she’s a bad mother. They don’t know tha truth. I LOVE U Emily Ann Sanford hope to God ur doing ok.
Hello, your daughter has been transferred to Plane State Jail. That is northwest of Houston on the way to Beaumont. There are only female inmates there. I had a female friend who spent some time at Plane and she did OK. It’s a State Jail and also a transfer unit and I have a feeling that Emily will be moved again shortly. She may be in Plane for just a month or two while they figure out what they think the best unit for her to be in.
An important thing for you to note down now is Emily’s TDC number. That will be used to ID her throughout her period of incarceration. Her number is TDC# 01981642.
You can write to her using this address:
Emily Sanford TDC# 01981642
Plane State Jail
904 FM 686
Dayton, TX 77535
Because Emily is going to be gone for awhile, I have a suggestion for you. If you have not already visited the website http://www.prisontalk.com, I would like to suggest you do. It’s free. Once you get there go to the forum and find the section called “Parents with children in prison”. Here is the direct link: http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75. I think you will find this forum to have a lot of very friendly and helpful folks in the same position as you. I know having an incarcerated child can be a real worry and it’s hard to find understanding people to talk about things and share worries with, but the people on prisontalk.com are just great. Best of luck to you and your daughter. Try not to worry, she will find her way and get herself situated and the time will go by. Take care, and peace to you ~ Magnum
Can you please tell me when Martin R. Aguirre #01832294 is up for parole?
Thank you
Hi Patricia, you may already have figured this out by now, but your inmate is currently listed as temporarily released. Since his parole eligibility was in January, there are a couple possibilities what this could mean. One that happens pretty often is that sometimes a person has a pending charge from another county when they are incarcerated. When it is time for them to be released, they have to first be transported to the county where they have a charge pending and face that charge. Could that be a possibility in your inmate’s situation? Another situation where a person can be listed as temporarily released is if they need medical care that requires a trip out of the prison. I hope by the time you read this you have already figured out what’s up. Much peace to you and yours.
if my dad is realsed on march 6th whom may I contact to find out info …
Hello Lesly, you ought to be able to call the hotline for this and get info. Normally the inmate will be provided money for a bus to the location that they have approved for parole, if they are to be on parole.
I’m looking for Lorenzo Wesley.. tdc #1813645
It keep saying no inmate found…
You are right, no inmate by that name comes up. Could they still be in County jail waiting for transfer or already released? Good luck in your search.
He got transfer March 5, 2015 to R.L Roach unit…. How long do it take before they be in the system?
Hey Shanta, keep an eye on the locator to find him. It can take a couple days to show up. Also, if you set up an account at JPay.com, sometimes it actually shows in jpay quicker than in the TDC site. Weird, but it does. It can be difficult when you don’t know if they have arrived at their destination but just give it a couple days.
The previous person asked the question I had and thank you for answering…..my next question is…..will their tdc # be the same as their original spn#?
Hi Leslie, I am not sure which of the prior questions you are referring to, and I also am not sure what an SPN# is… but for anyone you are trying to locate or write to, you would use the locator tool, and put their first and last name in, and hit search. Once the result comes up, click on their name, which will be hyperlinked. That opens up the details about them, including their TDC# and their SID#, which might be what you are referring to as SPN and which is not the same as the TDC#. Hope this info helps clear up your question. Peace ~ Magnum
Hello Shanta, I see that your inmate is now showing in the system. You are correct he is at Roach Unit. You can write to him at
Lorenzo Wesley TDC# 01813645
Roach Unit
15845 FM 164
Childress, TX 79201
Good luck to you and your inmate ~ Magnum
I’m curious on your take on getting parole on a life sentence.
His name is Bobby Reno Schneider TDC#01342554 at Allred Unit
Hi Kathy, I do not know too much about that, I am sorry. Probably your best bet might be to go to http://www.prisontalk.com and ask their opinion there. It is a great forum with information about almost everything about prison. There is probably someone there with more knowledge of this. Good luck to you.
Come home brother
I’m the victim of Karl Noel Peacock and I do my best to keep him in prison for the whole 30 years. He deserves to sit in hell for the rest of his life.
i am looking for my cousin maurice c harold he is in his 30s and from grand prairie, tx. it keeps saying no results but i know he is in the system
I also do not find anyone by that name listed with TDC. Could he be in federal prison or maybe in a county jail? This locator only finds those in Texas state prison system, not county and not federal, even if that prison is located in Texas.
I’m trying to find my sons friend but we don’t remember his last name. his mothers name is Troy Bush whom is in the murray unit. my husband don’t want me to write to her so she doesn’t know our address. how do i get the answer from her. thanks, samantha