a.
“I have always found that
mercy
Bears richer
fruits
Than strict
justice”
Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865)
speech in Wash DC,
1865
The United States is a Prison
Nation. America's poor is warehoused. The
Prison-Industrial Complex
doesn't want you to know that there are
better, less expensive
ways to handle much of
the current system. Please see the Statistics and Did
You Know page.
There are many wonderful organizations that
are independent groups advocating on
behalf of prisoners,
their family members and loved ones. Many issues make
up
the whole picture of
social justice (or lack thereof). Your participation is
essential
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You Can Make A Difference! Please review the following Lynx
AND Adopt-An-
Issue!
The URLs are
grouped according to (loose) categories.
a.
Mandatory
Miniumum/Children’s Issues
i.
Families Against Mandatory
Minimums (FAMM)
FAMM-gram
1612 K Street NW
#1400
Note: Includes
info about injustices resulting from
mandatory sentencing laws.
ii.
November Coalition
November Coalition- Razor Wire
282
West Astor
Colville,
WA 99114
Note:
Information related to ending the drug-war, releasing
prisoners of the drug war and restoring civil
rights.
iii.
Children of Incarcerated Parents
Children of Incarcerated Parents
PO
Box 41-286
Eagle Rock, CA
90041
Note: Works to
stop intergenerational crime.
Good info in
three areas: education, family reunification, and
services for parents and children.
b.
Oversight /
Transparency/Protecting Human
Rights
i.
Prison Legal News (PLN)
Prison Legal News
2400 NW
80th St #148
Seattle,
WA 98117
206.246.1022 (V)
206.505.9449 (F)
info@prisonlegalnews.org
www.prisonlegalnews.org
Note: Dedicated
to protecting human rights.
ii.
Angelfire: Making the Walls
Transparent
http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/starke/
:
A Better Way (Model Prison)
http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/betterway/
iii.
Activist List: Prison-List
Digest
To
subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
http://prisonactivist.org/mailman/listinfo/prisonact-list
or,
via email, send a message with subject or body 'help'
to
prisonact-list-request@prisonactivist.org
You
can reach the person managing the list
at
prisonact-list-owner@prisonactivist.org
iv.
Humanity’s Team
http://www.humanitysteamus.org/
www.lettertoaprisoner.com
http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/SALA8734/
v.
ACLU National Prison ProjectACLU
National Prison Project
733
15th St, NW Ste 620
Washington, DC
20005
Note: Covers state and federal conditions of confinement
affecting large numbers of prisoners, and sexual
assaults against prisoners.
vi.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International,
322 8th
Ave
New York,
NY 10001
Note: Compiles
information about prisoner torture,
beatings, rape, etc, to include in reports about US
prisons distributed worldwide.
vii.
Justice Denied
Justice Denied
PO Box
68911
Seattle,
WA 98168
Note: Only
magazine dedicated to exposing wrongful
convictions and how and why they happen.
viii.
Stop Prisoner Rape
Stop
Prisoner Rape
3325 Wilshire Blvd,
#340
Los Angeles,
CA 90010
Note: Seeks to
end sexual violence against prisoners.
Counseling resource guides for imprisoned and
released rape survivors and activits available for
almost every state.
c.
Death
Penalty
i.
Shirley Dicks
http://www.jeffdicks.org/
http://www.journeyofhope.org/old_site/People/shirley_dicks.htm
d.
Phone
Reform
i.
New York
ii.
Florida
iii.
Outside Connections
1-800-270-8810
iv.
PrisonCallsOnline
1-888-925-1400
v.
Inmate Phone Services 1-866-563-0008
vi.
e.
Medical
i.
CorrectHELP
CorrectHELP
PO Box
46276
West
Hollywood, CA
90046
HIV
Hotline 323.822.3838
Note: Collect is
OK from prisoners)
ii.
Shirley Dicks
http://www.jeffdicks.org/
http://www.journeyofhope.org/old_site/People/shirley_dicks.htm
f.
By
State
i.
Florida Prisoners Legal Aid
Organization (FPLAO)
Florida Prison Legal
Perspectives/FPLP
PO
Box 660-387
Chuluota,
Florida 32766
Note: Includes
court rulings, administrative developments and news about the
Florida DOC.
The
Audit Report: number
2005-61
dms.myflorida.com/administration/inspectorgeneral
iii.
California
iv.
Texas
v.
Western Prison Project
WPP/
Justice Matters
PO Box
40085
Portland,
OR 97240
Note: Specializes in prisoner issues in OR, WA, ID, MT,
UT,
NV and WY
g.
Miscellaneous
Organizations:
i.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of
the Press
ii.
Freedom to Read
Foundation
iii.
Association of American
Publishers
iv.
Publishers Marketing
Association
v.
American Booksellers
Foundation
vi.
Center for Efficient
Government
vii.
Innocence Project (DNA)
1.
100 Fifth
Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York,
NY 11011
212-364-5340
info@innocenceproject.org
See
DNA questionnaire in PLN, Feb 06 issue, pg 19
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