Ellis Unit Inmate Search and Inmate List (Huntsville, TX)

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How to find someone at Ellis Unit

Type part of their name, such as the last name, in the box below.
Have their TDCJ number? Type the full number in the same box.
Not listed here? Check the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search, the source of record. Our copy is from Oct 21, 2026.
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Visiting, mail, money and calls at Ellis Unit

Rules the Texas Department of Criminal Justice publishes for its prisons, plus what we hold for Ellis Unit. Each item names its source and the day it was checked; check the source before you travel or send money.

Visiting

How to schedule a visit and the rules

Every visit must be scheduled, and you must be on the person's approved visitors list. TDCJ lists three steps: create an account, wait for it to be approved, then schedule the visit. The Unit Visitation Schedule shows the visit types, days and times for each unit, including Ellis Unit.

Source: TDCJ Visitation, TDCJ Unit Visitation Schedule, read Oct 14, 2026

Each person gets one in-person visit per weekend, plus one 60-minute video visit a month (through Securus at $10 a visit, or free through tablet kiosks, as TDCJ lists them). Visitors 18 and older need a current government photo ID with a current address. Inside you may carry up to $35 in coins, or a credit or debit card, for the vending machines.

Source: TDCJ Visitation, read Oct 14, 2026

More on ID, the dress code and what you can bring: TDCJ visitation rules.

Sending mail

The mailing address and how to write it

Personal letters, cards and photos go to TDCJ's digital mail center, which scans them to the person's tablet:
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Full first and last name, TDCJ number
PO Box 660400
Dallas, TX 75266-0400

Source: TDCJ Contact Inmates, read Oct 14, 2026

Legal mail, books and publisher subscriptions go to the unit instead: Ellis Unit, 1697 FM 980, Huntsville, TX 77343, with the person's name and TDCJ number.

Source: TDCJ Contact Inmates, read Oct 14, 2026

Sending money

Accepted ways to deposit money

Send a money order or cashier's check payable to "Inmate Trust Fund for" the person's name and TDCJ number, with a deposit slip, to Inmate Trust Fund, PO Box 60, Huntsville, TX 77342-0060, or use one of the online vendors TDCJ lists. Do not send money to Ellis Unit.

Source: TDCJ Commissary and Trust Fund, read Oct 14, 2026

Phone and video calls

Which phone service and how calls work

You cannot call in. Register your phone number first (you need the TDCJ number). Calls run from 5:00 a.m. to midnight, last up to 30 minutes, and are monitored except calls to the attorney of record.

Source: TDCJ Contact Inmates, read Oct 14, 2026

Release

Release and parole dates

Each person's record page here shows the release and parole dates TDCJ publishes (projected release, parole eligibility, next parole review), as published. Dates can change.

Source: TDCJ Inmate Search, read Oct 14, 2026

Address and phone

Where it is and how to reach it

Address: 1697 FM 980, Huntsville, TX 77343
Phone: (936) 295-5756

From the unit directory on tdcj.texas.gov, checked Oct 29, 2026

Website: tdcj.texas.gov.

From HIFLD Prison Boundaries, a public federal facility dataset (data edited October 2025)

How these things work in general: visiting, sending money, mail, phone calls.

Questions about Ellis Unit

How do I find out if someone is in Ellis Unit?

Search the name on this page or on searchinmates.org. We copy the public inmate list regularly, and currently list 2,356 people in custody here. The facility's own records are always the most current, so also check our Texas state prison inmate search page.

Where is Ellis Unit?

Ellis Unit is in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas. The street address we have on file is 1697 Fm 980, Huntsville, TX, 77343.

What is the phone number for Ellis Unit?

The phone number we have on file is (936) 295-5756. People held there cannot receive incoming calls.

How do I visit someone at Ellis Unit?

Every TDCJ visit must be scheduled, and you must be on the person's approved visitors list: create an account, wait for approval, then schedule. Each person gets one in-person visit per weekend plus one 60-minute video visit a month. TDCJ's Unit Visitation Schedule lists the days and times for Ellis Unit.

Can I call someone at Ellis Unit?

You cannot call in. Register your phone number with the TDCJ number first; calls run from 5:00 a.m. to midnight, last up to 30 minutes, and are monitored except calls to the attorney of record.

How do I send money to someone at Ellis Unit?

TDCJ takes deposits by money order or cashier's check to Inmate Trust Fund, PO Box 60, Huntsville, TX 77342-0060, with a deposit slip, or through the online vendors TDCJ lists. Do not send money to the unit.

How do I send mail to someone at Ellis Unit?

Personal letters, cards and photos for someone at Ellis Unit go to TDCJ's digital mail center, which scans them to the person's tablet: Texas Department of Criminal Justice, their full name and TDCJ number, PO Box 660400, Dallas, TX 75266-0400. Legal mail, books and publisher subscriptions go to the unit at 1697 FM 980, Huntsville, TX 77343.

Is searchinmates.org run by this facility?

No. searchinmates.org is a private website and is not affiliated with any government agency. We copy information from public sheriff and corrections sources, and it may be out of date. Always verify with the facility.

Prison listings come from a public corrections source and may be out of date. searchinmates.org is a private website, not affiliated with Ellis Unit or any government agency.