Online Resources For Inmates and Families

GENERAL INFORMATION:

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1. Texas Commission on Jail Standards (info on meetings, standards, local jails):  http://www.tcjs.state.tx.us/ 
   

2. Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice--inmate search, jail info:  http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/offender_information.htm

3. ACLU of Texas: http://www.aclutx.org/

 "Jail Grievances" from the ACLU website:

Each county and city jail has a formal grievance process. In many cases you or a family member may have to ask jail staff for a grievance form. If you or a family member were locked up in city or county jail and were not told that you have the right to file a grievance, submit your complaint NOW, to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards: http://www.tcjs.state.tx.us/complaint.php

ADVOCACY AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS: 

1. Texas Prison Bid'ness: texasprisonbidness.org
2. Truth Be Told: http://www.truth-be-told.org/
3. Bridge to Life: http://www.bridgestolife.org/

 REPORTS

1. Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons: http://www.prisoncommission.org/report.asp