Texas community resource

General Legal Services for Incarcerated People

Independent Office of Inmate Counsel

General legal assistance for eligible indigent people confined in Texas correctional facilities.

TexasLegal AssistanceIndigent people confined in Texas correctional facilities statewide, including people connected to the Central Texas counties.

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How to get help

The incarcerated person must send an I-60 or letter by truck mail, mark the envelope 'Legal Mail,' and include the person's name and TDCJ-ID number. If served with legal papers, send them immediately with the request to the Conroe address. Family members cannot submit requests.

Who this service helps

Indigent people confined in Texas correctional facilities whose legal issue falls within the General Legal division's stated work.

Where this service is available

Service area: Indigent people confined in Texas correctional facilities statewide, including people connected to the Central Texas counties.

A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.

About this service

The division assists with detainers, probation-revocation and extradition matters, mailed legal questions, sexually violent predator biennial reviews, time-credit investigations, and motions to correct insufficient time credit.

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