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.

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!

Prison Journalism Project

Quarterly magazine that publishes the writing of people inside. Write for submission guidelines or email pjp@prisonjournalismproject.org from JPay, Securus, Corrlinks, GTL Connect Network and GTL Getting Out. The magazine is also available on Edovo tablets.

 

Prisoner's Legal Services of Massachusetts

Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts advocates for the civil and human rights of people incarcerated in Massachusetts state prisons, county jails and houses of correction, and ICE detention. Priority areas are conditions of confinement, medical and mental healthcare, race equity, solitary confinement, and staff-on-prisoners assaults.

Immigration resources available: contact information for post-conviction screening, immigration attorneys (legal services and private), consulates, and community organizations. Immigration legal self-help materials, including know-your-rights materials, what to expect in immigration court, deportation defense, third country deportations, how to find out if you have an ICE detainer, how to request proof of citizenship, and how to FOIA a copy of your immigration file. Also offer post-deportation resources by country.

Baltimore Books Through Bars

Baltimore Books Through Bars is a volunteer organization that sends free books to incarcerated individuals throughout Maryland.

Prepare for Parole and Reentry, Inc.

PREPARE provides reentry planning, family empowerment workshops, referrals to community resources, post-release peer support, and tracking of client progress in Maryland. Beginning in Spring 2026, tablet-based materials will be available nationwide to help individuals build their own parole portfolios and reentry plans, including courses on Edovo tablets and Thinkific for outside supporters. Serves Maryland only.

ABO Comix

A.B.O. Comix is a DIY, punk zine rooted collective that amplifies the voices of LGBTQ+ people in prison through art, mutual aid, and creative resistance. We collaborate with abolitionist and queer advocacy groups to keep incarcerated artists connected to community and movement work on the outside. Any funds we raise through publications and programming go back to incarcerated artists. Free quarterly newsletters to people in prison, featuring artwork, poetry, and prose from incarcerated artists, plus submission opportunities, resources, birthday shoutouts, and community updates. We provide books and publications at printing cost with no markup, with free copies available for those who cannot afford them.

Rogue Liberation Library

Ships free books to OR, CA, TX, NE, and selected federal prisons.

 

Chrysalis

A literary magazine for incarcerated writers. Submissions are welcomed in all forms of creative expression, including poetry, short stories, essays, journal entries, songs, bilingual writing, and more. 

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