Annual Campaign to Print the 2015 Resource Directory

Over the past year, we were able to answer the 90+ requests we receive a week and send out over 4,500 copies of our 2014 Resource Directory to prisoners and their families all across the country.

Protect Freedom of Speech and Keep Mumia on the Air!

 

The State of Pennsylvania is threatening Mumia's Right to Speak

Prison Radio Has Launched a Campaign to Defend First Amendment Rights, and You Can Help.

Last week PA Governor Tom Corbett signed SB508 into law, effective immediately, which allows the State Attorney General or District Attorney to file a court injunction and prevent prisoners from speaking publicly. This bill specifically targets Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Informational Link: 
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/protect-freedom-of-speech-keep-mumia-on-the-a...
http://prisonradio.org/
http://vimeo.com/110741387

Hunger Strike Solidarity

PARC is a member of the California Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition and stands in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners all over the world.  This project offers continuing information and news about the California hunger strike as well as other strikes we are aware of. If you have news of a hunger strike, fill out the contact form and let us know!

Books to Prisons Alabama

Free book project covering Alabama and Texas. Write with general requests.

 

10 Year Anniversary of California Hunger Strikes celebrated at gathering

In his opening remarks at the symposium, Jules Lobel, University of Pittsburgh law professor and the lead attorney in Ashker v. Brown, highlighted the unique achievements of the case. At its core was a radical model of litigation in which the plaintiffs are front and center, formulating the agenda and strategies, rather than used by their politically savvy lawyers as the pawns for legal reforms.

Article from www.solitarywatch.com on the gathering hosted by California Families Against Solitary Confinement (CFASC):

Informational Link: 
https://solitarywatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CFASC_Solitary_Confinement_...

College Guild

Grassroots education nonprofit providing free correspondence courses to incarcerated people covering subjects in science, writing, history, art, and culture.  send name, ID number, and mailing address with a request to be put on the waiting list.

Website: 
http://www.collegeguild.org/

Mother Earth Ministries

Wiccan clergy are available to counsel, teach, provide information, and answer questions, by mail and sometimes in person, to incarcerated individuals. We provide assistance to inmates wishing to make Wicca their official religion. Copies of the book, Enchantment Encumbered, are available for $20 (including shipping, and we accept stamps as payment).

 

Website: 
http://motherearthministries.org

Masjid Sunnah Grand Rapids Inmate Assistance Program

Write for free Qur'an, prayer rugs, and kuffis as well as other books on Al-Islam. Conducts visits in Michigan. Nationwide services.

Website: 
http://masjidsunnah.org/IAP

Disability Rights Florida

Services for individuals with disabilities in Florida only.  Can only support with issues directly related to your disabilities - no other legal advice or support available. Florida only.

Website: 
http://www.disabilityrightsflorida.org

Prison Journalism Project

Training incarcerated writers to be journalists, so they can participate in the dialogue about criminal legal reform.  Will publish your articles, essays, poems, art and cartoons that incorporate firsthand observations and/or experiences. Our word count is 500 - 1,200 words (ideally 1,000 words or less). No more than ONE STORY or THREE POEMS per submission. Write for full submission guidelines and writing prompts before submitting original work. Expect at least 12 weeks for response.

 

 

Website: 
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/

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