By Melinda Hieber, Complaints Investigator, Texas Commission on Jail Standards
Fiscal Year 2010 is coming to a close. However, I wanted to share with you our final numbers from FY 2009. I hope that this will shed some light on the numbers and types of complaints that we deal with on a daily basis. Not only do sheriffs and administrators have to address complaints at the local level, sometimes, they are required to satisfy complaints on the state level as well.Read more

1. Make an official complaint about a county jail by calling or writing to the Commission on Jail Standards. Fastest way: filll out their online form .