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Resources: Maryland
PARC corresponds with and mails a directory of these resources to prisoners, their friends and family members. We are often the first point of contact for people to connect with prisoners' rights organizations, community organizations, prison literature and arts projects, family and visiting resources, health care and legal resources, parole and pre-release resources, and the prison abolition movement.
Download a PDF copy of the April 2026 Edition here.
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Baltimore Books Through Bars Baltimore Books Through Bars is a volunteer organization that sends free books to incarcerated individuals throughout Maryland. |
Regional Advocacy Organizations, Maryland |
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Free State Justice: Maryland's LGBTQ Advocates FreeState Justice provides legal services, referrals, and resources to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Maryland residents that qualify based on income, including protection of incarcerated persons' rights. These services may be provided by FreeState Justice staff or by a member of our pro bono attorney network. Services are for Maryland residents only.
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Regional Advocacy Organizations, Maryland |
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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. |
Regional Advocacy Organizations, Maryland |
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Prisoner's Rights Information System of Maryland The Prisoner’s Rights Information System of Maryland (PRISM) assists current inmates of Maryland state prisons with their 8th Amendment rights, and offers representation or advice to state prisoners in civil rights matters and certain state habeas corpus or inmate grievance office cases. They also handle sentence calculation problems, lack of medical care or improper living conditions, violation of constitutional rights of religion, association, etc. Does not provide representation in criminal, domestic and civil court actions. Serves individuals in Maryland only. |
Regional Advocacy Organizations, Maryland |