Find Hilltop Unit Inmates

Hilltop Unit Overview

TDCJ's Hilltop Unit profile identifies the facility at 1500 State School Road in Gatesville, three miles north of town on Business Highway 36. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the unit in Region VI under unit code HT / 031. TDCJ reports that Hilltop came online in April 1981 and is co-located with Crain, Murray, and Woodman on a 1,283-acre state-prison complex. The official unit page names Andrea Lozada as senior warden.

Hilltop is a female state-prison unit with G1 through G3 custody, outside trusty status, and youthful-offender populations. It is not a branch of the Coryell County Jail. That difference controls the search method, visitation process, mail rules, and trust-fund route. A person arrested in Coryell County may first appear on the county jail roster. If that person is later sentenced to TDCJ and assigned to Hilltop, the TDCJ locator becomes the right search path.

The local setting also matters. Coryell County has one primary sheriff-operated jail and six TDCJ units in or around Gatesville. Section 19 of the research calls this a major local distinction, because searches for a Gatesville inmate may involve the jail, a female prison unit, the male Hughes Unit, or an out-of-county federal or immigration channel.

Hilltop Unit Capacity

TDCJ lists Hilltop Unit with capacity for 553 female inmates. That number is a state-prison capacity figure from the unit profile and should not be mixed with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards reports for the Coryell County Jail. In the research file, Hilltop is part of Coryell County's 7,785 combined listed TDCJ unit capacity, but it is separate from the county jail's local pretrial population and capacity.

Hilltop's profile is less about raw size than special function. TDCJ lists youthful offenders, a garment factory, Regional VI maintenance headquarters, regional medical offices and training, a pre-service and in-service training facility, and the Larry Dowdy Conference Room and Training Center. Those functions make Hilltop a prison, program, training, and regional support location within the Gatesville TDCJ cluster.

Hilltop Unit Inmate Search

The TDCJ inmate search is the correct lookup for Hilltop Unit. TDCJ states that the locator includes inmates currently incarcerated in a TDCJ facility, is updated on working days only, and may be at least 24 hours old. The search form accepts last name with at least a first initial, TDCJ number, or SID number. Gender and race fields can narrow results, but exact name data is still important.

1. Open the TDCJ inmate locator rather than the sheriff roster.
2. Enter the TDCJ number or SID number if paperwork lists one.
3. For a name search, use the exact last name and at least the first initial.
4. Check whether the result shows Hilltop Unit or another assigned TDCJ unit.
5. Use the Hilltop phone line to confirm visit, release, or pickup details before travel.

If the search concerns a recent arrest, a missed court date, a bond amount, or a Coryell County booking, the better starting point is the county jail. If the county roster no longer shows the person after sentencing, TDCJ may show the state-prison assignment. VINELink can help with notifications, but it should be treated as a support tool rather than the authoritative unit record.

Hilltop Unit Contact

Hilltop's address and phone come from the official TDCJ unit profile. Use this contact for unit-specific questions about visitation confirmation, mail-address checks, and family process. Use the TDCJ locator for statewide custody search, and use sheriff records channels for county-jail bookings or public records from the local jail.

The unit is located three miles north of Gatesville on Business Highway 36. That puts it near several other TDCJ women's facilities, but each unit has its own official profile, phone number, custody mix, and program list. Do not assume a Hilltop placement just because a person is shown in TDCJ custody in Gatesville; confirm the assigned unit in the locator and with TDCJ when timing matters.

Hilltop Unit Visitation

Hilltop visits follow TDCJ statewide visitation rules. Start with the TDCJ visitation page and then confirm with the unit. State prison visits usually require visitor approval and scheduling. Visitors should check current identification, dress, property, and conduct rules before leaving for Gatesville. TDCJ's own locator notice warns that online information is not real time, so a phone check is part of a careful visit plan.

Note: Hilltop is a state-prison visit, so county jail visiting assumptions should not be used.

Hilltop Unit Mail and Deposits

Mail and money for Hilltop are handled through TDCJ systems. The TDCJ inmate mail rules govern what can be sent and how mail should identify the inmate and unit. The TDCJ inmate trust fund page controls deposit options and current payment instructions. The research file did not identify a Hilltop-only commissary fee table, so families should rely on current TDCJ trust fund instructions instead of guessed vendor fees.

County jail mail instructions should not be copied to Hilltop. The sheriff's office cannot approve TDCJ visitors, set Hilltop trust-fund rules, or confirm a state-prison release date from the county roster.

Hilltop Unit Programs

Hilltop's program identity is distinctive within the Coryell County TDCJ cluster. The unit profile lists the COURAGE Program for Youthful Offenders, Sex Offender Treatment Program, Sex Offender Education Program, and Champions Youth Program. Research Section 17 also associates Hilltop with Girl Scouts Beyond Bars, Truth Be Told, parenting, and a faith-based dormitory. These are not county jail programs, and they should not be presented as services open to every person booked in Coryell County.

Medical care at Hilltop is listed as ambulatory medical, dental, and mental-health services, managed by UTMB. The official page notes that the unit is all on one level and has CPAP-accommodating housing. Regional medical offices and training functions are also tied to the unit. Public searchers should treat those details as facility capability information, not as access to private medical records. Questions about accommodations or treatment should go through TDCJ channels and the unit.

The screenshot below comes from the official Hilltop Unit profile.

The profile is the source for Hilltop's address, phone, capacity, custody levels, treatment programs, and regional functions.

Hilltop Unit and Jail Records

Hilltop Unit records and Coryell County Jail records answer different questions. Hilltop search results identify a TDCJ state-prison placement. The county jail roster identifies current local custody, booking date, charge, bail, release field, and agency for people held by or reported through the sheriff's jail system. Some people move from the county jail to TDCJ after sentencing, so the same person may be searched in both systems at different points in a case.

Search Hilltop Unit Records

A Hilltop Unit custody search should begin with TDCJ, then be confirmed through the unit when a visit, release pickup, or family action depends on current status. If the person is not found, search the county jail roster for local custody and consider whether the case involves federal, immigration, or notification-only channels.