Prisons and Jails


Monitoring Prisoner Complaints
PJAP receives thousands of letters every year from prisoners and their families.

Sunset: Review of Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Prisoner and Jail Detainee Complaints
Information about Prisoner and Detainee Complaints

Prisoner Resource Guide

Advocate Resources
The documents and links on this website can help you get more information on the law and policies governing prison conditions and connect with other advocates.

Attorney Toolbox
Litigating on Behalf of Prisoners

TDCJ Policies

Contact Us

Outside Links
Links to helpful websites and useful information

National Initiatives
Prison reform is a national concern.

Bexar County Jail: A Public Health Crisis

Prisons and Jails Archive

 


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ACLU of Texas Annual Meeting

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Outside Links

Private Prisons:
Texas Prison Bid'ness

Citizens Against Private Prisons

Healthcare:
National Hepatitis C Prison Coalition
Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness (Human Rights Watch)
Mike Ward, Sick in Secret: The hidden world of prison health care (Austin American-Statesman
National Commission on Correctional Health Care Publications

Sexual Assault:
Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR)
No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons (Human Rights Watch)
Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons

Government Agencies:
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Texas Youth Commission (TYC)
Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS)
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)
Criminal Justice Policy Council (CJPC)
UTMB Correctional Managed Care

Awareness and Advocacy:
Texas Inmate Families Association
Prison Policy Initiative
Prison Policy Initiative Atlas
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
Justice Now
Texas Corrections Association
Prisoner of the Census


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