Additional Resources for Support Groups Nationwide

Support Groups:

• Nevada
  • Foundation for Independent Tomorrow - http://www.lasvegasfit.com/
  • Southern Nevada Prison Ministries - http://www.snvpm.org/

• Other States
  • Connecticut - http://www.familiesincrisis.org/
  • Corrections.com - http://www.corrections.com/links
  • Florida (Christian) – Families with Loved Ones in Prison - http://www.afn.org/%7Eflip/
  • Florida prison ministries - http://www.floridaprisonministries.org/
  • Illinois – YahooGroup - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/illinoisinmatesupport/
  • Michigan - http://www.hope4healinghearts.com/default.aspx
  • Ohio Families Against Disparate Sentences (FADS) - http://members.tripod.com/%7Eohfads/index.htm
  • Partnership for Safety & Justice – http://www.safetyandjustice.org/
  • Philadelphia (child mentoring) - http://www.proclamation.org/amachi/
  • Texas Prisoners Network Support - http://brokenchains.us/index.html

• Other States – Non Email
  • Arizona - Activist org. for Arizona's prisoners
  • 139 East Encanto Dr.
  • Tempe AZ. 85281
  • Telephone(480-966-8116)
  • California - California Prison Focus
  • 2940 16th St. #307
  • San Francisco, CA  94103
  • 415-252-9211
  • Ohio - American Friends Service Committee Ohio  Criminal Justice System
  • 915 Salem Ave.
  • Dayton OH 45505
  • (937-278-4225)
  • Pennsylvania - Prison Society
  • 245 N. Broad St. Ste.300
  • Philadelphia PA 19107-1518
  • Telephone#(215-564-6005x100
  • South Dakota - Prisoner Support Group
  • PO Box 3285
  • Rapid City SD  57709(Telephone)605-399-1830
  • Formed to support people on the inside, ex-prisoners, family and friends: ( Some of the Members speak Sioux)
  • Utah - Prisoner Information Network (PIN)
  • PO Box 165171
  • Salt Lake City UT. 84116
  • (Telephone) 801-359-3589
  • Will also respond to letters in Spanish*

• Country-wide
  • CURE - Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants - A Prison Advocacy group based in Washington DC
  • Groups in 40 states
  • PO BOX 199256
  • Indianapolis IN 46219
  • http://www.curenational.org/
  • ACCA  (American Correctional Chaplains Association) - http://correctionalchaplains.org/
  • ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) - http://www.aclu.org/index.htm
  • AdvoCare -  http://www.leracampaign.org/
  • Aleph Institute (Judaism) -  http://www.aleph-institute.org/
  • American Correctional Chaplains - http://www.correctionalchaplains.org/
  • Children of the prisoners - http://www.inourpresence.org/
  • FAMM (Families Against Mandatory Minimums) - http://www.famm.org/
  • FCN (Family Corrections Network) - http://fcnetwork.org/
  • Families outside the walls - http://www.geocities.com/heartland/flats/5661/
  • Friends Outside - http://www.friendsoutside.org/
  • Human Kindness - http://www.humankindness.org/
  • http://www.humankindness.org/prisonashramproject.html
  • Inside Circle - http://insidecircle.org/
  • Jewish Prisoner Services -  http://www.jewishprisonerservices.org/
  • Prison Fellowship Ministries - http://www.pfm.org

• World-wide
  • Action for Prisoner’s Families  - http://www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk/
  • Alliance of incarcerated Canadians/Foreigners in American Prisons  - http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/aicap/
  • Canadian Families and Corrections Network - http://www.cfcn-rcafd.org/

• Search Engines:
  • California - http://www.silicon-valley.com/criminal-links.html
  • Corrections.com - http://www.corrections.com/links
  • Federal Courts Finder - http://www.law.emory.edu/index.php?id=2997/
  • Free Inmate Locator - http://www.inmatesplus.com/
  • Search Criminal Justice Links - http://talkjustice.com/cybrary.asp

Informative Groups:

• Nevada
  • Neighborhood Justice Center - (Clark County) - http://www.nvlawdirectory.org/org/org023.html
  • Nevada Department of Corrections - http://www.doc.nv.gov/
  • Nevada Justice Reform Coalition - NevadaJusticeReform@yahoogroups.com
  • Professor Randall G. Shelden is a Professor of Criminal Justice at UNLV. http://www.sheldensays.com/
  • State Bar of Nevada, with links to rules of practice for various courts in NV - http://www.nvbar.org/

• Other States
  • California - http://www.forpublicsafety.com:80
  • California - Center for Children of Incarcerate persons - http://www.e-ccip.org/
  • California – Center Force - http://www.e-ccip.org/
  • Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers - http://www.claim-il.org/thirdcoast/claim-il.org/index.html
  • New York Drop the Rock - http://www.droptherock.org/
  • San Francisco Habeas Corpus - http://www.hcrc.ca.gov/
  • Seattle - http://www.scn.org/crisis/legal.html
  • Seattle Defender Association - http://www.defender.org/
  • Texas Mike Barber Ministries (Christian) - http://www.mikebarber.org/main/
  • Washington Access to Justice Board - http://www.wsba.org/atj/contact/legasst.htm
  • Washington DC - http://hopehousedc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=50
  • Washington Eastside Legal Assistance Program - http://www.elap.org/
  • Washington Dispute Resolution - http://www.adr-wa.com/

• Country-wide
  • Action Committee for Women in Prison - http://www.acwip.net/
  • Alpha Legal Directory - http://www.alphalegal.com/
  • Alternatives to Violence Program - http://www.avpusa.org/
  • American Bar Association - http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/
  • American Center for Law & Justice - http://www.aclj.org/
  • American Corrections Health Services Association - http://www.achsa.org/
  • American Friends Service Committee - http://www.afsc.org/stopmax/
  • The American Jury Institute / Fully informed jury association - http://www.fija.org/
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
  • A Cell Without Bars - http://www.nobars.blogspot.com/
  • Center for Court Innovation-Problem-Solving - http://www.courtinnovation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=505&documentTopicID=31
  • Citizens for Real Litigation Reform - http://www.crlr.org/
  • Consumer Attorney’s California - http://www.crlr.org/
  • Corrections One is a website for those employed in the prison industry - CorrectionsOne.com
  • Documenting the effects of mass incarceration - http://www.prisonpolicy.org/
  • Drug Enforcement Agency - http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/index.htm
  • Fatherhood Educational Institute - http://www.fatherhood-edu.org/incarceratedfathersproject.html
  • Federal Prison Consultants - http://www.federalprisonconsultants.com/index.htm
  • Human Rights and the Drug War - http://www.hr95.org/
  • Jews in Prison - http://jewsinprison.org/
  • Kairos Prison Ministry - http://www.kairosprisonministry.org/templates/System/default.asp?id=23761
  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service - http://www.ncjrs.gov/
  • National Legal Aid and Defender Association - http://www.nlada.org/
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - http://www.criminaljustice.org/public.nsf/freeform/publicwelcome?opendocument
  • Non partisan institute of social policy research - www.urban.org
  • Prison News Network - http://www.vip-cali.com/pnn/default.htm
  • The Real Cost of Prison Projects - http://www.realcostofprisons.org/
  • Self Help Legal Clinic and Law Library - http://freedomlaw.com/
  • The Sentencing Project – Research and Advocacy for Reform - http://www.sentencingproject.org
  • State specific laws - http://law.findlaw.com/state-laws/

• Post Incarceration
  • Better People - http://www.betterpeople.org/

• Courts
  • California Courts - http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/
  • Corrections.com - http://www.corrections.com/links
  • International Court of Justice - http://www.icj-cij.org/
  • US Courts - http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/index.html

• Goverment
  • Corrections.com - http://www.corrections.com/links
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - http://www.fbi.gov/
  • Federal Judicial Center - http://www.fjc.gov/

• Correctional Facilities:
  • Corrections.com - http://www.corrections.com/links
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons - http://www.bop.gov/

• Publications:
  • Books through Bars - http://www.booksthroughbars.org/
  • Cell Door Magazine – http://www.lairdcarlson.com/celldoor
  • Chicken Soup for the Prisoner’s Soul - http://www.angelfire.com/de/lagana/prisonersoul.html
  • Crime Times - http://www.crimetimes.org/
  • Federal Prison - Where Inmates Stay & Convicts Run - http://www.federalprison.com/index.html
  • Prison Activist Resource Center - http://www.prisonactivist.org/sites/all/files/projec_files/resourcedirectorymarch2008.pdf
  • Prison Legal News - https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/Default.aspx

• Re-Entry:
  • Helping the formerly incarcerated - http://www.fortunesociety.org/

• Prison Art & Correspondence:
  • Artwork sent from prison’s and jails - http://www.gangsandkids.com/gart
  • Friends Till The End Pen Pals - http://www.friendstiltheend.com/
  • Inmate Classified - http://www.inmate.com/inmates.htm
  • Journals of Prisoners on Prison – http://www.jpp.org
  • Prison Art - http://www.cellblockvisions.com/
  • Prisoner Life – http://www.prisonerlife.com