Fabian Dale Dominguez State Jail

Men's TDCJ state jail in San Antonio, Bexar County, with weekend visitation under TDCJ's statewide portal system.

Overview

The Fabian Dale Dominguez State Jail is a TDCJ men’s state jail in San Antonio. It holds state-jail felons and has a capacity of about 2,276. The facility sits in western Bexar County at the intersection of Highway 90 West and Loop 1604 South, within the San Antonio metro.

The unit opened in May 1995 and combines state-jail, general-population, and transfer housing, so the day-to-day visiting experience follows the incarcerated person’s classification rather than one unit-wide rule.

What Makes the Dominguez Unit Different

• Operates the Texas Second Chance Food Bank program
• Runs an assistance-dog program in which incarcerated people train service dogs
• Offers substance-abuse treatment and a faith-based dormitory
• Houses a mix of state-jail, general-population, and transfer custody, so the visiting format follows the incarcerated person’s classification rather than one unit-wide rule

Visiting Hours and Procedures

The statewide rules above — approval, ID, prohibited items, and dress code — apply at the Fabian Dale Dominguez State Jail. What follows is specific to this unit.

TDCJ does not publish separate visiting hours for this unit; the statewide rule governs. Visitation is on the approved Visitors List, on Saturday and Sunday, with each visit scheduled through the TDCJ Online Visitation Portal. The schedule below reflects the statewide weekend window; confirm the current hours on the TDCJ visitation page before traveling.

The unit’s custody mix is the main reason one posted schedule does not mean one visiting experience. General-population housing typically uses standard contact visiting, while more restrictive housing can mean different room assignments or non-contact procedures on the same weekend. The format follows the incarcerated person’s classification, so two families arriving the same morning may have different experiences.

Getting There and Parking

The Fabian Dale Dominguez State Jail is on the western edge of San Antonio in Bexar County, near where U.S. 90 West meets Loop 1604 South. Unlike rural TDCJ units, it sits within a large metro area with highway access.

Because the unit is in the San Antonio metro, families generally reach it by private vehicle on the highway grid rather than the farm-to-market approach common at rural units.

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

San Antonio is a major metro with gas, food, groceries, and lodging widely available, including chains near the U.S. 90 and Loop 1604 corridors on the city’s west side. Families coming from out of town have a broad range of hotel and dining options across the metro.

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