GETTING UNCLE SAM TO ENFORCE YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
The Department of Justice protects your rights if you are an individual confined in certain institutions owned or operated by or on behalf of a state or local government. These institutions include facilities for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled, nursing homes for the elderly, prisons and jails, and detention halls for juveniles.
If you have a complaint, send it to:
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
Special Litigation Section
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 514-6255
(877) 218-5228
Fax: (202) 514-6273