Choice Moore Unit

Men's TDCJ transfer facility in Bonham, Fannin County, near the Oklahoma line, with weekend visitation scheduled through the TDCJ portal.

Overview

The Choice Moore Unit is a TDCJ transfer facility for men in Bonham, Fannin County, in northeast Texas near the Oklahoma line. TDCJ lists it at about 1,224 beds, and it opened in May 1995.

As a transfer facility, the unit’s role is the main thing that shapes visiting: people are often held here for shorter periods while awaiting movement to a permanent unit, so an assignment here can change.

What Makes the Choice Moore Unit Different

• A men’s transfer facility in Bonham, Fannin County, in the northeast corner of Texas near the Oklahoma line
• Transfer units tend to have shorter stays than permanent prisons, so an assignment here can change quickly; the TDCJ inmate locator shows the unit a person is currently assigned to
• Separate from the nearby Buster Cole State Jail, also in Bonham; the two share a complex but have different addresses and visitation lists, and the locator shows which one a person is assigned to

Visiting Hours and Procedures

The statewide rules above — approval, ID, prohibited items, and dress code — apply at the Choice Moore Unit. What follows is specific to this unit.

TDCJ does not publish per-unit visiting hours for the Choice Moore Unit. Visits are scheduled through the TDCJ Online Visitation Portal, and every visitor must be on the incarcerated person’s approved visitor list. Weekend visiting is the standard pattern across TDCJ, but the current days, hours, and visit type for this unit should be confirmed before traveling.

Because this is a transfer facility with shorter stays, a person may be moved to another unit before a scheduled visit. Confirming the current unit assignment on the TDCJ inmate locator before a trip avoids arriving at a unit the person has already left.

Getting There and Parking

The Choice Moore Unit is in Bonham, in Fannin County, northeast of Dallas and near the Oklahoma line. The address is 1700 North FM 87, Bonham, TX 75418.

There is no fixed-route bus to the unit, so the trip is by private vehicle.

Phones, Mail, and Video

Contact has a sequence to it. A phone number must be on the incarcerated person’s approved contact list before calls can connect, and after intake or a transfer that approval can take time to process. Calls are placed by the incarcerated person on TDCJ’s Securus phone system; a prison cannot be called into. Account setup, rates, and video options are covered in Phone & Video Calls.

Nearby Services

Bonham is a small city with limited commercial services. Sherman, west of Bonham, is the nearest larger service center for gas, food, groceries, and lodging.

For support beyond the unit itself, the Texas Inmate Families Association is a statewide nonprofit focused on education, advocacy, and prison-system navigation resources for families with someone in TDCJ custody.

Learn More

For detailed information about visiting and communicating with someone at a Texas state prison:

• Visiting in Texas — TDCJ approval process, dress code, scheduling
• Mail & Packages — what you can send and what gets rejected
• Phone & Video Calls — Securus accounts, call costs, video visits
• Sending Money — how to add funds to a TDCJ trust account
• Medical & Mental Health — healthcare in TDCJ facilities
• Transfers — what happens during transfers