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Equal Justice USA, A Project of the Quixote Center
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Equal Justice USA works to abolish the death penalty through its Moratorium Now campaign; works for human rights in the U.S. justice system. Site includes news, campaign resources, and links.
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JusticeWorks Community
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A not-for-profit organization that advocates on behalf of female prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families.
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National Association for Lay Visiting
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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.
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Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
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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.
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Families to Amend California's Three-Strikes
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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.
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Restorative Justice Ministry Network
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A nation-wide directory of criminal justice ministries. Free listing to any criminal justice ministries. Web-sites for criminal justice ministries.
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Jewish Prisoner Services International
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Outreach and services to Jewish prisoners. Site includes information on their activities, pen pal program, How You Can Help section and links.
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JUSTICE ACTION - Australia
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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.
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Postcards from Prison
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Many images to send as postcards. "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.
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SHARP: Help and Advice for the Relatives of UK Prisoners
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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.
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United for No Injustice, Oppression or Neglect
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Membership organization in California that takes "mainstream, NOT radical efforts" to reform the prison system. Many resources and links.
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Canadian Families and Corrections Network
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The CFCN provides information and referral services to support families during and after incarceration. Site includes contact information, links and numerous resources.
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PrisonSucks.Com
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Research on the prison industrial complex and crime control industry
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Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice
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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.
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The Sentencing Project
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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.
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Northern California Service League
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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.
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Voice of the People, by Matt Gray and Associates
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The Peoples' tool for effecting a representative government. Providing the essential tools for constituents to help themselves in realizing the needs of their community.
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Upstate Coalition for Parole Restoration
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A grassroots organization which is working with legislation to change some of the current practices in the criminal justice system and the prison industrial complex.
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Critical Resistance
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Critical Resistance is a national organization dedicated to opposing the expansion of the prison industrial complex.
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Prison Action Committee Community Re-Entry Program
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Information about the Prison Action Committee's work in Illinois to help ex-offenders reintegrate into society.
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Inside These Walls
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Gives the perspective of an ex-offender who has seen the Illinois Department of Corrections policies.
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Books Not Bars
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Works to expose and end the over-incarceration of youth and build a "bottom-up" movement to transform the entire criminal justice system.
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Help and Advice for Relatives of Prisoners
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HARP offers help and advice to relatives of prisoners in East Anglia, UK. As well as answering common questions about the subject the site has a databases of over 250 other organisations which can help.
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Native American Prisoners Pen Pal Network
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Dedicated to Native American prisoners.
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The November Coalition
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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.
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Prison Policy Initiative
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Produces original research on incarceration policy and the hidden impact of society's reliance on prisons as a catch-all response to social problems.
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International Centre for Prison Studies
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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
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Women's Prison Book Project
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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 women's health. Based in Minneapolis, MN.
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The Howard League for Penal Reform
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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.
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Justice Policy Institute
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Washington, D.C.-based think-tank committed to reducing society's reliance on incarceration.
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Mercy for Mom
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Two sons campaign to get executive clemency for their mother, 66-year-old Marie La Pinta, imprisoned in New York for nearly 19 years in connection with the shooting death of their father.
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CURE, Virginia
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Non-profit , membership advocacy organization for prisoners and their families.
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AdvoCare Flash
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Prisoner support and education. Providing legal updates to prisoners, their family members and the general public.
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College and Community Fellowship
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Helps formerly incarcerated women to continue with college by providing mentoring, counseling, stipends, and tutoring. Based at the City University of New York. [Flash]
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NACRO
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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.
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UNLOCK - National Association of Ex-Offenders
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Campaigns for better facilities for serving prisoners, and to support ex-offenders in rebuilding their lives. Includes campaign news.
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Prison Information UK
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Publishes The Prisons Handbook and maintains the Institute of Prison Law.
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Restorative Justice Online
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A clearing house of information including research tools, bibliographies, training, tutorials and expert articles.
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The Claremont Forum
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This non-profit organization sponsors diverse community services, such as The Prison Library Project, a Wellness by Design program, and educational and arts programming.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
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A coalition seeking alternatives to mass incarceration. Includes news and membership information.
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After seventeen years
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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 released.
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Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants
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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.
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Prison Book Program
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Sends free literature books to prisoners throughout the USA. Includes mission statement, history and program restrictions.
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Middle Ground Prison Reform, Inc
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Arizona based non-profit advocacy organization. Includes campaign details and a review of recent legislation.
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The Real Cost of Prisons Project
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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.
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Vegan Prisoners Support Group
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Offers advice and support to vegan inmates.
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Prison Book Project
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A collective of volunteers distributing free books to U.S. prisoners. Northampton, MA based 501(c)3 non-profit.
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Petition to Revive Federal Parole
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Online petition to revive Federal parole for US inmates.
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Women's Prison Association
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Committed to helping women with criminal justice histories see new possibilities for themselves and their families.
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Sentencing Project
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Information about crime, courts, sentencing, criminal justice policy analysis, punishment, alternatives to incarceration and reform.
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Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants
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Crime reduction through reform of the criminal justice system in America. CURE
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NACRO
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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.
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Prison Information UK
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Publishes The Prisons Handbook and maintains the Institute of Prison Law.
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UNLOCK - National Association of Ex-Offenders
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Campaigns for better facilities for serving prisoners, and to support ex-offenders in rebuilding their lives. Includes campaign news.
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Justice Action - Australia
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Information concerning prisons and statistics, criminal justice links and resources, magazine issues and campaigns.
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College and Community Fellowship
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Helps formerly incarcerated women to continue with college by providing mentoring, counseling, stipends, and tutoring. Based at the City University of New York. [Flash]
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