Other Indigent Defense Resources

Texas Resources

Fair Defense Campaign

Resources on indigent defense in Texas. Operated by TFDP and the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition.

Texas Task Force on Indigent Defense

Information on the Fair Defense Act (FDA), county indigent defense plans adopted pursuant to the FDA, and other Texas indigent defense issues.

State Bar of Texas Committee on Provision of Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters

Indigent defense reports and standards developed by the State Bar of Texas.

Texas Defender Service

Reports on the quality of representation provided to indigent defendants in death penalty cases.

Texas Criminal Justice Coalition

Variety of links related to indigent defense issues and the FDA.

Texas Appleseed

Information and reports related to Texas indigent defense prior to passage of the FDA and the mental health aspects of the FDA, including resources for judicial officers.

Equal Justice Center

Reports on early implemention the FDA.

Grits for Breakfast

Informative blog on criminal justice issues in Texas.

National Resources

American Bar Associations Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants (SCLAID)

Resources and publications on state and national indigent defense issues.

National Legal Aid & Defender Association

Answers to frequently asked questions about the right to counsel and links to indigent defense standards, in addition to information for criminal law practitioners.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Information on state and national indigent defense issues.

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