Hawai‘i Friends of Restorative Justice

Hawai‘i Friends of Restorative Justice envisions a humanitarian justice system that provides processes for hope, healing and rehabilitation. They train and hire incarcerated peer educator tutors, offer advocacy training and providing research and education on evidence based practices that rehabilitate, heal and give hope. They also offer re-entry services. Serves Hawai'i only.

The Southern Center for Human Rights

SCHR is engaged in litigation, public education, advocacy, and works with other organizations and individuals to protect the civil and human rights of people prosecuted in the criminal courts – particularly those facing the death penalty – and confined in the prisons and jails of the South. They offer free guidebooks with tools on how to advocate for incarcerated loved ones and on re-entry services. Serves Georgia and the deep south.

Florida Cares

Florida Cares is dedicated to improving the lives of the incarcerated through programs, advocacy, education and visitation. The organization offers education on how to effectively communicate with the Florida Department of Corrections Administration. Serves Floridians only.

Pathway to Freedom Inc.

Pathway to Freedom, Inc. seeks to address the transformation of prisoners' lives through an 18-month pre-release residential program. The program continues for an additional 12 months of mentoring and support once the inmate has returned to the community. Through a holistic service they provide "educational, values-based, pre-release services to prisoners on a voluntary and non-compulsory basis, while preparing them to reintegrate into society and become productive citizens through the use of new and improved pro-social and life skills that will enhance family and social relationships, moral and spiritual development, and employment opportunities." Serves Arkansas only. 

Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice

Alabama Appleseed works to achieve justice and equity for all Alabamians, included the incarcerated. They are currently working on a number of advocacy projects for incarcerated folks and also helping people prepare for successful re-entry. Contact them to receive quarterly updates on their research, coalition building, legislative advocacy, and direct action. They also offer pro-bono legal support for certain cases. Serves Alabama only.

Alabamians for Fair Justice

Alabamians for Fair Justice is a coalition made up of formerly incarcerated individuals, family members of those currently or recently serving time in Alabama’s prisons, advocates, and civil justice organizations. Join the coalition and receive updates through their website. Serves Alabama only.

Lopez Books

Books to prisoners program serving Washington and Alaska only. Send with general requests by genre and/or topic.

Ella Baker Center for Human Right

Promotes positive alternatives to violence and incarceration through four cutting edge campaigns.

East Bay Community Law Center

Provides legal services including clean slate services, community economic justice, consumer justice, education defense, health and welfare services, housing and immigration services.

Forbidden Books Library, LLC

Publishes and distributes "The Texas Write Writer's Survival Guides" including THE TEXAS CITEBOOK which contains 1,400+ Texas caselaws on 100 legal topics and has a foreword by the National Lawyers Guild. To receive an order form and more info send SASE.

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