Locate James V. Allred Unit Inmates

James V. Allred Unit Overview

James V. Allred Unit, unit code JA, is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice state prison at 2101 FM 369 North in Iowa Park. TDCJ describes the location as four miles northwest of Wichita Falls on FM 369 North in Wichita County. The unit houses male sentenced state prisoners. That distinction is important: a person booked after a new local arrest starts with the county jail, but a person transferred after a state sentence is searched through TDCJ.

TDCJ lists Allred with a capacity of 4,438 and custody levels G1 through G5, safekeeping, and security detention. The unit came on line in June 1995, and TDCJ lists it as ACA accredited since August 2006. The TDCJ profile also lists 493 security employees and 108 non-security employees. Those figures are TDCJ unit facts, not Wichita County jail-population numbers.

The official TDCJ Allred page is the source for the unit profile, custody levels, staffing, programs, and accreditation status.

Use the unit profile to confirm facility facts, then use the TDCJ inmate search for a named prisoner or TDCJ number.

James V. Allred Unit Capacity

Allred is the large state-prison facility in Wichita County's detention map. Its published capacity is 4,438, and its custody levels include G1-G5, safekeeping, and security detention. In Texas prison language, custody level affects supervision and housing. It is not the same thing as a county jail bond status or pretrial charge. Allred's population is made up of sentenced TDCJ prisoners, so the sheriff's roster should not be used as the main locator once a person is in TDCJ custody.

Search James V. Allred Unit Inmates

Use the TDCJ Inmate Information Search for Allred prisoners. The TDCJ locator covers only inmates currently incarcerated in a TDCJ facility. TDCJ states that online data is updated on working days only and is at least 24 hours old. Relatives going to pick up an inmate are told by TDCJ to call the unit before traveling.

1. Open the TDCJ inmate search, not the Wichita County sheriff roster.
2. Search by TDCJ number or SID if known, or use last name plus at least the first initial of the first name.
3. Use gender and race filters only to narrow a name search when needed.
4. Confirm the current facility or unit assignment, because a TDCJ prisoner can move between units.
5. Call Allred before release pickup or visitation travel when timing matters.

The TDCJ inmate search page is the official lookup path for Allred prisoners and other current TDCJ inmates.

If a person does not appear in TDCJ search, check whether the person is still in county jail, in federal custody, released, or listed under a different spelling or identifier.

James V. Allred Unit Contact

Contact the unit for facility-specific confirmation such as visitation status, release pickup timing, and questions that the statewide search cannot answer. TDCJ warns that relatives should call the unit before traveling for pickup. The unit address and phone below come from the TDCJ Allred profile. No separate public counter hours were captured in the research, so no office-hour claim is added.

James V. Allred Unit Visits

Allred visitation follows TDCJ visitation rules, not Wichita County jail rules. TDCJ tells visitors to confirm the inmate's unit assignment and visitation privileges, confirm the unit schedule and any cancellations, verify approved visitor status, and review prohibited items. TDCJ also states that visitors and vehicles are subject to search and that no cell phones are allowed inside the secure perimeter.

The TDCJ visitation page is the controlling statewide source for visitor approval, unit confirmation, searches, and prohibited items.

Because TDCJ can cancel or limit visits by unit status, approval and schedule should be checked before every trip.

James V. Allred Unit Money

Allred money and commissary access use TDCJ systems. The research identifies TDCJ eCommDirect as the official inmate direct-purchase portal. That is different from Wichita County jail deposits, which use county jail methods such as Access Corrections and local kiosks. Do not send Allred deposits to the sheriff's jail unless the person is still in county custody waiting for TDCJ transfer.

The TDCJ eCommDirect portal is the documented TDCJ direct-purchase route for inmates in state prison custody.

Confirm the inmate's TDCJ status and unit assignment before using a state-prison money or purchase option.

James V. Allred Unit Mail

The research file did not capture a full TDCJ mail address format or final mailing lines for Allred beyond the unit street address. For that reason, no invented mail format is published here. Use the official TDCJ Allred profile and TDCJ mail guidance before sending personal mail, legal mail, publications, photos, or packages. A wrong format can delay or return mail, and state-prison mail rules differ from county jail mail rules.

Phone and account rules also belong to TDCJ rather than the Wichita County sheriff. If a person was recently convicted in Wichita County and is still waiting at the Law Enforcement Center for transfer, the county jail phone and money rules may still apply. Once the person is assigned to Allred, TDCJ controls the relevant prison communication and account process.

James V. Allred Unit Programs

TDCJ lists several Allred programs and operations that should not be generalized to the county jail. Agricultural operations include security horses, security pack canines, and a unit garden. Facility operations include unit maintenance. Additional programs and services include Faith-Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program upon availability, Life Decisions Program, Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative, Crime Stoppers, and Community Tours.

• Faith-Based Dormitory and Chaplaincy Services.
• Adult Education Program upon availability.
• Life Decisions Program, Peer Education, and Reentry Planning.
• Security horses, security pack canines, and unit garden operations.
• Community work projects for city agencies, local organizations, TxDOT, and Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Allred Unit vs County Jail

Wichita County has two separate custody systems that readers often confuse. Wichita County Law Enforcement Center is the sheriff-operated county jail for local bookings, pretrial custody, county sentences, holds, and TDCJ-ready prisoners waiting for transfer. James V. Allred Unit is a TDCJ state prison for sentenced male prisoners. The county jail uses the sheriff roster and Public Access route. Allred uses TDCJ inmate search.

For a newly arrested person, use the Wichita County Law Enforcement Center page first. For a sentenced prisoner assigned to Allred, stay with TDCJ sources.