Online Resources
General Information
- ACLU of Texas
- Texas Commission on Jail Standards (info on meetings, standards, local jails)
- Texas Civil Rights Project: Self-Help Resources
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."
Advocacy and Religious Groups Working on Incarceration Issues
- ACLU of Texas
- Bridge to Life
- Texas Coalition of Criminal Justice
- Texas Civil Rights Project
- Texas CURE
- Texas Inmate Families Association
- Texas Prison Bid'ness
- Truth Be Told
Read these blogs
Prison Info and Texas State Jails
The Texas Jail Project is focused on improving conditions in county jails, and most of the information on this website is specific to county issues. For prisons and state jails, see:
- Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice (inmate search, jail info)
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