Organizations or causes advocating for the rights of prisoners throughout the world are housed in this category.
Recommended Resources
AFDA, the Association Of Federal Defense Attorneys, is a non-profit organization devoted exclusively to the interests of federal criminal defense attorneys, including prisoner advocacy.
http://www.afda.org/
Anarchist Black Cross Federation
The Anarchist Black Cross Federation is an advocacy group devoted to the causes of persons deemed political prisoners and prisoners of war in United States.
http://www.abcf.net/
Caveat is a non-profit organization which provides advocacy and education to reduce violence with a focus on victims and prisoner's rights within the justice system.
http://www.caveat.org/
Critical Resistance is a non-profit organization which opposes the expansion of the prison industrial complex, as well as dangerous forms of policing.
http://www.criticalresistance.org/
FAMM, the Families Against Mandatory Minimums, is a non-profit organization working to repeal federal and state mandatory sentencing laws.
http://www.famm.org/
Federal Cure is a non-profit organization that works on behalf of prisoners to improve their facilities and treatments; includes newsletters and state chapters' contact details.
http://www.fedcure.org/
Freedom Now is a non-profit organization created to provide wrongly detained individuals who have been limited contact with legal representation.
http://www.freedom-now.org/
The Innocence Project is a non-profit organization which only handles cases where post-conviction DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence.
http://www.innocenceproject.org/
International Centre for Prison Studies
The International Centre for Prison Studies assists with the development of appropriate policies on prisons and the overall use of imprisonment as a means of punishment.
http://www.prisonstudies.org/
Jewish Prisoner Services International
Jewish Prisoner Services International provides outreach services to Jewish prisoners. Web site includes information on their pen pal program, etc.
http://www.jewishprisonerservices.org/
The Justice Policy Institute is a non-profit organization committed to reducing society's reliance on incarceration as a means of punishment.
http://www.justicepolicy.org/
JusticeWorks is a non-profit organization that provides advocacy for female prisoners, and former prisoners, as well as their families.
http://www.justiceworks.org/
The November Coalition is a non-profit organization which provides education and advocacy against the destructive increase in prison population in the United States of America.
http://www.november.org/
Prison Activist Resource Center
The Prison Activist Resource Center provides progressive information on prisons and the overall criminal prosecution system.
http://prisonactivist.org/
The Prison Policy Initiative is a non-profit organization which researches incarceration policy and the hidden impact of society's reliance on prisons as a response to its social problems
http://www.prisonpolicy.org/
Provides prison information and an inmate support community. Contains discussion boards on a wide range of topics that include capital punishment, petitions, legislation and laws, experiences from x-cons, health care and world prison news.
http://www.prisontalk.com
The Sentencing Project provides alternatives to incarceration, and reforms to sentencing policy. Web site offers an abundance of information, including trends and other statistics.
http://www.sentencingproject.org/
Stop Prisoner Rape is dedicated to combating the rape of male and female prisoners and providing such assistance as they can to survivors of jailhouse rape.
http://www.spr.org/
Truth in Justice is a non-profit organization working to free innocent people convicted of crimes they did not commit, and to prevent wrongful convictions.
http://www.truthinjustice.org/
Victims of the System is a non-profit organization committed to providing legal education, legal reform and legal recourse for the benefit of the public and prisoners alike.
http://victimsofthesystem.org/
