Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State Jail Division

Bartlett State jail has a Community Relations Board which consists of approximately 20 members of the local community, including the bank president, mayor, county and district judges, and the president of Habitat for Humanity. Once each quarter, the facility hosts a dinner for all Community Relations Board members.

BSJ supports many community organizations including: Bartlett State Jail Post Trauma Staff Support Team; Granger Lake Park; Adopt-A-Highway; Low-risk Offenders participate in various local projects for the city of Bartlett as well.

EDUCATIONAL: Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Education Development (GED), Tutor Programs VOCATIONAL: Computer Applications, Horticulture, Construction Carpentry, Building Maintenance, Plumbing Classes, Electrical Trades LIFE SKILLS: Parenting Classes, Adult Living skills such as checkbook financing, interview etiquette and employment application protocol Faith-based programs with designated dorms for both the State Jail and TDCJ-ID offenders

Saturdays, Sundays - 8:00am to 5:00pm All offenders -- one two-hour visit per weekend, two visitors maximum per visit (not counting children under 16). Available space, visitor's child management abilities dictates number of children allowed. Adult (18 or older) from offender's approved visitors list must accompany children under 16. Different custodies dictate monthly number of contact visits; depends on disciplinary charges, offender's line status. State Jail offenders allowed contact visit after 30 days in unit, disciplinary free. Persons with criminal records not automatically precluded: nature, extent, time proximity of criminal record considered. ID offenders may change approved visitors list once every six months; State Jail offenders, every 60 days. Contact visits -- immediate family, significant others (natural or adoptive) only: (step)mother, (step)father, (step)children/grandchildren, (step)siblings, spouses (ceremonial spouse -- notarized Informal Marriage Declaration and Registration, copy for offender's file required). Non-immediate family, immediate-in-laws (related by marriage), upon Warden approval.

Proper identification with photograph and signature required for all visitors over 16. (e.g. driver's license, ID card, student/employee ID card.) Children under 16 may need birth certificate. Must provide name/number of offender, relationship to offender, current address. Written permission from supervising individual/agency and facility Warden needed for persons on active probation, parole or mandatory supervision. All visitors verified by officer in charge. Visitors denied if under influence of drugs/alcohol, refuses/fails to produce sufficient identification, falsifies identification, refuses search, refuses vehicle search, violates rules. Visitors shall not possess/introduce any intoxicating beverage, controlled substance, firearm, instrument potentially for affecting/attempting to escape, article, instrument or substance prohibited by department policies/rules, items intended for offender delivery. Dress Requirements: Mandatory: shirt, shoes, long pants- men, post-adolescent boys. No: halter-tops, underwear-type/ sleeveless shirts/ blouses, tank-tops, fishnet/ see-through fabrics, open midriffs, shorts, cutoffs, short skirts.

AUSTIN/BERGSTRUM AIRPORT - I-35-N to Bartlett exit: E Avenue L which becomes FM487; East through Schwertner; turn Right onto CR-301; turn Left onto Arnold Dr.; facility on left. DALLAS - I-35-S to Bartlett exit, FM487 (and follow same as above).