Texas DOJ Civil Rights Complaint Oversight Request

Dear Senator Cruz and Staff,

I am writing to inform your office that I have filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division – Special Litigation Section, alleging systemic violations of constitutional rights tied to the use of AI-enabled surveillance systems within the Williamson County Jail.

Evidence record — written directly from the source:

My filing (attached) details how continuous video and audio monitoring—including in attorney–client consultation areas—has been integrated with federal databases such as NCIC, TCIC, and CJIS. This has resulted in the warrantless collection and algorithmic analysis of communications, facial expressions, and behavioral data, undermining due process in ways the Constitution does not authorize. Because these systems operate under an Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) with the U.S. Marshals Service, they raise significant concerns of federal overreach, data misuse, and privacy violations.

What I am asking:

I respectfully request a meeting — in person or virtual — with your policy or civil-rights staff to discuss potential legislative reforms and oversight measures that could restore constitutional safeguards in Texas detention facilities. Your leadership on constitutional accountability and government transparency has always been a source of hope for Texans who believe in limited, ethical government. I would be honored to brief your team further and provide supporting documentation. Thank you for your time, and I deeply appreciate your attention to this urgent matter.

Respectfully, LeRoy Nellis II Austin, Texas [email removed] · [phone removed]

Attachment: DOJ Civil Rights Complaint — Williamson County Jail (with Exhibits A–D)

Why this letter matters:

Federal detention inside a county jail is not governed by federal-building rules. When a county signs an IGSA with the U.S. Marshals Service to house federal detainees, the county agrees to operate under federal law — that includes the constitutional rights federal law protects. The surveillance this letter documents is not the product of the agreement itself; it is an operational decision by whoever configured the systems inside the Williamson County facility. An IGSA does not authorize recording attorney–client communications. The right to those communications is absolute. The recording exists anyway. Cruz is being asked to look into it — and to do what elected federal officials do when a constituent writes with an exhibit.

What the record refers to:

The complaint refers to an IGSA under which the Williamson County Jail operates, and a specific set of AI-enabled surveillance systems installed inside. The systems capture video and audio; they run speech-to-text analysis; they apply facial and behavioral analysis; they push the resulting data into federal databases; and they operate continuously, including inside areas used for legal communication. None of that is a hypothetical future prospect. It is the documented current condition — preserved in the article above, and preserved in the attached DOJ complaint. The question Senator Cruz can answer is whose job it is to determine whether those systems are lawful — and whether his office is that office.

“My filing (attached) details how continuous video and audio monitoring—including in attorney–client consultation areas—has been integrated with federal databases such as NCIC, TCIC, and CJIS.”

What the Record Shows:

The appeal is addressed and signed. The complaint is attached. The recipient is a United States Senator whose office has the authority to raise the issue in hearings, request briefings, or refer constituent letters for staff review. This article is not advocacy — it is a preservation of a constituent's letter and a complaint filed to DOJ. Whichever response arrives — or doesn't — the record is now fixed in the open, where the sequence of events can be tested by anyone who finds it.