Resources for Currently Incarcerated
Incarcerated Women
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Death Penalty
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Incarcerated LGBTQ+
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AIDS/Hepatitis C Health Care
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Organizations with Newsletters
Survival Guide TGI Justice
San Francisco Bay View
Prison Resource Guide c/o PARC
P.O. Box 70447, Oakland, CA 94612
Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition News
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 507, Oakland, CA 94612
California Prison Focus
1904 Franklin Street, Ste. 507, Oakland, CA 94612
Sentencing & Justice Reform Advocacy
ROCK Newsletter
Prison Legal News
P.O. Box 1151, Lake Worth, Florida 33460
The Fire Inside c/o Cali Coalition for Women Prisoners
1540 Market Street, Suite 490, San Francisco, CA 94103
Abolitionist Newspaper c/o Critical Resistance
1904 Franklin Street, Ste. 507, Oakland, CA 94612
Self-Help Legal Resources
Human Rights Pen Pal Program
Letter writing between those in solitary confinement and human rights supporters outside the wall.
2440 16th Street, STE. 275, San Francisco, CA 94103
Stanford Three Strikes Project
Proposition 36: 3 Strikes Reform
559 Nathan Abbot Way, Stanford, CA 94305;
650 - 736 - 7757
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Fighting for Our Rights: A Toolbox for Family Advocates of California Prisoners; Incarcerated Parents Manual; Manual on Divorce Issues for People in California Prisons and Jails; Transportation to Court; Pregnant Women in California Prisons and Jails: A Guide for Prisoners and Legal Advocates; Manual for Grandparent-Relative Caregivers and Their Advocates; Manual on SSI/SDI for Prisoners and Their Advocates
1540 Market Street, STE. 490, San Francisco, CA 94103
California Prison Focus
Incarcerated Person(s) Self-Help Manual to Challenge Gang Valuation Fifth Edition, 2011 ($22)
1904 Franklin Street, Ste. 507, Oakland, CA 94612
ACLU National Prison Project
'Know Your Rights' Publications sent by mail: Environmental Hazards & Toxic Materials; The Prison Litigation Reform Act; Privileged and Non-privileged Mail; Medical, Dental and Mental Health Care, Freedom of Religion; Prisoners' Assistance Directory
915 15th Street N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005
Uncommon Law
Overview of California's Parole Consideration Process; UnCommon Law Guide to Lifer Support Letters; Summary of Proposition 9 (Marsy's Law); FAQ About Senate Bill 260; Insight into California's Life Sentences
220 4th Street, STE. 103, Oakland, CA 94607
Prison Law Office
A nonprofit public interest law firm based in Berkeley, California that provides free legal services to adult and juvenile offenders to improve their conditions of confinement.
1917 Fifth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
Center for Constitutional Rights
Torture: The Use of Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons; CMU's: The Federal Prison's Systems Experiment in Social Isolation; Jailhouse Lawyers' Handbook (in collaboration with National Lawyers Guild); FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Request Resource Guide
666 Broadway, 7th Floor New York, New York 10012
Charles Carbone, ESQ.
Prisoner Rights Lawyer (California)
P.O. Box 2809, San Francisco, CA 94126; Charles@charlescarbone.com; 415 - 981 - 9773