How to Send Money to the Telford Unit Inmate Trust Fund

No Telford business office extension is published anywhere, so the Huntsville lockbox and the verification line are the two reliable routes for a deposit question. Send photos and letters too.

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Overview

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) runs one Inmate Trust Fund for the whole state, so a deposit for someone at Telford is keyed to his TDCJ number rather than to New Boston. Mailed money orders go to a lockbox in Huntsville, roughly 300 miles south of the unit, and a money order sent to Telford itself is misrouted.

Quick Facts

1 Mailed money orders go to the Inmate Trust Fund, PO Box 60, Huntsville, TX 77342-0060. Never to the unit in New Boston.
2 Only people on his Visitors List or his Inmate Telephone List are allowed to deposit money.
3 Deposits of $500 or more are held at least 14 days before he can spend them.
4 Cash, prepaid debit cards, foreign currency and personal checks are returned to sender.
5 The commissary spending limit is $105 every two weeks.
6 TDCJ publishes no business office or trust fund extension for Telford. The statewide verification line is (936) 438-8990.

Mailing a Money Order

A money order or cashier’s check, made payable to Inmate Trust Fund for [his name and TDCJ number], with a deposit slip enclosed. He can supply a deposit slip, or you can request one by mailing a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Send it to:

Inmate Trust Fund
PO Box 60
Huntsville, TX 77342-0060

Do not send it to the Barry B. Telford Unit’s own address on Highway 98. That address handles legal mail, packages and publisher-direct books, and a money order arriving there is misrouted rather than deposited.

There Is No Telford Business Office Number

This is worth stating plainly, because families waste time looking for one. TDCJ does not publish a business office or trust fund extension for the Telford Unit. Pages that offer a direct extension for deposit questions at this unit are not sourcing it from TDCJ.

For a question about a specific deposit, the statewide verification line is (936) 438-8990. For anything about the unit itself, Telford’s main line is (903) 628-3171.

The Free Option

TDCJ offers a no-fee ACH arrangement. Send the ACH Agreement form with a voided check to:

Inmate Trust Fund
PO Box 629
Huntsville, TX 77342-0629

Debits come out around the 5th of the month and credits post around the 10th. It is the only route with no fee at all.

Approved Deposit Vendors

TDCJ accepts deposits through eCommDirect, Access Corrections, JPay, TouchPay Holdings and ACE. Only eCommDirect publishes its fees, so confirm the current charge with any other vendor before paying.

The Sender Rule

Only people on his approved Visitors List or his Inmate Telephone List may deposit money. Since Telford’s Visitors List is capped at 10 names and changes only once every six months, this can genuinely lock out a friend who wants to help. Check which list a would-be sender is on before they try.

What Is Not Accepted

Cash, prepaid debit cards, foreign currency and personal checks are returned to sender. Do not put cash in a letter, particularly since personal mail for Telford no longer goes to the unit at all, it goes to a scanning center in Dallas.

Large Deposits and the 14-Day Hold

Anything of $500 or more is held a minimum of 14 days before he can access it. If he needs money at the commissary this week, several smaller deposits clear faster than one large one, and the $105 two-week spending limit caps what he can use anyway.

Families Also Ask

5 of 5 questions

Where do I mail a money order for someone at the Telford Unit?

To the Inmate Trust Fund, PO Box 60, Huntsville, TX 77342-0060, made payable to 'Inmate Trust Fund for [his name and TDCJ number]' with a deposit slip enclosed. Not to the unit on Highway 98 in New Boston, which handles only legal mail, packages and publisher-direct books.

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What is the Telford Unit business office phone number?

TDCJ does not publish one. There is no business office or trust fund extension listed for Telford anywhere in TDCJ's own material, so treat any direct extension you find elsewhere as unverified. Use the statewide deposit verification line, (936) 438-8990, or the unit's main line, (903) 628-3171.

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Why was my deposit rejected?

Most often the sender rule: only people on his Visitors List or his Inmate Telephone List may deposit money. The other frequent cause is sending something TDCJ returns, meaning cash, a prepaid debit card, foreign currency or a personal check.

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Is there a way to send money without a fee?

Yes. TDCJ's ACH option is free. Send the ACH Agreement form with a voided check to Inmate Trust Fund, PO Box 629, Huntsville, TX 77342-0629. Debits come out around the 5th and credits post around the 10th.

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How much can he spend at commissary?

The limit is $105 every two weeks regardless of his balance. Deposits of $500 or more are additionally held at least 14 days before he can access them.

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