Ellis County Juvenile Services Detention Center
Ellis County Juvenile Services Detention Center
Secure Juvenile Detention / Correctional FacilityMailing Address
[Youth Full Legal Name] — [Local Juvenile / Facility ID if known]
Ellis County Juvenile Services Detention Center
109 South Jackson, Waxahachie, TX 75165
Ellis County Juvenile Services Detention Center
109 South Jackson, Waxahachie, TX 75165
Physical Address
2272 FM 878, Waxahachie, TX 75165
Phone
Governing Agency
Ellis County; registered by Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD)
Inmate ID
Local Juvenile / Facility ID (if assigned) — Not required
Last Verified
September 25, 2026
Facility Mailing and Service Information
Under Texas Administrative Code Chapter 343:
- Residents must be provided writing materials and postage for no fewer than two letters every seven calendar days.
- Mail is forwarded when a resident is released or transferred, or returned to the sender when forwarding is not possible.
- Correspondence may be limited for specific court, safety, security, victim/witness or prohibited-contact reasons.
- Incoming mail from a restricted correspondent is returned unopened.
- Mail may be opened by staff only in the resident's presence, with inspection limited to searching for contraband.
- Legal correspondence receives separate protections.
Use the youth's full legal name and any local juvenile/facility ID supplied by the facility, plus a complete sender return address.
- Residents must be provided writing materials and postage for no fewer than two letters every seven calendar days.
- Mail is forwarded when a resident is released or transferred, or returned to the sender when forwarding is not possible.
- Correspondence may be limited for specific court, safety, security, victim/witness or prohibited-contact reasons.
- Incoming mail from a restricted correspondent is returned unopened.
- Mail may be opened by staff only in the resident's presence, with inspection limited to searching for contraband.
- Legal correspondence receives separate protections.
Use the youth's full legal name and any local juvenile/facility ID supplied by the facility, plus a complete sender return address.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 25, 2026
Texas Chapter 343 does not establish one universal photograph size or quantity limit for every local juvenile facility.
Confirm the facility's current photo rules before mailing. Local rules can restrict size, quantity, instant/Polaroid photos and content. Do not send irreplaceable originals until the facility confirms how photographs are handled.
Confirm the facility's current photo rules before mailing. Local rules can restrict size, quantity, instant/Polaroid photos and content. Do not send irreplaceable originals until the facility confirms how photographs are handled.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 25, 2026
Books, magazines and publications are subject to each facility's local property, contraband and correspondence procedures.
Confirm current publisher/source, binding, quantity and package requirements before ordering or mailing publications.
Confirm current publisher/source, binding, quantity and package requirements before ordering or mailing publications.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 25, 2026
Under Texas secure juvenile facility standards, money received in the mail must either be held for the resident in the personal-property inventory with a receipt or returned to the sender.
Because local facilities may use different trust/account procedures, confirm the preferred deposit method before mailing money. Do not send cash unless the facility specifically authorizes it.
Because local facilities may use different trust/account procedures, confirm the preferred deposit method before mailing money. Do not send cash unless the facility specifically authorizes it.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 25, 2026
Texas secure juvenile facilities maintain visitation procedures, but schedules and approved-visitor requirements are facility-specific.
Contact the facility before traveling to confirm the youth's placement, approved visitor status, identification requirements, visitation schedule and any video-visit option.
Contact the facility before traveling to confirm the youth's placement, approved visitor status, identification requirements, visitation schedule and any video-visit option.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 25, 2026
How to Address Your Letter
Verify the youth's current placement before mailing.
Address mail with:
- Youth's full legal name
- Local juvenile/facility ID if assigned
- Ellis County Juvenile Services Detention Center
- 109 South Jackson, Waxahachie, TX 75165
- Sender's complete return address
TJJD Facility ID: 0701001
The facility is currently listed as Active by TJJD. Local photo, publication, property and visitation rules should be confirmed before sending irreplaceable originals.
Address mail with:
- Youth's full legal name
- Local juvenile/facility ID if assigned
- Ellis County Juvenile Services Detention Center
- 109 South Jackson, Waxahachie, TX 75165
- Sender's complete return address
TJJD Facility ID: 0701001
The facility is currently listed as Active by TJJD. Local photo, publication, property and visitation rules should be confirmed before sending irreplaceable originals.
About Ellis County Juvenile Services Detention Center
Ellis County Juvenile Services Detention Center is currently listed as Active in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department Registered Juvenile Facilities registry. TJJD facility ID: 0701001.