Resources

National

American Civil Liberties Union

The official Prison Rights website of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the only national litigation program on behalf of prisoners.

Rights of Inmates (FindLaw)

A comprehensive overview of the constitutional rights of those incarcerated.

National Legal Aid and Defender Association

A non-profit organization dedicated to representing indigent defendants.

Prison Activist Resource Center

A source for progressive and radical information on prisons and the criminal prosecution system.

Legal Aid Society of New York

Advocating for constitutional and humane conditions of confinement for prisoners in the New York City and State correctional systems.

Prisoners and Prisoners' Rights

An overview of inmates' rights, and links to a menu of related resources.

Justice Denied

A magazine devoted to helping people who have been wrongly convicted in the U.S.

Partnership for Safety and Justice

The Partnership for Safety and Justice (formerly The Western Prison Project) publishes a prisoner support directory.

National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

The official website of the only fully-staffed national organization exclusively devoted to abolishing capital punishment.

Stop Prisoner Rape

CLAIM

A Chicago-based organization providing legal and educational services, to help imprisoned mothers preserve their families.

Preventing Prison Rape (FindLaw)

Addressing the epidemic in the country's prison facilities.

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

Website of an organization seeking to end the abusive treatment of prisoners.

HIV & Hepatitis Education Prison Project

Concerned with educating and informing on infectious disease in corrections.

National Ass'n of the Deaf - Rights of Deaf Inmates

An overview of rights and remedies for deaf inmates.

The Eighth Amendment (FindLaw)

A look at the source of a prisoner's constitutional rights.

Death Penalty Information Center

A non-profit organization serving the media and the public, with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment.

Books Not Bars

Working to expose and end the over-incarceration of youth

Prisoner Action Coalition

Advocating to improve conditions in California prisons, and assist individual prisoners with legal matters.

Equal Justice, USA

Mobilizing and educating citizens around crime and punishment, including racial, economic, and political biases.

The Other Side of the Wall

A collection of news, articles, and resources related to prisons, prisoners, and the death penalty.

Prison Legal News

An independent publication that reports, reviews, and analyzes court rulings and news related to prisoner rights and prison issues.

Jewish Prisoner Services International

Providing direct spiritual, outreach, and advocacy services for Jewish prisoners and their loved ones.

The Sentencing Project

A national leader in the development of alternative sentencing programs and in research and advocacy on criminal justice policy.

Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (C.U.R.E.)

Nation-wide grass roots organization dedicated to reducing crime through reform of the criminal justice system.

Native American Indian Spiritual Freedom in Prison

Discusses recent cases and provides links to related resources.

Prisoner Advocacy Network

Prisoners and advocates united for human rights.