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Resources
PARC corresponds with and mails a directory of these resources to prisoners, their friends and family members. We are often the first point of contact for people to connect with prisoners' rights organizations, community organizations, prison literature and arts projects, family and visiting resources, health care and legal resources, parole and pre-release resources, and the prison abolition movement. Here is a PDF copy of the Resource Guide.
| Resource | Category |
|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report Research and publications on managing infectious diseases in corrections environments. | Health Care/Medical Neglect |
| A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual The 9th edition of A Jailhouse Lawyer's | legal |
| ABC South Chicago Zine Distro Offers a wide variety of political zines at low cost to prisoners. Specializes in helping get the truth out of the gulags, in zine form. Supports... | publications |
| ACLU of Texas Prison and Jail Accountability Project | legal |
| Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers, Inc. (AIM) An advocacy group for incarcerated mothers. AIM can provide helpful information for all women in prison who have children but can only provide... | women |
| Aid to Inmate Mothers Aid to Inmate Mothers provides visitation and other services for Alabama's inmate mothers and their children | family |
| AIDS Educational Project Provides educational materials and legal information about AIDS in prison. Offers class action and litigation for prisoners. Free packet of info... | Health Care/Medical Neglect, HIV/AIDS |
| AIDS in Prison Project Brochures for HIV-positive people. Info hotline in English and Spanish. Also provides transitional housing with case management for recently... | Health Care/Medical Neglect, HIV/AIDS |
| AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania Provides legal services for prisoners in PA with HIV / AIDS. Se habla espanol. | Health Care/Medical Neglect, HIV/AIDS,legal |
| AIDSinfo Offering info on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. | Health Care/Medical Neglect, HIV/AIDS |
| AK Press AK Press publishes and distributes a wide | books, literature,Spanish |
| Alavi Foundation Free Koran and other Islamic books for inmates. | religious |
| Alcoholics Anonymous General Service Office Free information, local phone lines, meetings in most communities. | rehabilitation |
| Alliance of Incarcerated Canadians/Foreigners in American Prisons (AICAP) | legal |
| Allied Resistance Monthly publication of prisoner revolutionaries dedicated to build to build a movement for a just and sustainable future. $1 or 4 stamp donations... | publication |
| American Bible Society Free bibles including large print and study guides. They can arrange with a chaplain to have books sent if necessary. Will send in Spanish... | |
| American Bible Society Free bibles including large print and study guides. They can arrange with a chaplain to have books sent if necessary. Will send books in... | religious |
| American Bible Society Free bibles including large print and study guides. They can arrange with a chaplain tohave books sent if necessary. Will send... | Spanish |
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) National Prison Project Write for list of publications and the contact info for the ACLU office in your state | legal |
| American Friends Service Committee Prisoners Resource Center Has criminal justice programs in various states. Parole and post-release services offered. | parole |
| AmfAR AIDS Research Conducts AIDS research and provides written information in English and Spanish. | Health Care/Medical Neglect |
| Anarchist Black Cross Chicago Write for their "ABC Information and Resources Guide" (available for download on their website). Contains essays on the politics of the ABC and... | Texas |
| Anarchist Black Cross New York City ABCF Write for their "ABC Information and Resources Guide" (available for download on their website). Contains essays on the politics of the ABC and... | |
| Anarchist Black Cross South Chicago zine distribution | |
| Anti-Racist Action L.A./PART: People Against Racist Terror ARA opposes all forms of racism and colonialism, opposes police brutality and supports political prisoners. Publishes quarterly "Turning the Tide... | publications |
| Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP) Serves imprisoned men and women in the states of Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. | books, literature |
| Art Behind Bars, Inc. Art Behind Bars is an art-based community service program that has a national call for artists on the inside to donate their work as a community... | Art |
| Asheville Global Report Winner of ten Project Censored awards, and a great source of weekly independent news. | publication |
| Asheville Prison Books Programs Sends free reading material to indigent inmates in facilities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Also sends National... | books, literature,Spanish |
| Association for Research and Enlightenment: Prison Outreach Program Books about the life and work of Edgar Cayce, meditation, and reincarnation. Prisoners are limited to one book every twomonths. No... | books |
| Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Newsletter for members only. Provides treatment referrals. | rehabilitation |
| Barrios Unidos Post-release services. Performs Pow-wow/ Cinco De Mayo/Juneteenth ceremonies at Tracy and info packet related to cultural traditions. | support |
| Battered Women's Justice Project Criminal Justice Office We provide assistance and information to battered women charged with crimes and to their defense teams. We do not provide direct legal... | women |
| BAUS BOOKS CIRCULATION The Buddhist Association of the United States Attn: Book Circulation Department Buddhist... | religious |
| BAUS Books Circulation Buddhist books, only $1-2 postage fees. Write for list of books. | publication |
| Behind the Wire Prisoner Information Network Began in 1995, when a small group of Utah state prisoners, their families, and other allies organized a coalition to give voice and information to... | Utah |
| Better People Better People's mission is to dramatically reduce recidivism in the Portland metropolitan area. | social support |
| Blackstone Career Institute Offers a well-known correspondence program in law. The oldest school of its kind in the U.S., prisoners make up a sizable percentage of students... | legal |
| Book 'Em Mainly serving prisoners from PA, VA, and WV. Will serve large-print readers and Native American Indian prisoners from elsewhere as well. Request... | books, literature,magazine |
| Books 4 Prisoners Crew Free books to prisoners in Ohio, Indiana, and Texas only. Sends “Inside Out: AResource Guide for the Incarcerated” to allUS... | books |
| Books Through Bars Provides books to prisoners in PA, NY, NJ, DE, MD, WV, and VA. Please request books by subject or topic rather than by specific titles. We... | books, literature |
| Books Through Bars - Ithaca An all-volunteer operated, community-based organization that sends books mainly to themost populated states: NY, TX, FL, CA, PA.... | books |
| Books Through Bars - NYC Ships to prisoners nationwide. Specializes in political and history books. Occasionally sends fiction and educational books. No religious... | books, literature |
| Books To Prisoners Free books to prisoners nationwide. Request by subject, no religious materials or legal materials. Donations appreciated. Does NOT ship to prisons... | books, literature |
| Books to Prisoners-Bellingham Free books to prisoners nationwide. Request by subject, no religious materials or legal materials. Donations appreciated. Does NOT ship to prisons... | books, literature |
| Books to Prisoners-Olympia Sends quality used books free of charge to prisoners all over. | books, literature |
| Books to Prisoners-Portland Free books to prisoners nationwide. Request by subject, no religious materials or legal materials. Donations appreciated. Does NOT ship to prisons... | |
| California Coalition for Women Prisoners Runs action center and produces newsletter “The Fire Inside” | women |
| California Prison Focus Provides several different services, including advocacy, investigations into control units in the CA prison system, visits and limited family... | newsletter |
| Campaign to End the Death Penalty A national grassroots abolitionist organization that works with prisoners, family members and organizers. CEDP publishes a newsletter called The... | death penalty |
| Center for Constitutional Rights Publishes The Jailhouse Lawyers' Handbook and Women's Appendix, self-help guide for filing Section 1983 claims in... | legal |
| Center for Disease Control's National Prevention Information Network Provides info, publications, and technical assistance on HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB M-F 9am-6pm (Eastern time.) Se habla espanol. General medical info... | Health Care/Medical Neglect |
| Center for the Children of Incarcerated Parents Provides free educational material for incarcerated parents and their children, as well as therapeutic services, family reunification services,... | family |
| Centro Legal De La Raza Provides many services for immigrants and helps with detention cases. | legal |
| Chicago Books to Women in Prison Free books to women prisoners nationwide. Possible to request books in Spanish.
| women |
| Chicano Mexicano Prison Project | latino |
| Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE) National Office A prisoner advocacy group with chapters in all 50 states. Write for contact info for the CURE chapter in your state. | advocacy |
| Cleveland Books 2 Prisoners Free books to prisoners in Ohio only. | books |
| Coalition for Prisoners' Rights--Prison Project of Santa Fe Monthly newsletter free to currently and formally incarcerated individual and family members. Stamps and donations needed. | newsletter |
| Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition A network of organizations, faith communities, and individuals working to reverse the trend of mass incarceration in Colorado. Quarterly... | parole |
| Community Alliance on Prisons A coalition that focuses on alternatives to incarceration, prison reform legislative issues, community education, and effective interventions for... | public education |
| Convicts for Christ, Inc Provides religious/spiritual counseling, emergency residential assistance and referrals, including family... | Post-release services |
| Correctional Association of New York Have four working project groups: the Public Policy Project, the Women in Prison Project, the Prison Visiting Project, and the Juvenile Justice... | legal |
| Critical Resistance: Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex National Office Critical Resistance provides information on the prison industrial complex and produces quarterly newspaper “The Abolitionist.” Please do not... | newsletter |
| Critical Resistance: Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex--Northeast Regional Office Critical Resistance provides information on the prison... | newsletter |
| Critical Resistance: Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex--Southern Regional Office Critical Resistance provides information on the prison... | newsletter |
| D.R.I.V.E. Movement Founded by Death Row prisoners, the DRIVE movement seeks to unite the Death Row community to push forward and initiate change in the conditions.... | death penalty |
| DC Prison Book Project Sends donated reading material to prisoners and educates the public about issues surrounding prisoner education and literacy. Give about a 3... | books, literature |
| Death Penalty Focus Dedicated to abolishing capital punishment through grassroots organizing, media outreach, nationwide coalition building, education of political,... | death penalty |
| Death Row Support Project Offers pen-pal services to death row inmates only. Can connect Spanish- | death penalty |
| DeathRowinmate.org A grassroots anti-death penalty advocacy organization inspired by San Quentin, Ca death row inmates, their families, friends, and others... | death penalty |
| Dharma Friends Prison Outreach Project, Compassion Works For All Free newsletter and donated books, guidance for those leaving prison or other transitions | religious |
| Dharma Friends Prison Outreach Project, Compassion Works for All Free newsletter and donated books, guidance for those leaving prison or other transitions. | publication |
| Dharma Seeds Foundation Non-profit organization that produces a newspaaper about meditation with a Catholic and Zen focus to those in jail, incarcerated within... | religious |
| Dharma Seeds Foundation Non-profit organization that produces a newspaper about meditation with a Catholic and Zen focus to those in jail, incarcerated within... | religious |
| Dharma Seeds Foundation Dharma Seeds is a non-profit organization that produces a newspaper about meditation with a Catholic and Zen focus to those in jail, incarcerated... | newsletter |
| Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc. CA Prisoners Only. DREDF takes on very few cases each year. We receive far more requests for assistance than our resources allow us to take on.... | disability rights |
| Drug Policy Alliance One of the leading U.S. organizations promoting alternatives to the war on drugs, with extensive on-line library, reports on drug policy reform by... | war on drugs |
| East Bay Prisoner Support Offers anarchist/radical zines to prisoners in TX and CA, and for female/queer prisoners all over the U.S. | literature, magazine,prisoner support |
| Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Chapters in almost 30 states. Write for newsletter and list of publications, including info on Booker and Fanfan... | social support |
| Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Chapters in almost 30 states. Write for newsletter and list of publications, including info on Booker and Fanfan decisions. Also provides amicus... | publications |
| Families of Parchman Prison Inmates We serve as a support center to anyone who has a family member incarcerated or recently released from Parchman and any other prison in Mississippi... | family |
| Families to Amend California's Three Strikes FACTS works to amend California's Three Strikes law to target violent felonies only. Quarterly newsletter (by... | social support |
| Families to Amend California's Three Strikes (FACTS) Works to amend California's Three Strikes law to target violent felonies only. Quarterly newsletter (by donation). Print return address exactly if... | three strikes law |
| Family and Corrections Network The mission of Family and Corrections Network (FCN) is to uphold families of prisoners as a valued resource to themselves and their communities in... | family |
| Florida Prisoners’ Legal Aid Organization | legal |
| Forever Family (formerly AIM) Foreverfamily works to ensure that, no matter what the circumstances, all children have the opportunity to be surrounded by the love of... | family |
| Fortune Society Prisoners re-entry advocacy and support for prisoners in NY. | Post-release services |
| Fortune Society Prisoners re-entry advocacy and support for prisoners in NY. | re-entry |
| Free Battered Women "In California, the majority of women prisoners are survivors of domestic violence; some are doing time for defending themselves and their... | women |
| Friends and Family of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children FFLIC is fighting for the closure of Swanson and Jetson Centers for Youth and for an increase in community-based services that help our children... | family |
| Gainsville Books for Prisoners Covers prisoners nationwide. Accepts requests by topic of interest only. | books |
| Greater Than AIDS Responds to the AIDS crisis in the US, in particular the severe and disproportionate epidemic among Black Americans. Publishes newsletters and... | Health Care/Medical Neglect, HIV/AIDS |
| Groundwork Books Collective- 4 Prisoners Program Nationwide. Only one book per request. Request by subject.
| books, literature |
| Harm Reduction Coalition A national advocacy and capacity-building organization promoting the dignity of individuals impacted by drug use. Publishes brochures, manuals,... | Health Care/Medical Neglect |
| HCV Advocate Publishes monthly patient newsletter. Fact sheets on Hep C available for free download in five languages. | Health Care/Medical Neglect |
| Heart of the Earth Survival School Prison Program--National indian Prisoner Support Network | Native American |
| Hepatitis Prison Coalition Provides hepatitis and blood borne infection classes in all WA state prisons. Links prisoners with medical care upon release. Their newsletter,... | Health Care/Medical Neglect |
| Hour Children, Inc. Mission is to support mothers and their children. Provides resources and services outside and inside NY state prisons. Provides services in... | family |
| Human Kindness Foundation Non-profit organization that produces a newspaper about meditation with a Catholic and Zen focus to those in jail, incarcerated within... | |
| Human Kindness Foundation Sends free interfaith spiritual books in English ort Spanish to prisoners, prison workers, and others who cannot... | religious |
| Human Kindness Foundation: Prison Ashram Project Sends free interfaith spiritual books in English or Spanish to prisoners, prison workers, and others who cannot afford them. Books by Bo Lozoff... | Spanish |
| Human Rights Coaliton HRC's mission is to build a coalition of prisoner's family members and "make visible to the public the injustice and abuse that are common... | human rights |
| Inside Books Project all volunteer, non-profit organization sending free books and educational materials to people in prison in the state of Texas. | books, literature |
| Inside Dharma Bi-monthly Buddhist newsletter for prisoners. Focus on Missouri prisons. Clothing for men coming ... | religious |
| International Association of Sufism Prison Project A program of the IAS; also runs the Sufi Women Organization Prison Program. Correspondence opportunities and a... | religious |
| International Bible Society Inmates can receive free on the inside Bible (English or Spanish ) and a booklet for women or men. No large print... | religious |
| International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) Publishes the ICCA Journal on Community Corrections, as well as various newsletters. Also puts out a directory of residential programs every 3-4... | residential programs |
| International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) Publishes the ICCA Journal on Community Corrections , as well as various newsletters. Also puts out a directory... | social support |
| International Prison Watch Project An international coalition of advocates dedicated to shedding a spotlight inside our prison walls. | |
| Internationalist Prison Books Collective Volunteer collective that sends books to prisoners in Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of North Carolina. Has fiction as well as political and... | books, literature |
| Islamic Center Free Koran and study guides. Will send through chaplain. | religious |
| Islamic Center of Springfield Missouri Provides free Qur'an and will write letters to prison authorities and to politicians about conditions... | religious |
| Islamic Education Center Free Koran and beginner or advanced study guides. Can do return mail care of thechaplain. Provides written information in... | books |
| Islamic Education Center Free Koran and beginner or advanced study guides. Can do return mail care of the chaplain. ... | religious |
| Jewish Prisoner Services International Chaplaincy and social services organization for Jewish prisoners, their family members, and releasees only. Will provide Jewish religious... | Hebrew |
| Jewish Prisoner Services International Emergency Collect Phone: 206-528-0363 'Chaplaincy and social services organization for... | religious |
| Justice Now Focuses soley on the needs of women prisoners. They work on alternative `sentencing, document human rights abuses in prison, and their Building a... | women |
| Justice Watch Works to eliminate classism and racism from prisons and opposes the death penalty. Operates Garden Street Transitional House for parolees.... | parole |
| Justice Watch Works to eliminate classism and racism from prisons and opposes death penalty. Operates Garden Street Transitional... | Post-release services |
| Justice Works Community Sponsors "Mothers in Prison, Children in Crisis" Sponsors "Mothers in Prison, Children in Crisis" campaign to end mandatory minimum sentencing for... | family |
| Justice Works! Focuses on racism in the criminal justice system in Washington state. Newsletter, correspondence classes, court watch and advocacy on specific... | |
| Justice: Denied Magazine for the wrongfully convicted. Publishes prisoners' stories only. | wrongfully convicted |
| keeping the Faith: The Prison Project Founded in 1995, "Keeping the Faith: The Prison Project" is a series of workshops with incarcerated women in WA, MA, FL, and Brazil focusing on... | writing |
| La Raza Centro Legal Inc. Resources and possible legal referrals for INS detainees in Northern California. We are not able to help with criminal or other civil matters.... | legal |
| Latino Commission on AIDS Provides education and training for treatment for all those in need with the HIV virus. Offers written information and resources in Spanish. | Health Care/Medical Neglect, HIV/AIDS,latino |
| Legal Action Center Non-profit organization providing free legal services to formerly incarcerated people, recovering alcoholics,... | legal |
| Legal Aid Society Prisoner's Rights Project Priority is to address guard brutality and sexual abuse, other unsafe physical conditions, disability discrimination, lack of mental health and... | legal |
| Lesbian AIDS Project Information and support for women and lesbians living with HIV. | LGBTQI |
| Lewisburg Prison Project Publishes a number of low-cost materials for prisoners, including "legal Bulletins", "Prisoner's Guide to Federal Parole", and "Due Process... | legal |
| Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners Mails free reading materials to prisoners in every state except California and Texas. Does not send to city or county jails. | books |
| Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners c/o Iron Rail Book Collective. Serves all states except California and Texas. Ask for a few general types or categories of books. Limit to one... | books, literature |
| Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Mississippi Office The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement is an organization of Afrikans in America/New Afrikans whose mission is to defend the human rights of our people... | human rights |
| Malcom X Grassroots Movement Alabama Office The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement is an organization of Afrikans in America/New Afrikans whose mission is to defend the human rights of our people... | human rights |
| Malcom X Grassroots Movement California Office The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement is an organization of Afrikans in America/New Afrikans whose mission is to defend the human rights of our people... | human rights |
| Malcom X Grassroots Movement Georgia Office The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement is an organization of Afrikans in America/New Afrikans whose mission is to defend the human rights of our people... | human rights |
| Malcom X Grassroots Movement NYC office The Malcom X Grassrots Movement is an organization of Afrikans in America/New Afrikans whose missions is to defend the human rights of our people... | human rights |
| Maoist International Movement MIM is a revolutionary anti-imperialist group fighting criminal injustice, helping prisonersto organize and educate themselves. Sends... | prisoner support |
| Mennonite Central Committee, US Office of Justice and Peace Free publications for prisoners and their families | publications |
| Mettanokit Outreach Native American circles in 9 prisons in New England. Booklet describing the program and post-prison group called Ending Violent Crime. | post-release |
| Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)--National Office Has regional offices in GA, IL, TX, CA, and DC. Largest latino civil rights organization. MALDEF litigates large class action cases; can not take... | legal |
| Microcosm Publishing Write for catalog. Offers 50% discount to prisoners on some titles. Stamps accepted for payment | books, literature |
| Middle Ground Prison Reform Working for Arizona's prisoners and their families since 1983. Main areas of activity are: 1) public education about the need for criminal justice... | Spanish |
| Midwest Books to Prisoners Free books to Midwest prisoners. | books, literature |
| Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project Great resource for queer studies, gender and sexuality. No California prisoner requests. | books, literature |
| NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc. Non-profit law firm which deals only with cases of obvious race discrimination, handles small # of death penalty & life w/o parole cases. | legal |
| NAACP National Prison Project Works on ex-felon re-enfranchisement and racial disparities within the criminal justice system as well as provide the incarcerated with a vehicle... | |
| NAACP National Prison Project Works on ex-felon re-enfranchisement and racial disparities within the criminal justice system as well as provide... | social support |
| National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Seeks equitable services for people with severe mental illnesses. Promotes treatment alternatives to criminalization of people with severe brain... | Health Care/Medical Neglect, mental health |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights California office Provides legal referrals for LGBTQQI | LGBTQI |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights Florida Office Provides legal resources for LGBTQQI | LGBTQI |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights Washington DC Office | LGBTQI |
| National Center for Youth Law Provides information, referrals, technical assistance, or written materials; serves as co-counsel in cases affecting a large number of children... | |
| National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Publishes "Lifelines", a quarterly newspaper about what's going on in the struggle for death penalty abolition. Does not offer legal resources.... | death penalty |
| National Institute of Corrections Provides the "Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders" to prison libraries, chaplains, and prisoners' families, not directly to... | family |
| National Lawyer's Guild Prison Law Project Published a 2005 Jailhouse Lawyers handbook, free for prisoners, on bringing Section 1983 claims alleging that constitutional rights have been... | legal |
| National Minority AIDS Council Develops leadership in communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS. Has a free online resource library. Helps community and faith-... | Health Care/Medical Neglect, HIV/AIDS |
| National Native American Prisoners Rights/Advocacy Coalition | Native American |
| National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Helps monitor and share information to build campaigns against immigration raids, police collaboration with immigration enforcement, abuses by... | refugee |
| National Prison Hospice Association NPHA helps to develop and implement hospices and better end-of-life care for terminally ill prisoners and their families. Also publishes a... | Health Care/Medical Neglect |
| Nolo Press Has free legal documents online and publishes "Legal Research", which gives step-by-step instructions in finding legal information such as how to... | literature |
| Northern California Service League Provides job placement assistance to parolees and transitional housing for women and children. | Post-release services |
| Outlook on Justice A newsletter of the American Friends Services Committee (Quakers). $2/year for prisoners. | newsletter |
| Outside In Brings free live music and performing arts presentations to prisons and juvenile detention centers in new Mexico. A great organziation to contact... | performance |
| Palladia Inc Social services, transitional housing, treatment centers in NYC. | Post-release services |
| Partnership for Safety and Justice (formerly Western Prison Project) Advocacy group working with prisoners, families, and grassroots groups in OR, WA, ID, MT, UT, NV, and WY. Publishes quarterly "Justice Matters" as... | support directory |
| Pathfinders of Oregon Pathfinders are a cognitive restructuring/skills building process/it was designed to transform criminally deviant behavior into responsible... | rehabilitation |
| Pennsylvania Prison Society Does advocacy work, including prison visits and publishes “Graterfriends,” a monthly newsletter for people in prison which is primarily inmate... | newsletter |
| Positively Aware National magazine on HIV/AIDS. Covers treatment, social issues, financial,and legal matters. Free subscriptions to prisoners. Spanish language... | publications |
| Prison and Jail Project Monitors prison and jail conditions in SW Georgia only. Publishes the newsletter "Freedom Ways." | newsletter |
| Prison and Jail Project Monitors prison and jail conditions in SW Georgia only, publises the newsletter "Freedom Ways" | newsletter |
| Prison Art Project Provides an online outlet for the sale of crafts and artwork created by prisoners. Do not submit original art. Send a SASE for a free brochure and... | Art |
| Prison Book Program Does not send books to CA, MA, MD, MI, PA, KY, LA, NV or TX. Offers a free 6-page ... | books, LGBTQI,literature |
| Prison Book Project Serves prisoners in New England and TX only. Request books by subject. No mailing list or catalogue; no hardback books. | books, literature |
| Prison Calls Online / OCS Prison Calls Helps families pay less for their collect prison calls. | family |
| Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) PCAP facilitates fine arts, creative writin, and theatre workshops in juvenile detention centers and prisons. Organizes/curates annual art exhibit... | performance |
| Prison Dharma Network Mission is to provide prisoners, and those who work with them, with the most effective contemplative tools for self-transformation and... | rehabilitation |
| Prison Fellowship Prison Fellowship partners with local churches across the country to minister to prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families. Publishes a variety... | publications |
| Prison Fellowship Prison Fellowship partners with local churches across the country to minister to prisoners,ex-... | religious |
| Prison Health News Quarterly newsletter published by former prisoners about prisoners' health. | Health Care/Medical Neglect |
| Prison Law Office Litigates and monitors class action law suits regarding medical care, mental health care, and disabled access for prisoners in CA only. Also... | disability rights,Health Care/Medical Neglect, legal |
| Prison Legal News An independent monthly publication started by prisoners that reports, reviews, and analyzes news related to prisoner rights and prison issues.... | publications |
| Prison Place Started by an ex-prisoner, this website is a place for friends and families of those on the inside to communicate and support each other. | |
| Prison Place Started by an ex-prisoner, this website is a place for friends and families of those on the inside ... | social support |
| Prison Program at Buddhist Peace Fellowship The Buddhist Peace Fellowship Prison Project provides ministry to help prisoners develop skills to meet everyday violence in prison. Also has... | meditation |
| Prison Reform Unity Project We are a national group of people who work on prison reform issues and urgent inmate needs and when possible helping parolees with re-entry issues... | family |
| Prison University Project Provides excellent higher education programs to people incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison; to create a replicable model for such programs;... | public education |
| Prisoner Express Sends books nationwide. Promotes rehabilitation by offering inmates information, education and the opportunity for creative self-expression in a... | books, literature |
| Prisoner Legal Services San Francisco Sheriff's Department Provides legal information, assistance and advocacy to prisoners in the San Francisco County Jail system. Limited information available in Spanish... | legal |
| Prisoner Self Help Legal Clinic Supports prisoners' efforts at self-litigation with educational resources. Provides services in Spanish and English. | legal |
| Prisoner Visitation and Support (PVS) Provides institutional visits to prisoners only in federal and military prisons nationwide. Limited services for Spanish-speaking prisoners. | family |
| Prisoners Literature Project No Texas or Oregon requests. Request by subject. Stamps or donations greatlyappreciated. | books |
| Prisoners' Guerilla Handbook to Correspondence Programs in teh US & Canada by Jon Marc Taylor 212 program profiles, listing tuition rates, time limits, courses offered, degree programs, accreditation, and much more. "Any prisoner seeking to... | publications |
| Prisons Foundation Prisons Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC that promotes the arts and education in prison and alternatives to... | Art |
| Project for Older Prisoners Law students interview and evaluate older and geriatric inmates in obtaining parole or other forms of release from incarceration. Operates in five... | older prisoners |
| Project Inform Provides HIV and AIDS hotline at 800-822- 7422 and publications on HIV/AIDS. Se habla espanol. | Health Care/Medical Neglect, HIV/AIDS |
| Project Rebound c/o Associated Students Inc. SFSU program for formerly incarcerated people to enroll in college. | support service |
| Project Rebound c/o Associated Students inc. SFSU program for formerly incarcerated people to enroll in college. | Post-release services |
| Project Return Center Post release housing and case management in Tampa, FL. | re-entry |
| Project Return of Louisiana Call for updated address--this organization was displaced by Hurrican Katrina. Provides a prison aftercare program, 90 day residential, and... | transitional program |
| Publicaciones Legales en Espanol, Inc. Publications in English/Spanish and Spanish only. | Spanish |
| Real Cost of Prisons Project RCPP works to expand the organizing capacity of people and communities struggling to end mass incarceration. Will send comic books “Prisoners of... | |
| Rock of Ages Prison Ministry Free King James Bible, correspondence course. Offers New Testament study course through the PBI. | religious |
| San Francisco AIDS Foundation HIV/AIDS hotline at 800- 367-AIDS for CA prisoners only. Publishes "BETA," available in Spanish and English. | Health Care/Medical Neglect, HIV/AIDS |
| San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership. 2.4 million U.S. children have a parent behind bars today. The partnership formed to improve the lives of incarcerated children and to demand a “... | family |
| Set My Way Free, Inc A ministry assisting prisoners in proofreading pro se litigation papers and in writing parole plans for a small... | religious |
| Sex Abuse Treatment Alliance Info, resources, contacts, and support to individuals, families, defense attorneys, treatment providers, and professionals who work with issues of... | rehabilitation |
| South Dakota Prisoner Support Group FOllowing a rash of deaths in South Dakota prisons, the PSG was formed to support people on the inside, ex-prsioners, family, and friends, and to... | Native American |
| South End Press Radical publisher with wide range selections, including 1994 anthology (Criminal Injustice) edited by PARC founder Eli Rosenblatt. 50% discount to... | books, literature |
| Southern Center for Human Rights Founded in 1976 to 1) fight the death penalty and 2) challenge cruel and unconstitutional treatment of imprisoned men, women, and children... | legal |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Publishes "Protecting Your Health and Safety" (cost $10, includes shipping), written for prisoners. Legal defense of rights to medical care,... | legal |
| St. Patrick Friary Counseling provided at Attica, Wyoming, Collins, Orleans, Albion, Groveland, Gowanda, & Rochester prisons. Post release services include... | job training |
| St. Patrick Friary Group counseling provided at Attica, Wyoming, Collins, Orleans, Albion, Groveland, Gowanda and Rochester prisons... | Post-release services |
| Stanley Tookie Williams Legacy Network Stan Tookie Williams was the co-founder of the Los Angeles Crips. In 1981 he was convicted of murdering four people and sentenced to death row at... | death penalty |
| SUNY Binghamton Prisoner Support Group/OFF! Magazine A small grassroots group that works directly with prisoners based on their individual needs. Offers legal materials, correspondence, literature,... | publications |
| Supportive Housing and Innovative Partnerships Clean and sober housing, therapeutic community program, alternative to sentencing, life skills program, drop-in... | Post-release services |
| SYDA Foundation Yoga Prison Project Mails monthly free newsletter and the "Siddha Yoga Home Study Course" to any inmate that requests it. | publication |
| SYDA FOundation Yoga Prison Project Mails monthly free newsletter and the Siddha Yoga Home Study Course to any inmate that request it. | religious |
| Sylvia Rivera Law Project Provides free legal services to transgender and gender nonconforming low-income people and people of color. Only available in NY and surrounding... | legal |
| Test Positive Aware Network HIV/AIDS publication, "Positively Aware" is a national magazine covering HIV/AIDS treatment, research, news, and profiles of people living with... | Health Care/Medical Neglect, HIV/AIDS |
| The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Write to report incidents of discrimination. | legal |
| The Graduate Group Publishes a book called "A Guide to Successful Plea Bargaining." | publications |
| The Incarcerated Mothers Program Edwin Gould Services for Children Provides advocacy, foster care prevention, counseling, and vocational training. Also runs "Achievers' Girls and Boys Shine" program for children... | family |
| The Innocence Project (National) A national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through... | legal |
| The Insight Prison Project Communication training in nonviolence in correctional facilities; expanding to include post-release training. | rehabilitation |
| The Jericho Movement The Jericho Movement is a political prisoner support group working towards prison abolition. | |
| The National Center on Institiutions and Alternatives (NCIA) NCIA offers parole advocacy services to inmates seeking parole, transfer between institutions, or death penalty mitigations. | parole |
| The Network/La RED Ending Abuse in Lesbian, Bisexual Women's and Transgender Communities Services include confidential hotline, emergency shelter, advocacy, and free support groups for lesbians, bisexual women, and transgender folks... | LGBTQI |
| The November Coalition An organization of drug war prisoners and their loved ones. Their goal is to enlighten the public about unjust sentencing laws and the destructive... | war on drugs |
| The Other Death Penalty Project A national, grassroots, organizing campaign founded and managed by life without the possibility of parole prisoners with the goal of ending the... | death penalty |
| The Paralegal Institute Associate degree program. Accredited by Distance Education Training Council. Registered with National Association of Legal Assistants. | legal |
| The Prison Library Project Free books on self-help, personal and spiritual growth, wellness, metaphysical, fiction and non-fiction. No law or technical books. Delivers to... | books, literature |
| The Safer Society Foundation A national research, advocacy, and referral center on the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse. Provides referral services for therapists in... | sexual abuse |
| The School of Paralegal Studies Professional Career Development Offers a correspondence course. | legal |
| The Sentencing Project "Publications on drug policy, voting rights, juvenile justice, sentencing law and policy, racial disparities, and women prisoners.” Free download... | women |
| The Sentencing Project Write for list of publications & prices. "Publications on drug policy, voting rights, juvenile justice,... | social support |
| Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois Provides legal services to transgender and gender non-conforming people targeted by the criminal legal system; will send resources and provides... | LGBTQI |
| Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex (TGI) Justice Project The TGI Justice Project works mainly with prisoners in CA; they work on alternative sentencing, writing advocacy letters trying to help... | LGBTQI |
| Triune Arts Educational resource for restorative justice programs; intended to raise public awareness of an alternative to the existing justice system's... | restorative justice |
| Urbana-Champagne Books to Prisoners Project Sends various books to state & federal prisoners in Illinois. Has large selection of novels. | books, literature |
| Visions for Prisons: Peace in Prison Project VFP sponsors volunteers around the world and offers prison volunteers training. They also promote a prison non-... | social support |
| Wisconsin Books to Prisoners Project Sends books to prisoners in WI. | books |
| Women and Prison: A Site for Resistance Forum for public discourse about the ways that incarceration affects women's lives and the work that people are doing to dismantle systems of... | women |
| Women's Prison Association and Hooper Home Provides foster care prevention, counseling, and housing placement assistance. | family |
| Women's Prison Book Project | women |
| WORLD (Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases) Provides information and educational support for women and families infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. Some spanish resources available. | Health Care/Medical Neglect, HIV/AIDS |
| World Service Meditation Group Offers free meditation lessons and free study materials based on the idea that use of the human mind is the doorway to deeper realities, an... | meditation |
| Zine World Reader's Guide to the Underground Press. An extensive guide to zine culture, reviews zines and other DIY publications. | publication |
