(for Dallas contacts, click here)

ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS

• Texas CURE
  OFFICE: 121 Burning Tree Ln
  Garland, TX
  75042
  972-276-9865
  WEBSITE: www.txcure.org
  
  
• Texas Civil Rights Project
  Scott Medlock, Prisoners’ Rights Attorney
  1405 Montopolis Drive
  Austin, TX 78741
  OFFICE: 512-474-5073 ext. 105
  WEBSITE: http://www.texascivilrightsproject.org
  (To see if they can help you with a case, you have to call on a Thursday, 2 to 4 p.m., for initial conversation and screening; they have limited staff.)
  
  
  
• Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
  P.O. Box 301587
  Austin, TX 78708-0027
  OFFICE: 512-441-8123
  This group works on several different areas from the Juvenile Justice Initiative to the Fair Defense Project
  and three more, so please check out their website for more info:
  http://www.criminaljusticecoalition.org
  To find out more about their Fair Defense Project, contact
  lpinney@criminaljusticecoalition.org or call 512.441.8123, x. 114

STATE GOVERNMENT

• Contact the STATE REPRESENTATIVE and/or SENATOR for your district and report problems and situations with county/city lockups.
  To find out who represents your area, go to this website and put in your address and zip code to find out who your elected representative is and how to contact them.
  
  
  
• Texas Commission on Jail Standards
  Melinda Hieber, Complaint Inspector
  P.O. Box 12985
  Austin, TX 78711-2985
  FAX: 512-463-3185
  Write and email, snail mail or fax a short description of your complaint. They want a written complaint so either go to their online form or send the info in writing, by mail or fax. If you don't get a response or need one more quickly, then call: 512 463-5505 and ask for Ms. Hieber.
  
  
  
• Texas Commission on Jail Standards
  Mr. Adan Munoz, Executive Director
  P.O. Box 12985
  Austin, TX 78711-2985
  OFFICE: 512-463-5505
  FAX: 512-463-3185
  E-MAIL: adan.munoz@tcjs.state.tx.us
  WEBSITE: http://www.tcjs.state.tx.us
  
  
  

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

• U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
  Wan J. Kim, Asst. Attorney General
  950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
  Washington, DC 20530
  OFFICE: 202-514-2151
  FAX: 202-514-0293
  
  
  
• U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
  David Deutsch, Esq.
  950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
  Office of the Asst. Attorney General, Main
  Washington, DC 20530
  OFFICE: 202-514-6270
  E-MAIL: David.Deutsch@usdoj.gov
  (Mr. Deutsch said he is the Sr. Trial Atty. responsible for the DOJ investigation of the DCJ.)
  
  
  
• United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas
  The Honorable Richard B. Roper
  Earle Cabell Federal Bldg.
  1100 Commerce St., Ste. 300
  Dallas, TX 75242-1699