| 1. | Prison Activist Resource Center | | | The source for progressive and radical information on prisons and the criminal prosecution system. Educational and activist resources, news, alerts and analysis.
prisonactivist.org |
| 2. | Koch Crime Institute | | | A privately-funded research and policy organization which studies the criminal justice system and identifies the best ways to reduce and prevent crime, especially juvenile crime.
www.kci.org |
| 4. | Books to Prisoners | | | Books To Prisoners sends free books to prisoners throughout the U.S.
btp.tao.ca |
| 5. | CUADP | | | CUADP works to find alernatives to the death penalty through abolitionist campaigns to stop capital punishment. Many resources and links to other anti-death penalty groups.
www.cuadp.org |
| 6. | JusticeWorks Community | | | A not-for-profit organization that advocates on behalf of female prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families.
www.justiceworks.org |
| 7. | National Association for Lay Visiting | | | Describing the work of Lay Visitors and issues surrounding Lay Visiting to Police Stations to check on the welfare of those in detention. Based in the UK.
www.nalv.org.uk |
| 8. | Families Against Mandatory Minimums | | | National organization of citizens working to repeal federal and state mandatory sentencing laws that remove judicial discretion. Site includes news, photos, and background information.
www.famm.org |
| 9. | Committee to End the Marion Lockdown | | | Chicago-based activist group that works against the brutality of control unit prisons. Site includes literature on prisons and racism, publications by the group, and links.
www-unix.oit.umass.edu |
| 10. | Families to Amend California's Three-Strikes | | | FACTS's purpose is to amend the 3-Strikes law in California so it is only applicable to violent felonies. Site includes news, events calendar, links, and background information.
www.facts1.com |
| 11. | Murder Victims Families For Reconciliation | | | MVFR opposes the death penalty and works to change the criminal justice system. MVFR works actively in the areas of Public Education, Policy Reform and Victim Support. Includes history, upcoming events, and membership information.
www.mvfr.org |
| 12. | Restorative Justice Ministry Network | | | A nation-wide directory of Criminal Justice Ministries. Free listing to any Criminal Justice Ministries. Web-sites for Criminal Justice Minsitries.
rjmn.net |
| 13. | Jewish Prisoner Services International | | | Outreach and services to Jewish prisoners. Site includes information on their activities, pen pal program, How You Can Help section and links.
www.jewishprisonerservices.org |
| 14. | JUSTICE ACTION - Australia | | | Information concerning New South Wales prisons and statistics, extensive criminal justice links and resources, JA issues and campaigns, Framed magazine and the International Conference on Penal Abolition and others.
www.justiceaction.org.au |
| 15. | Stop Prisoner Rape | | | Dedicated to combating the rape of male and female prisoners and providing such assistance as they can to survivors of jailhouse rape.
www.spr.org |
| 16. | Postcards from Prison | | | Provides the opportunity to break out and escape the tedium of work, school or home using images of prison and punishment. A prisons bookstore is also available.
www.postcardsfromprison.com |
| 17. | Release Into Prison | | | A forum for those wishing to engage with the issues of spirituality in the jails at the heart of England.
www.r2p.org.uk |
| 18. | SHARP: Help and Advice for the Relatives of UK Prisoners | | | Help and advice for the relatives and friends of UK prisoners and those accused of a crime, based in Shropshire England but available to anyone in the UK. Site includes news, contact information, and listing of services available.
www.s-h-a-r-p.org.uk |
| 20. | PrisonSucks.Com | | | Research on the prison industrial complex and crime control industry
www.prisonsucks.com |
| 21. | Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice | | | The Fund supports the WMK Racial Justice Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights, celebrates our heroes at an annual awards evening, and makes grants to fierce and energetic projects to help guarantee the legacy of William Moses Kunstler. Site includes contact information and details on the Vigil to Oppose the Rockefeller Drug Laws.
www.kunstler.org |
| 22. | Northern California Service League | | | NCSL, a non-profit agency, works to reduce crime by providing counseling, job placement, Life Skills training, transitional housing, and social services to jail inmates, prisoners, and ex-offenders. Site includes sections on programs and services, links, and contact information.
norcalserviceleague.org |
| 24. | Critical Resistance | | | Critical Resistance is a national organization dedicated to opposing the expansion of the prison industrial complex.
www.criticalresistance.org |
| 26. | Inside These Walls | | | Gives the perspective of an ex-offender who has seen the Illinois Department of Corrections policies.
www.members.tripod.com |
| 27. | Books Not Bars | | | movement to transform the entire criminal justice system.
www.booksnotbars.org |
| 28. | Conextions: Substance Abuse and Related Health and Policy Issues | | | Lectures, workshops and consulting on substance abuse and related health and policy issues. Given in prisons in NY/NJ/CT areas by highly successful former prisoners and recovering addicts experienced in relapse prevention and motivational speaking.
conextions.org |
| 30. | The November Coalition | | | The November Coalition is a non-profit, grassroots organization which is educating the public about the destructive increase in prison population in the United States due to our current drug laws.
www.november.org |
| 32. | Prison Policy Initiative | | | Produces original research on incarceration policy and the hidden impact of society's reliance on prisons as a catch-all response to social problems.
www.prisonpolicy.org |
| 33. | International Centre for Prison Studies | | | Assists governments and NGOs develop appropriate policies on prisons and the use of imprisonment. Based at Kings College in the UK. Publishes the World Prison Brief
www.prisonstudies.org |
| 34. | Women's Prison Book Project | | | Provides women in prison with free reading materials covering a wide range of topics from law and education (dictionaries, and GED) to politics, history, and womens health. Based in Minneapolis, MN.
www.prisonactivist.org |
| 35. | The Howard League for Penal Reform | | | The Howard League works for humane and rational reform of the penal system. We research and comment on criminal justice policy and practice, holding conferences and debates, publishing books and reports. We also run projects in schools and prisons.
www.howardleague.org |
| 36. | Justice Policy Institute | | | Washington, D.C.-based think-tank committed to reducing society's reliance on incarceration.
www.justicepolicy.org |
| 37. | CURE, Virginia | | | Non-profit , membership advocacy organization for prisoners and their families.
vacure.org |
| 38. | Californians United For Justice | | | Grassroots umbrella organization for all groups, organizations and individuals dedicated to prison reform in California.
www.cufj.org |
| 39. | AdvoCare Flash | | | Prisoner support and education. Providing legal updates to prisoners, their family members and the general public.
www.advocareflash.org |
| 40. | College and Community Fellowship | | | Helps formerly incarcerated women to continue with college by providing mentoring, counseling, stipends, and tutoring. Based at the City University of New York. [Flash]
www.collegeandcommunity.org |
| 41. | NACRO | | | The National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders. Works with ex-offenders, disadvantaged people and deprived communities. Includes campaign news and events diary.
www.nacro.org.uk |
| 43. | Restorative Justice Online | | | A clearing house of information including research tools, bibliographies, training, tutorials and expert articles.
www.restorativejustice.org |
| 44. | Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty | | | Non-profit international human rights group. Educates on alternatives to the death penalty worldwide, with a special focus on the USA. Offers free webpages and penpal requests to death row inmates.
www.ccadp.org |
| 45. | The Claremont Forum | | | This non-profit organization sponsors diverse community services, such as The Prison Library Project, a Wellness by Design program, and educational and arts programming.
www.claremontforum.org |
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