Locate Marlin Unit Inmates

Marlin Unit Overview

The Marlin Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division prison at 2893 State Hwy 6, Marlin, TX 76661-6588. TDCJ describes the location as about one-half mile from the Highway 6 and Highway 7 overpass in Falls County. The phone number is 254-883-3858. TDCJ lists capacity as 606, custody levels as G1, G2, and transient, and inmate gender as female.

Marlin Unit is not the Falls County Jail and should not be used as the first lookup route for a same-day Falls County arrest. It is a state prison facility, so prisoners are tracked by TDCJ numbers, SID numbers, TDCJ location data, and state prison rules. Falls County Jail custody remains with the sheriff, while Marlin Unit custody is TDCJ custody.

The official TDCJ Marlin Unit page is the source for the unit address, custody level, capacity, history, medical services, and Female Cognitive Pre-Release Program details.

Lookup Marlin Unit Inmates

Search Marlin Unit prisoners through the TDCJ inmate search. TDCJ says inmate location, offense, and projected release date information may be available online, by email, or by telephone. IVSS search help says searches may use name, SID number, current TDCJ number, previous TDCJ number, wildcard asterisks, View Details, and notification options.

1. Open the TDCJ inmate search for a sentenced Texas prisoner.
2. Search by last name and first name, TDCJ number, or SID number.
3. Use IVSS help when wildcard or notification guidance is needed.
4. Confirm that the current facility or location is Marlin Unit.
5. For county jail bookings, return to the sheriff and Sheriff Connect app instead.

TDCJ also lists telephone inmate information at 936-295-6371. That number is for state prison information, not Falls County Jail bond or booking questions.

Marlin Unit Address

Use the unit phone for facility-specific questions after confirming the person is in TDCJ custody. The research lists Senior Warden Audrey England, Region VI Regional Director Jennifer Cozby, Deputy Division Director Lonnie "L.E." Townsend, and Division Director Eric Guerrero from the current TDCJ page.

Visit Marlin Unit Inmates

Marlin Unit visitation follows TDCJ statewide visitation rules. Visitors should check TDCJ approval, scheduling, identification, dress-code, and unit-specific instructions before travel. County jail visitation rules do not apply at Marlin Unit, and the Falls County sheriff cannot set TDCJ prison visit approval.

Marlin Unit Mail Money

Mail to Marlin Unit should follow TDCJ inmate mail rules. Use the prisoner's name, TDCJ number, and unit/address format required by TDCJ. Money should go through the TDCJ Commissary and Trust Fund or approved state channels. Do not send county jail commissary deposits for a Marlin Unit prisoner.

Marlin Unit Programs History

Marlin Unit has a distinct institutional history. TDCJ lists it as established or online in June 1992, transferred to the Texas Youth Commission in May 1995, and transferred back to TDCJ in September 2007. TDCJ lists ACA accreditation since August 2009. The unit has about 25 acres, a unit garden, and facility maintenance operations.

Medical capabilities include ambulatory medical, dental, limited mental-health services, medical showers, telemedicine, and UTMB management. The special treatment program listed in the research is the Female Cognitive Pre-Release Program. Education and services include Literacy, Adult Basic Education, GED, CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention, faith-based dormitory, reentry planning, chaplaincy, GO KIDS, and religious or faith-based volunteer activities. These details are state-prison program facts, not county jail program facts.

Marlin Unit and Falls County Jail

Falls County has unusual detention geography because the county jail and two TDCJ women's prison units are all in or near Marlin. Hobby and Marlin together have 1,990 state-prison capacity, far more than the 107-bed county jail. A searcher may say someone is "in Marlin" without knowing whether the person is at a state prison or in local jail custody. For arrests that just happened, start with the sheriff. For sentenced state custody at Marlin Unit, use TDCJ.

Marlin Unit Search Fields

The TDCJ and IVSS search path uses prison identifiers rather than county booking numbers. A search can use last name, first name, current TDCJ number, SID number, or a previous TDCJ number route where available. IVSS help also supports wildcard asterisk searching for partial values. After a result appears, confirm the current facility/location before sending mail, planning a visit, or placing money in a trust account.

Marlin Unit Records Access

State prison records are handled through TDCJ, while court records remain with the court that filed or disposed of the case. A Falls County arrest can lead to a local jail record, a District Clerk or County Clerk case record, and later a TDCJ prison record if the person is sentenced to state custody. Marlin Unit families should keep those record paths separate. The unit can answer facility-specific questions, TDCJ can answer state prison locator questions, and the clerk can answer filed case-record questions.

For victim or family notification, use TDCJ/IVSS options or Texas VINELink where available. Notification tools help track changes, but they do not replace the official source record.