National Coalition Against
Domestic Violence
PO Box 18749
Denver, CO 80218
Lots of
info and resources. Free newsletter.
National Clearing
House in Defense of Battered Women
125 S. 9th St. Suite 302
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Information, referrals, and legal assistance
for battered women. Works a lot with prisoners. Free newsletter.
Network for
Battered Lesbians/La Red
PO box 6011
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 423-SAFE
Free Information and resources
Rape, Abuse and Incest
National Network
(800) 656-HOPE
Free crisis line.
Survivors of Incest
Anonymous
World Service Office
PO Box 190
Benson, MD
21018
Organization for sexual abuse survivors using the 12 step
method. Free literature.
VOICES in
Action, Inc.
P.O Box 148309
Chicago, IL 60614
Network of
abuse survivors, information and resources.
Beyondmedia
Education
7013 N. Glenwood
Chicago, IL 60626
Beyondmedia
Education's mission is to collaborate with under-served and
under-represented women, youth and communities to tell their stories,
connect their stories to the world around us, and organize for social
justice through the creation and distribution of alternative media arts.
California
Coalition for Women Prisoners
A great site for news, articles,
and resources related to women in prison. Read online issues ofThe Fire
Inside, a quarterly publication dedicated to providing a space for
women prisoners and their supporters to communicate with each other and
the broader public about the issues and experiences women prisoners face
through articles, art and poetry.
Critical
Resistance
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 504
Oakland, CA
94612
National organization working to challenge the belief that
prisons and policing make us safer.
Legal
Services for Prisoners with Children
1540 Market St., Suite
490
San Francisco, CA 94102
LSPC advocates for the human rights
and empowerment of incarcerated parents, children, family members and
people at risk for incarceration. We respond to requests for
information, trainings, technical assistance, litigation, community
activism and the development of more advocates. Our focus is on women
prisoners and their families, and we emphasize that issues of race are
central to any discussion of incarceration.
Prison
Activist Resource Center
PO Box 339
Berkeley, CA 94701
Does advocacy and prison support work. Free resources packet for
prisoners.
Prison Legal
News
An independent 48-page monthly publication that reports,
reviews and analyzes court rulings and news related to prisoner rights
and prison issues. PLN has a national (U.S.) focus on both state and
federal prison issues, with international coverage as well.Their website
contains tons of helpful resources and articles, including a fairly
comprehensive list ofprison book projects around the country.
PrisonSucks.com
A clearinghouse for useful, verifiable
statistics about the crime control industry. Also includes
bibliographies of relevant books, music, documentaries, and other
organizations.
The
Sentencing Project
514-10th street NW Suite 1000
Washington,
DC 20004
Works to change sentencing laws and incarceration to deal
with society’s problems. Low cost pamphlets on various prison
issues.
Western
Prison Project
PO Box 40085
Portland, OR 97240
Works to
create progressive reform of the prison and criminal justice system.
Western
Prison Project
The Western Prison Project exists to coordinate a
progressive response to the criminal justice system, and to build a
grassroots, multi-racial movement that achieves prison reform and
reduces the over-reliance on incarceration in the western states of
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada.
Women
and the Criminal Justice Network
Women and Criminal Justice
envisions a criminal justice system that values family relationships,
has facilities and policies that meet the particular needs of women, and
chooses non-incarceration whenever possible. We envision a shift from a
retributive to a restorative model of justice which promotes healing,
reduces recidivism, and creates safe communities.
Women Prison
Association
110 Second Ave.
New York, NY 10003
WPA program
services make it possible for women to obtain work, housing, and health
care; to rebuild their families; and to participate fully in civic life.
Through the Institute on Women & Criminal Justice, WPA pursues a
rigorous policy, advocacy, and research agenda to bring new perspectives
to public debates on women and criminal justice.
Aid to Children of
Imprisoned Mothers, Inc.
524 Larkin St SW
Atlanta, GA
30313
An advocacy group for incarcerated mothers. Provides helpful
information for all women prisoners with children.
Center for Children
with Incarcerated Parents
65 South Grand Ave
Pasadena, CA
91105
Provides free educational materials for incarcerated parents
and their children.
Chicago Legal
Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers
220 South State Street Suite
830
Chicago, IL 60604
Gives legal advice, negotiates on the
behalf of prisoners, and provides in-court representation for family
related matters. CLAIM advocates for policies and programs that benefit
families of imprisoned mothers and reduce incarceration of women and
girls.
Families against
Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)
1612 K street NW, Suite 1400
Washington, DC 20006
Works to end unjust mandatory minimum
sentencing laws, as well as change US policy towards drug laws. Also
helps to prepare clemency petitions for federal prisoners. Free
newsletter.
Family and
Corrections Network
32 Oak Grove Rd.
Palmyra, VA 22963
Offers information, training, and technical assistance on children of
prisoners, parenting programs for prisoners, prison visiting,
incarcerated fathers and mothers, hospitality programs, keeping in
touch, returning to the community, the impact of the justice system on
families, and prison marriage.
Mothers Reclaiming Our Children
4167 Normandies Ave
Los
Angeles, CA 90037
Working to create a nationwide program to provide
support to families and provide advocacy for prisoners and their
families.
National Indian Child
Welfare Association
5100 SW Macadam Ave, Suite 300
Portland,
OR 97230
Can assist Native prisoners in navigating custody issues.
The November
Coalition
795 South Cedar
Colville, WA 99114
A national
organization made up mainly of family members of prisoners. Advocates
abolishing mandatory minimum sentences and imprisonment for drug related
offenses. Free newsletter.
Blackstone Career Institute
PO Box 701449
Dallas, TX 75370
Offers a well-known paralegal correspondence course
and other continuing education courses. Write for cost and information.
Distance Education and
Training Council
1601 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Offers information about various academic and job training
correspondence schools.
PEN,
Writing Program for Prisoners
568 Broadway
NY, NY 10012
Offers a free resource guide for prison writers and a list of
correspondence courses leading to GED, college, or paralegal degrees.
Sponsors an annual writing project.
HOW (Housing
Opportunities for Women)
1607 W. Howard St. Second
Fl.
Chicago, IL 60626
HOW's mission is to provide permanent
solutions to the problems of homelessness and poverty for women and
children in Chicago and to advance the goal of ending homelessness
nationwide.
ACLU National Prison Project
733 15th St. NW
Suite 620
Washington, DC 2005
Handles major class action law
suits involving prison conditions in state and federal institutions.
Does NOT handle cases for individual prisoners!
They publish a
quarterly journal and many helpful booklets. Write for current
availability/cost.
Columbia
Human Rights Law Review
435 West 116th St. Box B-25
New
York, NY 10027
Sells the Jailhouse Lawyers Manual. This can be used
for pursing appeals, post conviction relief, civil rights actions and
parole. Available at low cost to prisoners, write for current price.
Immigrant Legal
Resource Center
1663 Mission, Suite 602
San Francisco, CA
94103
Legal help and advocacy for immigrants. Works with INS
detainees and imprisoned immigrants.
Lewisburg Prison Project
P.O. Box 128
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Publishes several low-cost materials for
prisoners, including Legal Bulletins, Federal Parole Guide, and Due
Process standards for administrative detention.
National Center on
Institutions and Alternatives
3125 Mt Vernon Ave
Alexandria,
VA 22305
Can help with preparing sentencing and parole
recommendations; death penalty mitigating circumstances; jail suicide
prevention.
National Network for Women in Prison
714 W California Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91105
Resources and advocacy work. Produces a free
newsletter written by former prisoners.
Native American Rights
Fund
1506 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
Assists Native
prisoners with religious freedom issues.
Oceana
Publications
75 Main St.
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Publishes
The Prisoner’s Self-Help Litigation Manual
It is pricey, but
very comprehensive. Write for current price. They also have other legal
self-help publications.
Prison
Legal News
2400 NW 80th St #148
Seattle, WA 98117
Monthly magazines edited by prisoners. Reviews and analysis of court
rulings as well as news about prison issues.
Prisoners Self-Help Legal Clinic
35 Hanley Street
Newark, NJ
07102
Publishes bulletin "The Bridge" and low cost
self-help litigation booklets. Some booklets in Spanish.
Southern Center for
Human Rights
83 Poplar St. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-2122
Represents individuals and files class action lawsuits to protect the
rights of people of color, poor people, and other disadvantaged citizens
facing the death penalty or confined to prisons and jails in the South.
Bisexual Resource
Center
PO Box 1026
Boston, MA 02117
Offers a discreet
Bisexual resource guide on request.
Gay and Lesbian Prisoner Project
PO Box 1481
Boston, MA
02117-1481
Pen pals and info for queer prisoners.
Lesbian AIDS Project
c/o GMHC
129 W 20th St
NY, NY
10011
Free newsletter and info. Lots of contacts with women in
prison.
Lesbian Connection
Helen Diner Memorial Women’s Center
Ambitious Amazons
PO Box 811
East Lansing, Michigan 48826
Monthly magazine by and for lesbians. Free on request.
National Center
for Lesbian Rights
870 Market St. #750
San Francisco, CA
94102
Legal assistance on civil rights issues for lesbians.
Hotline (415) 392-6257
Out of
Control
3543 18th St. Box 30
San Francisco, CA 94110
Lesbian group that does support work for women political prisoners in
U.S. Jails. Great free newsletter.
Sinister
Wisdom
PO Box 3252
Berkley, CA 94703
A journal of
fiction, poetry, and essays by lesbians. Free to women prisoners on
request.
Trans/gender
Variant in Prison Committee
California Prison Focus
2940
16th Street #307
San Francisco, CA 94103
Defends the rights of
trans prisoners (mostly CA).
American Correctional
Association
Publications Department
8025 Laurel Lakes
Court
Laurel, MD 20707
Sells a parole-planning guide, As Free as
an Eagle. Write for current price and information.
Contact Referral Center, INC
PO BOX 81826
Lincoln, NE
68501
Publishes a survival source book to help prisoners with post
release survival including job and places to live.
Interstate Publishers
510 Vermillion St. PO BOX 50
Danville,
IL 61834
Sells a parole manual, From the Inside Out. Write for
current prices.
American Diabetes
Association
ATTN: Customer service
1701 North Beauregard
Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
Free packets for diabetics. Includes
information about the disease, diet, and exercise.
Alcoholic Anonymous
Grand Central Station
PO
Box 459
NY, NY 10163
12 step program for recovery of alcohol
abuse. There is a charge for booklets.
CorrectHELP
1223 Wilshire BLVD #905
Santa
Monica, CA 90403
Works to improve the treatment of prisoners living
with HIV/AIDS.
Narcotics
Anonymous
World Service Office
PO Box 9999
Van Nuys, CA
91409
12 step program for recovery of drub abuse. There is a charge
for booklets.
National Asian
Women’s Health Organization
250 Montgomery St #410
San
Francisco, CA 94104
Resources, referrals, newsletter, fact sheets.
National
Black Women’s Health Project
1237 Abernathy Blvd SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
Health information (medical, social, political)
available for African American women. Write for newsletter.
National Latina Health Organization
PO Box 7547
Oakland, Ca
94601
Resources, referrals, newsletter, fact sheets. Info in English
and Spanish.
Oberlin
Action Against Prisons
PO Box 285
Oberlin, OH 44704
Activist group that produces a free health packet for women prisoners.
POZ
PO Box
417
Mt Morris, IL 61054
Magazine about living with HIV. Free
subscriptions to prisoners.
POZ En Espanol
Little West 12th street, 6th floor
New York, NY 10014
Spanish
version of POZ magazine.
Prisoners with AIDS Rights Advocacy Organization
Po Box 2161
Jonesboro, GA 30237
Offers support, educational materials, and
referrals for prisoners with HIV/AIDS.
Project for Older Prisoners (POPS)
c/o Jonathan Turley
National Law Center
2000 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20052
Information for older prisoners.
Women Organized to Respond to Life Threatening Diseases
(WORLD)
414 13th St., 2nd floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Advocacy group. Produces a newsletter written by and for HIV+ women and
women with AIDS. Information and referrals.
Women for
Sobriety
PO Box 618
Quakertown, PA 18951
Information and
woman-centered approach to drug and alcohol recovery. Pen-pal program.
