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Organizations (50) Sites:
» After seventeen years
Oregon-based prison reform organization - feels that the rules and regulations governing inmates' lives should be tempered with a little humanity, that prisons should be designed so that inmates have a chance to reshape their lives before they are release http://arpofasy.freeyellow.com/ » Books Not Bars
Works to expose and end the over-incarceration of youth and build a "bottom-up" movement to transform the entire criminal justice system. http://www.booksnotbars.org/ » CUADP
CUADP works to find alternatives to the death penalty through abolitionist campaigns to stop capital punishment. Many resources and links to other anti-death penalty groups. http://www.cuadp.org/ » CURE, Virginia
Non-profit , membership advocacy organization for prisoners and their families. http://vacure.org » 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. http://ccadp.org/ » Canadian Families and Corrections Network
The CFCN provides information and referral services to support families during and after incarceration. Contact information, links and resources. http://www.cfcn-rcafd.org/ » Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants
Membership organization for families and prisoners, with the goal of reforming the use of prison, and helping rehabilitate prisoners. Includes newsletter, campaign details, and contact details for chapters. http://www.curenational.org » 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] http://www.collegeandcommunity.org » Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
A coalition seeking alternatives to mass incarceration. Includes news and membership information. http://www.ccjrc.org » 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. http://conextions.org » Critical Resistance
Critical Resistance is a national organization dedicated to opposing the expansion of the prison industrial complex. http://www.criticalresistance.org » Families Against Mandatory Minimums
National organization of citizens working to repeal federal and state mandatory sentencing laws that remove judicial discretion. News, photos, and background information. http://www.famm.org/ » Families to Amend California's Three-Strikes (FACTS)
Working to amend the 3-Strikes law in California so it is only applicable to violent felonies. News, events calendar, links, and background information. http://facts1.live.radicaldesigns.org/ » Federal Cure
A nonprofit US organization that works on behalf of federal prisoners. Includes newsletters and state chapters' contact details. http://www.fedcure.org » Human Rights Watch: Prison reports
Information on prison conditions around the world, international human rights standards applicable to prisoners, and prison-related activities of the U.N. and other organizations. http://www.hrw.org/en/publications/reports?filter0=748 » Independent Custody Visiting Association
A UK organisation for local community members who check on the welfare of people in police custody, by visiting police stations unannounced. http://www.icva.org.uk/ » Inside These Walls
Gives the perspective of an ex-offender who has seen the Illinois Department of Corrections policies. http://www.members.tripod.com/TheFreedomTrain/ITWframe.html » 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 http://www.prisonstudies.org/ » 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. http://www.justiceaction.org.au/ » Just Detention International
Dedicated to combating the rape of male and female prisoners and providing such assistance as they can to survivors of jailhouse rape. http://www.justdetention.org/ » Justice Policy Institute
Washington, D.C.-based think-tank committed to reducing society's reliance on incarceration. http://www.justicepolicy.org » JusticeWorks Community
A not-for-profit organization that advocates on behalf of female prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families. http://www.justiceworks.org/ » 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. http://www.kci.org/ » 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. Contact i http://www.kunstler.org » Middle Ground Prison Reform, Inc
Arizona based non-profit advocacy organization. Includes campaign details and a review of recent legislation. http://www.middlegroundprisonreform.org » 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. http://www.mvfr.org/ » 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. http://www.nacro.org.uk/ » Native American Prisoners Pen Pal Network
Dedicated to Native American prisoners. http://members.tripod.com/~foltz.k/napppn/napppnhome.html » 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. Sections on programs and services, links, and contact in http://norcalserviceleague.org/ » Petition to Revive Federal Parole
Online petition to revive Federal parole for US inmates. http://www.petitiononline.com/fedparol/ » Prison Action Committee Community Re-Entry Program
Information about the Prison Action Committee's work in Illinois to help ex-offenders reintegrate into society. http://www.members.tripod.com/TheFreedomTrain/CRPabout.html » 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. http://prisonactivist.org/ » Prison Book Program
Sends free literature books to prisoners throughout the USA. Includes mission statement, history and program restrictions. http://www.prisonbookprogram.org » Prison Book Project
A collective of volunteers distributing free books to U.S. prisoners. Northampton, MA based 501(c)3 non-profit. http://www.prisonbooks.org/ » Prison Information UK
Publishes The Prisons Handbook and maintains the Institute of Prison Law. http://www.prisonshandbook.co.uk/ » Prison Observatory - A European Observatory on the penal system
Provides information on the activities of the CPT (European Committee for the Prevention of Torture). http://www.prisonobservatory.org » 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. http://www.prisonpolicy.org » Prison Voice
Offers prison pen pals, an email to snail mail service, and a directory of businesses who provide inmate services. Features mission statement, testimonials and inmate profiles with photos. http://www.prisonvoice.com/ » PrisonSucks.Com
Research on the prison industrial complex and crime control industry http://www.prisonsucks.com » Restorative Justice Ministry Network
A nation-wide directory of criminal justice ministries. Free listing to any criminal justice ministries. Web-sites for criminal justice ministries. http://www.rjmn.net » Restorative Justice Online
A clearing house of information including research tools, bibliographies, training, tutorials and expert articles. http://www.restorativejustice.org » 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. http://www.claremontforum.org/ » 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. http://www.howardleague.org/ » 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. http://www.november.org » The Prisoner's Secretary
Offers secretarial and other services to prisoners, including internet research, shopping and penpals. Contains FAQ and information on magazine and chat. http://theprisonerssecretary.com/ » The Real Cost of Prisons Project
Explores the immediate and long-term costs of incarceration on the individual, their family, community and the nation. Includes discussion papers and details of workshops. http://www.realcostofprisons.org » The Sentencing Project
Information about crime, courts, sentencing, criminal justice policy analysis, punishment, alternatives to incarceration, jails, prisons, race, economic class, and reform. Technical assistance, training, publications available. http://www.sentencingproject.org/ » UNLOCK - National Association of Ex-Offenders
Campaigns for better facilities for serving prisoners, and to support ex-offenders in rebuilding their lives. Includes campaign news. http://unlock.org.uk » Women's Prison Association
Committed to helping women with criminal justice histories see new possibilities for themselves and their families. http://www.wpaonline.org Category Editor: sunanda
Last Updated: 2007-01-02 16:52:30
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