On this site you will find information on how to register to receive calls from an offender located at a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) facility.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice has contracted with Embarq Payphone Services, Inc. (EPSI) to provide calling services to the offenders at the facilities of the TDCJ. Our recipients are friends, relatives, and attorneys who receive calls from the offenders.

The Offender Telephone System (OTS) allows eligible offenders to make paid telephone calls to friends and family listed on the Offender’s Visitor List. Offenders with major disciplinary problems, gang affiliations, or on death row will not have access to the telephone system.

The following rules apply to the system:

• Phones are available from 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, unless conditions dictate a change
• Calls are limited to 15 minutes
• You will hear a warning message one minute before being disconnected
• Offenders are limited to 240 minutes per month
• All calls, except to the Attorney of Record, are subject to monitoring, recording and voice recognition to complete call
• Calls may only be made to home landline telephone numbers ("Home phone"). No calls are allowed to cell phones, 800 numbers, businesses, pay phones, or international numbers
• Friends and family members listed on the Offender’s Visitor List are required to meet certain validation requirements. These requirements are listed on the Registration page.