The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has set up a website, where people can conveniently access offender information details online. In the said website, for any given offender, you can get information on full name, as well as the race, gender and date of birth. You can also get information on the facility where that particular inmate is currently held, the maximum sentence date and the projected date of release from incarceration for any particular inmate. The TDCJ inmate search website also enables you to know whether any given inmate is eligible for visitation, and when any given inmate would be eligible for parole.
How to use the TDCJ inmate search website
In order to get results from the TDCJ inmate search website, you need to provide some basic details about the inmate you are interested in. You can, for instance, enter the inmates last name, as well as the initial of his or her first name. Or you can enter the inmates Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) number. Another search criterion you can use is that of entering the inmate’s State Identification Number (SID). The more specific the details you enter, the narrower you search will be. For each search that you carry out, the TDCJ inmate search website returns a link, or a number of links: that is, with the inmates’ names being hyperlinked. You need to click on the said link(s), to access more information about the specific inmate(s).
Situations where you may find the TDCJ inmate search website useful
There are many situations where you may find the TDCJ inmate search website useful. If, for instance, you are interested in knowing whether and when a particular inmate is eligible for parole, then you are likely to find the TDCJ website useful. Similarly, if you want to know when a particular inmate is due to be released, or where a particular inmate is currently being held, then you are likely to find the TDCJ inmate search website useful. Yet another situation where you may find the TDCJ inmate search website useful is if you are keen on knowing whether a particular inmate is eligible for visitation, or if you are interested in knowing for sure how a particular person ended up in prison. The TDCJ website has all these bits of information, hence its usefulness.
How to narrow searches on the TDCJ inmate search website
To narrow searches on the TDCJ inmate search website, you need to enter more specific details. Like if you enter the State Identification Number (SID), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) number, then you effectively narrow your search to one very specific inmate. On the other hand, if you just enter the last name and an initial of the first name, then you broaden your search — to include all inmates who meet that particular criterion.
Accessing the TDCJ inmate search website
The address/URL for the TDCJ inmate search website is given here.