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LOCATE A PRISONER 

Prison Map: http://prisonmap.com/

Federal Prison Locator: https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/

State Prisoner Locator: https://vinelink.com/classic/#/search

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Communication Resources

Inmate Letter Campaign This Yahoo group recruits people to write letters in support of prisoners who need medical care.


Global Tel Link:

https://www.gtl.net/in-telephone-service/

Resources for Families

  • Angel Tree: Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree ministry serves the children of prisoners by giving them gifts on behalf of their incarcerated parents and by surrounding them all year long with a loving community. For more information on Angel Tree, click here or contact their National Angel Tree Support Center at 1-800-251-7411.
  • Prisoner Pen Pals: You could reach out to other inmates by becoming a pen pal. Contact CLPRM to become part of this ministry. Or start your own pen pal ministry using the Visit Prison in an Envelope guide from Prison Fellowship. Sometimes the best way out of a dark place is to reach out with much-needed source of encouragement and friendship to a lonely prisoner. This simple guide explains how to find a prisoner pen pal, how to write letters of encouragement and discipleship, and how to trouble-shoot typical problems that may arise.
  • Bethel Bible Village Residential care agency provides support and ministry to children and youth of families shattered by crime and troubled environments.
  • Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents The Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents provides services in four components. (1) The Information component includes publications and audio-visual materials free of charge to prisoners, their children and their families; and provides advice to groups of incarcerated parents and family members. (2) The Educational component provides materials and holds parent education training for parents in the criminal justice system. A correspondence course in parent education is offered free of charge to incarcerated parents. (3) The Family Reunification component has about 60 service projects to help prisoners and their children maintain a relationship. (4) The Therapeutic Component provides therapy for incarcerated mothers and their infants and young children. 
  • Families for Justice as Healing Families for Justice as Healing focuses on raising public awareness about the incarceration of women and the impact on children and communities.
  • Child Welfare Information Gateway Provides information and resources related to issues involving incarcerated parents and their children.
  • Forever Family (Formerly Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers) Forever Family (formerly AIM) is a service organization based in Georgia (with chapters in other states). The agency assists incarcerated mothers, their children and other family members in maintaining critically important family ties during the mother's incarceration.
  • Friends Outside Friends Outside is a advocacy and outreach organization committed to improving the quality of life of families, children and communities impacted by incarceration, and to assisting with successful community reentry and family reunification for those transitioning from confinement to freedom. Friends Outside provides direct services to prisoners and their families in the State of California, and conducts advocacy worldwide.
  • Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) offers a comprehensive site dealing with issues involving incarcerated parents, families and children of prisoners, and women prisoners. Their focus is on women prisoners and their families, as well as prisoners rights. Publications available through their site include the Incarcerated Parents Manual, which is highly recommended.
  • Prison: The Hidden SentencePrison: The Hidden Sentence is a blog and online platform with a focus on educating and empowering families and friends of incarcerated individuals. The aim and purpose of which is to create a community where the people affected can share their stories with one another.
  • Save Kids of Incarcerated Parents (SKIP) Save Kids of Incarcerated Parents (SKIP) has chapters in several states; the organization provides supportive services to children of incarcerated parents and their families, and seeks to increase public awareness of the underlying problems these children face.
  • The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated NRCCFI is the oldest and largest organization in the U.S. focused on children and families of the incarcerated and programs that serve them, providing a comprehensive directory of programs, a library of helpful resources, and more.

Resources for Re-entry


  • After Innocence After Innocence is an organization that provides assistance for wrongfully convicted prisoners upon their release. Realizing the tremendous disadvantages these former inmates face. After Innocence works to coordinate with different social services in order to ease the transition of former inmates into civilian life. 
  • Family ReEntry Family ReEntry is a nonprofit organization that works to provide community based services to individuals and families impacted by the criminal justice system. Through the integration of three sectors; Prevention, Intervention, and, Reentry, Family ReEntry aims to break the cycle of incarceration.
  • National Reentry Resource Center This site, maintained by the Dept. of Justice, profiles prisoner reentry grant programs and resources. A number of downloadable publications related to reentry and recidivism are also available.
  • Federal Bonding Program Information page for the Federal Bonding Program, which provides free fidelity bonds to employers as an incentive to hire ex-prisoners.
  • New York Public Library's Correctional Services The New York Public Library's Correctional Services delivers a range of library programs at city, state, and federal facilities, including Connections, an annual guide and directory of resources in New York City available to help people when they are released from incarceration.
  • Prisoner Reentry Network The Prison Reentry Network is a nonprofit that works with prisoner prior to their release in aiding their transition back into their communities. Their work encompasses providing information to inmates on how to find food, shelter, and work opportunities. They distribute this information directly to prisoners through print editions of their programs as well as online to the families of the incarcerated individuals. 
  • Restoration of Human Rights Project The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers offers a collection of individual downloadable documents that profile the law and practice in each U.S. jurisdiction relating to relief from the collateral consequences of conviction. 54 jurisdictional profiles include provisions on loss and restoration of civil rights and firearms privileges, legal mechanisms for overcoming or mitigating collateral consequences, and provisions addressing non-discrimination in employment and licensing.
  • The Fortune Society Provides post-release services and programs for prisoners in the New York City area and occasionally publishes Fortune News, a free publication for prisoners that deals with criminal justice issues, primarily in New York

Employment for Felons

A List of Companies That Hire Felons

This list below shall serve as a starting point for felons and ex-convicts in finding a job after leaving prison. The companies listed below are known to also offer jobs for felons and that apparently does not, however, guarantee that you will be able to land a job there. You will have to check out their hiring website, do the research and follow the application process like normal.


  • Aamco
  • Ace Hardware
  • Allied Van Lines
  • American Greetings
  • Anderson Windows
  • Apple Inc.
  • Aramark
  • AT&T
  • Avon Products
  • Baskin-Robbins
  • Bed, Bath & Beyond
  • Black & Decker
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association
  • Braum’s Inc
  • Bridgestone
  • Buffalo Wild Wings
  • Campbell’s Soup
  • Canon
  • Carl’s Jr
  • Caterpillar Inc.
  • CDW
  • Chili’s
  • Chipotle
  • Cintas
  • Community Education Centers
  •  ConAgra Foods
  • Dairy Queen
  • Delta Faucet
  • Denny’s
  • Dole Food Company
  • Dollar Rent a Car
  • Dollar Tree
  • Dr. Pepper
  • Dunlop Tires
  • Dunkin’ Donuts
  • DuPont
  • Duracell
  • Epson
  • ERMCO, Inc.
  • Family Dolla
  • Firestone Complete Auto Care
  • Pilot Flying 
  • Fruit of the Loom
  • Fujifilm
  • General Electric
  • General Mills
  • Georgia-Pacific
  • Goodwill
  • Grainger
  • GreyhoundHanes
  • Hilton Hotels
  • Home Depot
  • IBM
  • In-N-Out Burger
  • Jack in the Box
  • K-Mart
  • Kelly Moore Paints
  • KFC
  • Kohl’s
  • Kraft Foods
  • Kroger
  • LongHorn Steakhouse
  • Lowe’s
  • LSG Sky Chefs
  • McDonald’s
  • Men’s Wearhouse
  • Metals USA
  • Miller Brewing Company
  • Motorola
  • The New York Times
  • Olive Garden
  • PepsiCo
  • Phillip Morris Inc.
  • Pilgrim’s
  • Red Lobster
  • Red Robin
  • Safeway
  • Trader Joes
  • Tyson Foods
  • U-Haul
  • US Steal Corporation
  • Volunteers of America
  • Walgreens
  • Wendy’s
  • Wyndham Hotels
  • Salvation Army
  • Sara Lee
  • Sears
  • Shell Oil
  • Shoprite
  • Sony
  • Subway
  • Toys “R” Us
  • Xerox
  • Albertsons
  • Applebees
  • Bahama Breeze
  • Best Western
  • Carrier Corporation
  • Chick-fil-A
  • Chrysler
  • Dart Containers
  • Deer Park Spring Water
  • Eddie Vs Prime Seafood
  • Embassy Suites
  • Food Services of America
  • Frito-Lay
  • Genentech
  • Golden Corral
  • Great Clips
  • HH Gregg
  • IHOP
  • Ikea
  • J.B. Hunt Transport
  • Jiffy Lube
  • Jimmy Johns
  • Nordstrom
  • O’Charleys
  • Pappadeaux
  • PetSmart
  • Preferred Freezer Services
  • Praxair
  • Radisson
  • Restaurant Depot
  • Reyes Beverage Group
  • Rubbermaid
  • Ruby Tuesday
  • Rumpke
  • Seasons 52
  • Sysco
  • Teleperformance
  • US Foods
  • WinCo Foods


RE-ENTRY GUIDE

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Links to Criminal Justice Resources

Categories:

  • Control Units and Supermax Facilities
  • Criminal Justice Reform and Advocacy
  • Death Penalty / Capital Punishment Resources
  • Disenfranchisement / Voting Rights
  • Drug War Resources
  • Education / Prison Issues
  • Elderly in Prison
  • Forensics, DNA, and Evidence-Related Links
  • Human Rights and Social Change
  • Immigration Issues
  • Innocence Projects and Wrongful Convictions
  • International
  • Internet Based Prisoner Related Publications and Groups
  • Journals
  • Justice Blogs
  • Juvenile Detention
  • Legal Guides for Prisoners
  • Legal Resources
  • Magazines, Newsletters and Info Resources
  • Media Access / Resources
  • Medical Issues & Resources
  • Movies
  • Open Records and Freedom of Information Requests
  • Police Brutality and Accountability
  • Prison and Jail Phone Calls
  • Prison and Corrections History / Historical Information
  • Prison Employees, COs, etc.
  • Prisoner Advocacy Groups, Projects and Organizations
  • Prisoner Legal Services and Complaints about Conditions
  • Prisoners' Families and Children
  • Prison in the Arts - Song, Dance, Plays, Poetry
  • Prison Medical Issues, Experiments, Health Care
  • Prison Privatization / Privatization of Prison Services
  • Prison Torture, Abuse, Sexual Abuse & Rape
  • Radio Programs
  • Religion in Prisons
  • Research and Statistics
  • Resources for Released / Soon to be Released Prisoners
  • Sentencing Issues (Mandatory Minimums, Three Strikes, etc.)
  • Sex Offender / Sex Offense Issues
  • State by State Prison-Related Resources
  • War on Terror - Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo
  • Women's Issues - Prison and Corrections

Criminal Justice Reform and Advocacy

  • National PREA Resource Center The National PREA Resource Center provides information about the Prison Rape Elimination Act standards, and implementation of PREA in correctional facilities nationwide.
  • Perilous - A chronicle of prison unrest across the US and Canada 2010-Present Perilous is a project supported by a network of people—including you—who seek to gather and track information on prison uprisings, riots, protests, strikes, and other disturbances within public and private jails, prisons, and detention centers in the US and Canada. In this process, we rely on crowdsourced information in addition to local news outlets and our own reporting.
  • Recidivism: The Ultimate Guide A comprehensive guide to recidivism, including facts and statistics about recidivism rates as well as causes and impacts. 
  • The Next Frontier in the Criminal Justice Conversation This resource explores the Sixth Amendment, which guarantees a defendant's right to counsel, and discusses how the poor are still disadvantaged in court despite this right. The resource also provides statistics regarding the amount of money the United States spends on public defense in comparison to other major countries, and how many public defenders are being overworked.
  • Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted Peoples Movement At the forefront of leadership in the struggle to end the US system of mass incarceration stands the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People’s Movement (FICPM), a nationwide coalition of formerly incarcerated men and women who are holding forth a radical vision for justice and transformation, and who are putting that vision to work in towns and cities across the nation.
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) is the preeminent organization in the United States advancing the mission of the nation's criminal defense lawyers to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or other misconduct. A professional bar association founded in 1958, NACDL's approximately 9,200 direct members in 28 countries - and 90 state, provincial and local affiliate organizations totaling up to 40,000 attorneys -- include private criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, active U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges committed to preserving fairness within America's criminal justice system. In addition to its website, resources include NACDL's State Criminal Justice Network Conference, Advocacy Calls, NACDL First Amendment Project and NACDL Reports.
  • JustLeadershipUSA JLUSA is a national criminal justice advocacy organization dedicated to cutting the U.S. correctional population in half by 2030. We believe those closest to the problem are closest to the solution, and we are committed to lifting the voices of currently and formerly incarcerated leaders in the policy conversation. Contact: JustLeadershipUSA, 1900 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10035; (347)-454-2195
  • Justice Policy Institute The Justice Policy Institute works to end over-reliance on incarceration and advocates for alternatives to prison through research, public education and media outreach.
  • The Open File BlogThis website is the culmination of the work of an informal collection of lawyers, law professors, law students and policy advocates who are concerned about prosecutorial misconduct.
  • Real Cost of Prisons Project Works to inform people about the real cost of prisons and mass incarceration; publishes the Real Cost of Prisons Comix; hosts the Coalition for Prisoners' Rights Newsletters on their site.
  • Taxpayers for Improving Public Safety The site for Taxpayers for Improving Public Safety. Works to address the needs of "Inmates & Victims, Children and the Prison Reform Community," with an emphasis on California, where they are based.

Legal Guides

  •  Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual (JLM) is a handbook of legal rights and procedures designed for use by people in prison. Since publication of the First Edition in 1978, tens of thousands of prisoners in institutions across the country have used A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual to exercise their legal rights. The JLM informs prisoners of their legal rights and instructs them about how to secure these rights through the judicial process, clearly explaining legal research techniques and how to read legal documents. The JLM is published by law students of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. The Ninth Edition of the JLM, published in 2011, contains chapters covering a wide variety of topics that are listed and available for download in PDF format.
  • My Little Red Rules Book The Little Red Rules Book is a pocket-size publication containing the Federal Rules of Evidence, some selected Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and some other useful references for use in court, published by the Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho. The publication contains annotations with case citations. To obtain a copy please send a check or money order for $6.00 payable to the Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, 10 North Post St., Suite 700, Spokane, WA 99201.

 

  • Incarceration and the Law A fully overhauled, updated, and expanded edition of the leading case book on incarceration which examines the complex legal regime that defines prisoners’ rights.
  • Free Law Project's RECAP Archive The RECAP Archive is a free, searchable archive of millions of court records and dockets dating back to 1960.
  • AllLaw.comAllLaw.com is a general resource site for legal issues, with a variety of subject areas for both consumers and legal professionals.
  • American Civil Liberties Union - National Prison Project The ACLU National Prison Project is involved in prison-related litigation nationwide, often through class-action lawsuits, and also advocates for criminal justice policy reform.
  • Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collects information and documents from civil rights cases in a variety of subject categories, including prison conditions, jail conditions, policing, juvenile facilities, and election/voting rights.
  • Federal Criminal Law A low-cost paid subscription legal research site devoted exclusively to criminal law, with some information on prison legal issues, too.
  • Collateral Consequences Resource Center An overview of state expungement and sealing laws to help individuals with a criminal record overcome barriers to employment and licensing through clearing their records. It includes links to other useful websites and case documents as well.
  • Federal Judicial Center An educational and informational site for federal courts and federal judges.
  • Federal Pattern Jury Instructions - Circuit, District Courts This site includes pattern jury instructions for federal circuit and district courts, among many other resources.
  • Findlaw FindLaw provides a comprehensive set of legal resources legal professionals, businesses, students and individuals. These resources include Web search utilities, state and federal cases and codes, legal news, an online career center, message boards and even free e-mail.
  • LawInfo.com LawInfo.com is a general legal assistance site that includes an attorney locator, legal forms, legal guides, instructional videos and other free legal resources.
  • Lawyers.com Provides access to "criminal law basics" information; also has links to criminal law statutes for most states.
  • Martindale-Hubbell Provides a searchable directory for locating attorneys.
  • National Lawyers Guild The National Lawyers Guild is an advocacy organization dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system; members include lawyers, law students, legal workers and jailhouse lawyers. They sponsor a Jailhouse Lawyers project and a Prison Law Project (New York).
  • Oyez Multimedia project that maintains audio files of select U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments.
  • PACE Law Library - Prisoners' Rights The PACE Law Library maintains a legal resource section on issues related to prisoners' rights.
  • Prison Law Office A non-profit public interest law firm that litigates prison-related issues in California. They offer a variety of prisoner legal self-help materials on their site.
  • The Expert Company - Prison and Jail experts The Expert Company provides a fee-based service that connects attorneys with experts; their database of experts includes those with experience and expertise in prison and jail-related litigation.
  • U.S. Supreme Court Center Easily accessible U.S. Supreme Court decisions (full text) from 1791 to 2004. Plus blogs on the Supreme Court and Constitutional rights.

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