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.
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I would like to know when jose angel Fraire was tranfered to domingez in san Antonio and why was he tranfered if he still had not completed his courts dates here in Brownsville and how long will he have to serve that if u can answer those question for me thank you …
Hi Jessica, I was tied up with stuff and didn’t get to the blog in a long time, I apologize. I am sure you have figured out the situation with Jose Angel by now, so best of luck to you and peace.
Hi, my name is Julie & my fiancée Robert Wesley Nutt, d.o.b. 11/23/79, is up for parole on April 20th this year. He was just convicted on Feb. 28th & was only just transferred to Middleton the end of March. I’m so lost to all of this! I need to get a parole packet together, but I’m not even sure what all I need to send? I’ve even heard that you should even send pics so the parole board has a better idea of his personality and his character? He has a prior felony conviction back from 2004, back then he was dealing drugs, was caught with a substantial amount of meth, & had a firearm, so I know they will hold that against him? He was pulled over this time for speeding, it was his girlfriend at the time’s vehicle & she was with him, & the highway patrol decided to search her vehicle when Wesley admitted he was a felon. He found a couple joints, which were Wesley’s but he also found a couple extasy tabs which were packed away inside a box (she was moving & they were in transit to Colorado). He admitted to them being his, because she had her young daughter with them. That being said, (sorry for the long story!) do you think he stands a chance at making parole, is there anything I can do or say to sway the board, & do you think they will hold it against him because it is another drug charge? Wes really has done a complete turn around (except for the weed!) since he served his prior prison time…he had a part time job (it’s all he could find at the time), & has a big heart & always helped anyone in need & for the community in general. Anyway, thank you so much for your time & for all you do to help with this website!!
Hi Julie. Have you ever visited http://www.prisontalk.com? It is a very large forum that has sections for every state (and other countries even!). If you go to Prison Talk, and then go to the Texas section, you will find a whole section dedicated to Parole Preparation. It has some excellent sticky threads near the top with explicit instructions about preparing a parole packet.
A few things to remember is to keep to the facts that the parole board will be interested in. Mainly, that you and your boyfriends family and friends can provide him with the support he needs. They will want to know he has a stable home to go to, and some kind of financial support or help while he gets his feet on the ground and gets a job, etc. If there is a possible job lined up for him, that will be excellent. If you go to church regularly and he will be joining you there once he is home, it’s worth mentioning.
They truly see 100’s of parole packets all the time, so don’t send too much unnecessary stuff, they don’t have time for it. Photos won’t make or break it, but showing a photo of a decent home or family he will stay with won’t hurt.
It’s almost impossible to say if he will make parole, on the one hand, the prisons are very overcrowded and they are paroling pretty quickly. On the other, he barely started his sentence and he is a repeat offender. My opinion would be that they will want him to complete some sort of drug aversion counseling in TDC before they grant parole. In my case, when I saw parole, I was mandated to finish drug counseling first.
All the various levels of parole and what they mean are very clearly explained at Prison Talk. Also, you will find many people in the exact same shoes as you, who can offer a lot of good information and support. I strongly suggest you give it a try, it’s a very active forum. Best of luck to you and your fiance.
Hi my big brother Gary Sessions #00670723 has an 43yrs sentence but been incarcerated for 21yrs for murder. And what I need to know is when is his next parole hearing? Do you know of any good affordable parole attorneys and how do I go about with the process?
Hi Angel, I really don’t have an answer for you regarding the next parole hearing. If he is eligible for parole and been denied before then they he will be told shortly before his next parole hearing comes up, and he can write and let you know as well.
Regarding parole attorneys, I don’t know if “good” and “affordable” really fit in the same sentence. Many people don’t feel that a parole attorney is going to help much anyway. The most important thing is the inmate himself, they want to see him taking advantage of any offered classes or counseling, participating in anything they want him to, and things like church, AA, NA, etc. and of course, the number one issue is for him to stay out of trouble while incarcerated and not to affiliate with other inmates that can cause him trouble.
Other than that, you can write to the parole board and express how you and other family members will support him when he gets out, for instance, that you will allow him to live in your home, or that a friend already has a job lined up for him, etc. The parole board wants to parole somebody that will have support to make it on the outside. After 21 years it will be challenging for your brother to find employment, a place to live, etc. That is why it’s important to show he has the support of family and friends. Best of luck to you and your brother.
My nephew was just sent somewhere & i would like to find him. Phillip Scott Perry
D.o.b. 4/3/89
Hi Magdalena, your nephew is at Garza West. That is a transfer unit and most inmates will pass through there but will be sent on to another unit as their home unit. He does show in the inmate locator as there now. If they move him, it can take a day or two to update, but if you mail him at Garza West they will forward the mail to wherever he is. Also, if you use JPay to send money or electronic letters to him, JPay will automatically update when he is moved somewhere too.
Best of luck to you and your nephew.
Hi, My husband was in the John Middleton Unit the last I heard. I know that he will probably be moving to another unit. I was wondering if he had moved to a new unit yet and if so where. I tried clicking the link to the left for inmate search but it never popped up to where I could search for him.
Hi Elizabeth, the Inmate Locator will show right in the page on the site. You should be able to enter your husbands details and find him easily using this tool.
Best of luck to you and your husband.
I know someone that was in prison and the information says Projected Release Date: 2007-08-25 Parole Eligibility Date: 2006-06-30 but under current facility it says temp release. He is out and has been a while. What does that mean where it says temp release? He said he was just released, no parole or anything like that. Thank you for your time.
Colinda
Hi Colinda, usually “Temp” means he is “”temporarily” away from the unit he is housed at. This can be for instance, if he is due to be released and then he has some pending charge, even a misdemeanor, in a county court somewhere, they will transfer him to that county jail to deal with it.
What is unusual is that your friend is OUT and it’s still showing Temp. This isn’t what you would normally see. If he is out, even if he were on parole, he won’t show up in the Prison Inmate Locator from TDC, his name will just come up blank. For this reason, I wonder if you are sure you have found the right person in the locator? If he has a somewhat common name, you might want to make sure you have the right Date of Birth to confirm it is him.
The only other thing I can think of is perhaps the Inmate Locator just simply has some old information still stored for him, but that isn’t what you would normally see. For instance, I was released last March and my name stopped showing up on the Locator right when I was released. Hope this information is helpful, and best of luck.
Hello, I would like to know the release date of my boyfriend Travis Leighton.
Thank You,
Hannah
Hey Hannah, your boyfriend is eligible for parole as of 1/15/13. His projected release date is June, 2014. Has he seen the parole board yet? If so they will review his case and decide when he will be paroled, and under what conditions. This process can take a little while to get through, be patient. If you visit http://www.prisontalk.com, you can find the section on Texas and there you will find a lot of good information about the parole process. Best of luck to you and your boyfriend. Peace ~
i am trying to look form my daddy its been years since i have communicated with him since you can say i was 9 or 10 years old now i am 18 years old.
his name is Luis Armando Garcia but unforntanliy i cant find him i put his date of birth age and nothing smilier of him comes out 🙁 i miss him and wish to contact with him soon.
Free my Daddy =/
Hi Sandra, I am sorry to hear this, it must be very hard to not know your dad’s whereabouts. I also used the Inmate Locator tool and like you, I did not find a person of that name. Could he be in Federal prison instead of Texas prison? If his offense was a Federal offense that may be the case. I hope you are able to locate him. Do you know what prison unit he was originally? Take care, and hang in there. I wish I had some answers for you.
I was looking for an inmate name Pedro Chavez thats locked up in Middleton unit….he was born march 30, 1980…..he should be out already but not sure…what does TIME RELEASE mean….is he like in a halfway house or something
I looked him up and found Pedro Chavez with dob of Mar 11, not 30, is that him? It shows “Temp Release” which can mean he was sent from the prison to another facility, like a county jail somewhere, on an outstanding bench warrant. In other words, if he was due to be released first they check all the outstanding warrants. If he had a warrant somewhere, they send him to face those charges wherever they are. If you call the prison they might be able to tell you something, or if you know of where he was staying before incarceration you might check the county jail for that area. Hope this helps.