AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE
Six regional criminal justice offices serve as community, state, and regional
resources.
SUNY BINGHAMTON PRISONER SUPPORT NETWORK
C/o OFF! Editor, OCC/SUNY Binghamton
Binghamton, NY 13902
Offers legal materials, correspondence, literature, produces the OFF! magazine
and welcomes submissions of art and writings for that publication.
BREAK THE CHAINS
PO Box 12122
Eugene, OR 97440
Supports political prisoners, POWs, and radical social prisoners; fights repression & capitalism.
CENTERFORCE
64 Main Street
San Quentin, CA 94964
For California Only: support services to incarcerated individuals & their
families including case management, literacy, health education, parenting, & peer
education.
CENTURION MINISTRIES
221 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
An investigation agency for people who are wrongfully convicted. Has stringent
qualifying criteria and LONG waiting list.
CONTACT REFERRAL CENTER, INC.
PO Box 81826
Lincoln, NE 68501
Publishes a survival source book to help prisoners with post release survival
including finding a job and a place to live. ($22.50)
CURE (Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants)
PO Box 2310
Washington DC 20013-2310
Focuses on analysis of prison issues and working with the friends and families
of prisoners. Write for local chapter information. All letters answered with
short responses. No collect calls.
FAMILIES OUTSIDE
1 North 5th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Provides educational programs, information and referral services.
FORTUNE NEWS
54 W 23rd St 8th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Staffed primarily by ex-prisoners, this community based organization helps
ex-prisoners break the cycle of crime & incarceration, & educates the
public about prison & the causes of crime. Free newsletter for prisoners.
MARY’S MAGIC
PO Box 80291
Rochester, MI 48308
Provides a mail order gift service which allows prisoners a cost effective
way for providing gifts. Also acts as a surrogate for numerous services inmates
need but have no family to provide.
NATIONAL PRISON PROJECT OF THE ACLU
733 15th Street NW, Suite 620
Washington, DC 20005
The National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union handles litigation
on prison and jail conditions. NOT a resource for handling individual convictions
or problems unless related to conditions of confinement. Local ACLU is a place
to begin on individual problems. Write for address of local chapter.
NATIVE AMERICAN PRISONER SUPPORT
Valerie Scott, Director
213 Vancouver St.
Victoria, BC
Canada, V8V 3S9
Religious, cultural info for Native American prisoners.
OPERATION HELPING HAND
Attn: Dr. Allie Simmons
Adminstrator
OHH Program
Information Resource Network/Helping Hand Resource Center
PO Box 167365
Irving, TX 75016-7365
An innovative vocational rehabilitation program. For a free brochure please
send a SASE.
PRISONER VISITATION AND SUPPORT
1501 Cherry St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Volunteers offer friendship, regular visits for people in federal and military
prisons.
PRISONERS’ RIGHTS UNION
PO Box 161321
Sacramento, CA 95816-1321
NATIONAL COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
1436 4th Street
Washington, DC 20009
STOP PRISONER RAPE
PO Box 632
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Public education about rape in prison and support for rape survivors.
WESTERN PRISON PROJECT
PO Box 40085
Portland, OR 97240-0085
Offers a prisoner support directory for prisoners in OR, WA, ID, MT, UT, WY,
and NV.
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