Promise of Justice Initiative (PJI) is a New Orleans-based organization that stands at the forefront of the fight for the liberation, freedom, and autonomy of people targeted and touched by the criminal legal system and mass incarceration. PJI’s approach is multifaceted, including collective action, legislative advocacy, civil and criminal litigation, and reframing narrative discourse. PJI’s clients are currently incarcerated people and their families, as well as crime survivors, victims’ families, and communities outside of prisons that suffer from the impact of mass incarceration. Community organizing and policy work includes everyone, but litigation is limited to systemic claims on a selective basis. Serves individuals in Louisiana only.

Offers prisoner titles over 60 plus to choose from such as Cell Chef Cookbook, Life With A Record, Start Thinking Outside Prison, Post-Conviction Relief series, Habeas Corpus Manual, and many books, guides, photos, and a wide variety of gifts, all made in the USA. Send a pre-addressed, stamped envelope for a packet of color brochures. To see more, it's best to order their 98-page color catalog, send $5, and add $7 more for shipping with tracking. Produces Inmate Shopper (current issues always available), which is America’s largest book of resources for inmate services, plus many other sections of reading and entertainment. PARC recommends the Inmate Shopper because it reviews and rates many businesses that serve inmates. Order online, by text, email, or mail by sending payment of $29.99 (includes shipping & tracking) to the address listed at @freebirdpublishers. Cash App at $freebird publishers, Venmo at @freebirdpublishers, PayPal at me/freebirdpublishers.

Blackstone Career Institute’s accredited Paralegal Certificate Program provides practical, real-world legal knowledge that can be applied while incarcerated and after release. Designed with the unique needs of incarcerated learners, the program is completed through mail correspondence, with no internet or phone access required. Students study at their facility, at their own pace, and typically complete the program in 12–14 months. No computers, proctors, or facility instructors are required, and soft-covered materials are designed for ease of entry into most institutions. The program includes over 900 clock hours of coursework, preparing graduates to sit for the Certified Paralegal (CP) Exam given by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA). (Graduates are eligible for NALA once they are released and no longer under court-imposed supervision.). Students may also choose from 10 Advanced Paralegal Courses offered separately, including Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, and Immigration Law, to deepen their legal knowledge and develop skills useful for better understanding legal issues, supporting case work, or enhancing employment prospects after release. Enrollment may be initiated either by an incarcerated individual requesting information by mail or email or by a sponsor who may contact Blackstone or enroll online on behalf of the prospective student. Currently serves all states.

Dedicated to the exoneration of the wrongfully convicted. If a true claim of innocence is provable, clinic students will help draft a habeas petition. Must have case for factual innocence, have exhausted all their appeals, and are no longer represented by an attorney. Serves California only. Expect delays in the summer.

Upper Iowa University (UIU) offers a Self-Paced Degree Program, with courses in paper correspondence format that can be completed at a distance without technology. The Self-Paced paper format is structured around written assignments and proctored exams. UIU offers associate degrees in general business, criminal justice, liberal arts, psychology, and bachelor’s degrees in business administration, psychology, and social science. Write for tuition costs ($1050 per 3 credit course 2025-26 academic year) and information packet. UIU offers Prison Education Programs at the Louisiana State Penitentiary and Allen Correctional Center in Louisiana. Outside of these facilities, all other incarcerated students take classes through our self paced program. Serves students nationwide.

The ALC is a public interest law firm inspired by the struggle of political and politicized prisoners, and organized for the purpose of abolishing class and race based mass incarceration in the United States. To accomplish this goal, the ALC engages in litigation on behalf of people whose human rights have been violated in prison, produces educational programs to inform the general public about the evils of mass incarceration, and works to develop a mass movement against the American penal system by building alliances and nurturing solidarity across social divisions. Only accepts very select cases, primarily in Pennsylvania.

The 16-page Ex-Offender Re-Entry Services Guide (last updated 1/2020) has been designed to enhance and expand services to ex-offenders in Idaho, and assist in their re-entry into the State's work force. Contains local office information for Idaho Dept. of Labor. Available for download. Serves individuals in Idaho only.

The Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project is a law student clinic providing service to indigent incarcerated people, including advocacy for those charged with violating prison regulations, people appearing before Parole Board and disciplinary hearings, and legal research assistance for those who are currently incarcerated. Because this program is university-affiliated, it may not be staffed during transitional periods in the academic schedule. Provides post-conviction administrative advocacy, not direct pre-conviction litigation. Collect calls accepted. Spanish language available over the phone upon request. Spanish know-your-rights packets related to disciplinary tickets and parole hearings available.   Provides representation to incarcerated people in disciplinary and parole hearings and legal research in Massachusetts only.

This 196-page Mississippi Reentry Guide is intended to provide essential information and resources about services to ex-offenders and those that support them. Their goal is to ensure that those leaving incarceration will have an easier and more successful transition back into their community. The directory includes national, state, and local resources organized by county, region and topic. Available in full online. Serves Mississippi only.

Legal clinic reviewing cases of innocence for people who have gone to trial and were found guilty of crimes they did not commit. They consider post-conviction cases from across the nation for individuals wrongfully convicted of different types of crimes and with different sentence lengths, including cases where a defendant has served their complete sentence or pled guilty. They do not consider cases of self-defense. In order to apply for representation, the defendant must be innocent of the crime and the trial must be completed and have resulted in a conviction. Expect delays in the summer. Will consider cases nationwide.