French Robertson Unit Inmate Search

French Robertson Unit Overview

French Robertson Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division prison in Jones County. The official TDCJ Robertson Unit page lists the address as 12071 FM 3522, Abilene, TX 79601, and the phone number as 325-548-9035. TDCJ describes the unit as ten miles northeast of Abilene on FM 3522 in Jones County. The senior warden listed in the research source is Jamarcus Goodall, and the regional director is Bryan Williams for Region V.

Robertson is a male state-prison unit, not a county jail. Its custody levels are G1 through G5, Security Detention, and Transient. TDCJ lists a capacity of 2,978 and notes that the unit has been ACA accredited since January 1999. The unit came online in September 1992 and sits on approximately 402 acres co-located with John Middleton Unit. That shared location can confuse searches because both units are in Jones County and both use FM 3522 addresses, but each has a separate TDCJ facility page, phone number, and custody profile.

The TDCJ French Robertson Unit page is the direct source for the facility screenshot below.

This facility image anchors the page to the correct state-prison source, which is important because a Jones County jail search will not replace the TDCJ locator for sentenced state prisoners.

French Robertson Unit Capacity and Population

TDCJ lists French Robertson Unit's capacity as 2,978. Research also located February 2026 TDCJ High Value Dataset population records, updated March 25, 2026, showing a Robertson population of 3,147. The same dataset counted male prisoners by race as Asian 28, Black 1,115, Hispanic 1,073, Native 2, and White 929, for a total of 3,147. Those numbers are state-prison population figures, not Jones County Jail population figures and not a live roster.

Population counts can differ from the searchable individual record system because prisoners transfer, release, parole, return from hospitals or court, or move through transient status. If the goal is to confirm whether a person is currently assigned to Robertson, use the TDCJ inmate search and verify the unit assignment on the person's record or through TDCJ inmate-information channels.

How to Look Up an Inmate at French Robertson Unit

Use the TDCJ online inmate search for French Robertson Unit. TDCJ is the correct agency because Robertson holds sentenced state prisoners in the Correctional Institutions Division. Jones County VINELink can be useful for local jail custody, but it is not the main locator for a person who has moved into TDCJ custody. TDCJ also publishes an inmate information page, an email request route through pia@tdcj.texas.gov, and telephone offender-information numbers at 936-295-6371 and 800-535-0283.

1. Open the TDCJ sentenced-inmate locator.
2. Search by name, TDCJ number, or SID number when available.
3. Review the result for the current unit and confirm that it lists French Robertson Unit or the relevant TDCJ assignment.
4. If the online record is unclear, use TDCJ inmate information by email or phone with the person's exact date of birth, TDCJ number, or SID number when possible.

The TDCJ sentenced-inmate locator is the manifest image used for the state-prison search workflow.

That locator is the state-prison search tool to use before calling the unit, because it can show whether the person is still assigned to Robertson or has moved elsewhere in TDCJ custody.

French Robertson Unit Address and Contact

Call the unit for facility-specific questions about visiting confirmation, unit assignment, and operational changes. Use TDCJ inmate-information routes for formal statewide locator questions, projected release information, offense-of-conviction information, and custody-history questions. Mail and trust deposits have separate TDCJ rules, so do not send personal mail or money to the physical unit address unless TDCJ rules specifically direct that type of item there.

The unit is in Jones County but uses Abilene mailing geography. That is normal for this part of the county and should not be used to reclassify the facility as an Abilene city jail or a county detention center. The legal custody system is TDCJ.

Visiting Someone at French Robertson Unit

Robertson visitation follows TDCJ visitation rules. Visitors should confirm the prisoner's unit assignment, eligibility, approved-visitor status, schedule, and any current unit restrictions before traveling. State-prison visitation is not the same as a county-jail lobby visit. It typically depends on TDCJ approval, identification rules, prisoner status, and unit schedule. The research source instructs visitors to call the unit for final confirmation.

The TDCJ visitation information page is the source image for state-prison visitation.

Using the statewide TDCJ visitation page keeps Robertson visit planning tied to the current prison rules rather than to a local jail schedule that does not apply.

Mail, Phone, and Money at French Robertson Unit

TDCJ personal mail rules control routine mail for Robertson prisoners. The researched TDCJ digital mail source gives the personal mail and photo greeting-card address as Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Inmate's Full First and Last Name plus TDCJ Number, PO Box 660400, Dallas, TX 75266-0400. Legal, special, media, and business mail use TDCJ routes for those categories and should not be mixed with the Dallas digital-mail address unless the TDCJ rule says so.

The TDCJ digital mail page explains the personal-mail routing used for Robertson prisoners.

Mail and money errors can delay delivery, so match the item type to the TDCJ channel before sending anything to or for someone at Robertson.

Reception, Classification, and Transfers at French Robertson Unit

Robertson does not handle street-arrest booking the way Jones County Jail does. A person generally reaches a TDCJ unit after sentencing, intake, classification, transport, or transfer within the state prison system. The unit's custody levels show that Robertson can house a broad range of male custody categories, including G1 through G5, Security Detention, and Transient prisoners. A county court sentence or state-prison transfer can therefore make the county jail search stop being useful even though the person remains incarcerated.

For family members, the main transition point is the change from county custody to TDCJ custody. Once TDCJ receives and classifies the prisoner, the TDCJ locator, TDCJ inmate-information page, TDCJ mail rules, and TDCJ trust channels become the authoritative path. County clerks may still hold court records, but the unit holds prison custody and day-to-day prison-status information.

About French Robertson Unit

TDCJ describes Robertson as a large male prison with significant staffing and programming. The researched unit details list 513 total employees, including 370 security employees, 73 non-security employees, 15 Windham Education employees, and contract medical and mental-health staff counts of 47 medical and 8 mental health. Unit operations include a regional release site, garment factory, scent-specific canines, laundry services for Middleton, security horses, security pack canines, a unit garden, and food bank garden participation.

Programs and services documented for Robertson include literacy, Adult Basic Education, GED, CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention, automotive brakes, HVAC and refrigeration, small engine repair, chaplaincy, a faith-based dormitory, GO KIDS, Life Decisions, peer education, reentry planning, and volunteer programs in education, substance abuse, life skills, arts and crafts, parent training, support groups, and religious or faith-based activities. Medical capabilities include 24/7 ambulatory medical, dental, mental health, a 17-bed infirmary with 15 inpatient beds and 2 crisis-management beds, chronic care, telemedicine, ADA-compliant showers, and CPAP accommodating housing under Texas Tech management.