State Counsel for Offenders
Giustina Persich
Director
Safeguarding the Constitution and promoting justice by providing quality legal services exclusively to indigent persons confined in Texas correctional facilities.
Contact:
Texas Board of Criminal Justice
State Counsel for Offenders
2503 Lake Road
PO Box 4005
Huntsville, TX 77342-4005
Phone: (936) 437-5203
scfo@scfo.texas.gov
Criminal Defense Section
Phone: (936) 437-5203
Fax: (936) 521-6719
Legal Services Section
Phone: (936) 437-5203
Fax: (936) 437-5295
Appellate Section
Phone: (936) 437-5203
Fax: (936) 437-5214
Civil Defense Section
Phone: (936) 437-5203
Fax: (936) 521-6721
Investigation Section
Phone: (936) 437-5203
Fax: (936) 437-5293
Administrative Services
Phone: (936) 437-5203
Fax: (936) 437-5293
SCFO reports directly to and only to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) and is independent of and not a division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
Neither TBCJ nor TDCJ impedes, directs, or regulates a SCFO attorney’s independence of professional judgment in rendering services to clients, nor do they interfere with the attorney-client relationship.