Resources
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 2018 Resource Guide.
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Illinois Innocence Project Cases accepted: Cases of actual innocence in Illinois only; DNA and non-DNA cases; must have eight or more years left to serve. The prisoner must be seeking to establish his/her actual innocence of the crime(s). The following factors are considered: absence of physical evidence, reliability of eye witnesses, identification of alternative suspects, police or prosecutorial misconduct and inconsistency of the nature of the crime as compared to the background of the prisoner. Case must no longer be in appeal and person must not have other counsel. |
State Based Organizations and Resources, Illinois |
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Inmate Magazine Service Magazine subscription service for prisoners. Offers specials such as 3 full year subscriptions for $15 an.d 6 for $20. Write for their order form. |
Books and Magazines - Vendors and Publishers |
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Inmate Shopper Inmate Shopper (Fall/Winter 2016-17, 325 pages) is America's largest book of resources for inmate's services plus many other sections of reading and entertainment. Inmate Shopper reviews and rates many of the businesses that service inmates. Their business directory has hundreds of listings for gift shops, catalogs to order, photo sellers, personal assistants, magazine & book sellers and many more. Added sections include Segments From the Arts (writers, poetry, art, music), Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, Sports Schedules, Centerfold (non-nude) and more. Published twice a year with new content in each issue. Order online, phone, email or send a payment for $24.99 (includes priority shipping & tracking) to the above address. Accepts JPay and Corrlinks at Diane@FreebirdPublishers.com. MoneyGram also accepted. |
PARC Recommended Legal and Educational Prison Books |
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InmateMags.com InmateMags.com provides single issues and monthly subscriptions for almost 2000 different magazines. Send $3, or ten 49¢ or Forever stamps for their full 56-page catalog. With it you’ll receive a $3 coupon good for $3 off your first order. Orders may also be called in or placed online by family or friends, who can also establish deposit accounts for prisoners who may then directly submit orders by mail. |
Books and Magazines - Vendors and Publishers |
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Innocence and Justice Clinic Cases accepted: Cases of actual innocence in North Carolina; DNA and non-DNA cases; no sentence requirements. |
State Based Organizations and Resources, North Carolina |
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Innocence and Justice Project Cases accepted: Cases of actual innocence in New Mexico; DNA and non-DNA cases; no sentence requirements. |
State Based Organizations and Resources, New Mexico |
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Innocence Matters A very small number of post-conviction cases are accepted where Innocence Matters assumes the role of the lead lawyer, but only if the following criteria are met: the defendant is indigent; the accused is factually innocent and willing to submit to and pass a polygraph exam; case originates in Los Angeles County; he or she has already been rejected by a California Innocence Project; and Innocence Matters is not already at capacity. To be considered for Direct Post-Conviction Representation, send a letter to the above address. |
State Based Organizations and Resources, California |
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Innocence Project The Innocence Project works to exonerate the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms to the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices. They accept only cases in which DNA testing can prove innocence. No cases accepted from AZ, CA, IL, MI, OH, WA, or WI. Write to request intake form. |
Nationwide Organizations and Resources |
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Innocence Project at the UVA School of Law The Innocence Project at the UVA School of Law will consider accepting cases of wrongful convictions if three criteria are met: (1) the inmate must have been convicted of a crime in Virginia, (2) the conviction must be final, and (3) the inmate is actually innocent of the crime of which he or she was convicted. If those three criteria are met, their decision whether or not to accept the case will be based upon the likelihood of being able to prove innocence, the availability of legal remedies, and their current caseload. To be considered, send a letter requesting their application packet. |
State Based Organizations and Resources, Virginia |
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Innocence Project New Orleans Accepts cases of factual innocence from Louisiana; must be serving a life sentence or a near-life sentence with at least 10 years left to be served; direct appeal has been denied; cannot afford an attorney; is not serving a sentence on another conviction. |
State Based Organizations and Resources, Louisiana |