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Criminal Justice Resource List
October 30, 1991
What follows is a list of national organizations concerned with criminal
justice issues. The list ranges from legislative bodies and law enforce-
ment consultants to victims advocates to Christian prison ministries to
prison reform groups, and includes much in between. An index is supplied
at the end of the list.
This information was composed by collecting names, addresses, and descriptions
from a variety of sources including magazine and newsletter articles, books,
other resource lists, and direct contact with the organization. No guarantees
are made regarding its accuracy.
Table of Contents
National Organizations:
Administering Criminal Justice or Correctional Programs. . . 3
Doing Research Related to Criminal Justice Issues. . . . . . 7
Concerned with Criminal Justice Issues . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Concerned with International Prisoners, Political Prisoners,
or Persons Wrongfully Imprisoned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Providing Services to Prisoners, Victims, Families, Etc. . . 26
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Box 620643, Newton Lower Falls, MA 02162.
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National Organizations
Administering Criminal Justice or Correctional Programs
Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, 811 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington DC
20544. (202) 633-6094.
Administrative center of U.S. courts (except Supreme Court). Lends
statistical data, makes referrals, distributes publications.
American Correctional Association (ACA), 4321 Hartwick Rd., Suite L208,
College Park, MD 20740. (301) 699-7600.
A group of administrators, wardens, probation officers and others whose
goal is to improve correctional standards. The organization studies
causes of crime, juvenile delinquency, and methods of crime control and
prevention. They publish directories of institutions, standards and
guidelines for correctional facilities, educational materials for correc-
tional officials and others, the newsletter Corrections Today/On the
Line, and other items.
Commission on Accreditation for Corrections, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 600,
Rockville, MD 20852. (301) 770-3097.
Administers voluntary accreditation program for correctional facilities
and services. Provides consulting and reference services, distributes
publications.
Correctional Education Association, 1400 20th St. NW, Washington DC 20036.
(202) 293-3120.
A professional organization of prison educators.
Correctional Industries Association.
Organization of correctional personal interested in management and opera-
tions of correctional industries.
Contact: Paul A. Skelton, Jr., Executive Secretary, 706 Middlebrook
Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32312. (904) 385-4878.
Criminal Justice Center, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341.
(409) 294-1692.
Publishes The NELS Monthly Bulletin, a listing of job opportunities in
the criminal justice and social services fields.
Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), 320 First St. NW, Washington DC 20534.
(202) 724-3198.
Source of information on crime, criminals, juvenile delinquency, cor-
rections, and the federal prison system. Collections are accessible for
on-site use by professional personnel and adult students.
Contact for info on electronic surveillance by FBOP: Annesley Schmidt.
(202) 724-3171.
Fred A. Leutcher Associates, Inc., no current address [Formerly American
Engineering Company, 108 Bunker Hill, Charlestown, MA.]
Specializes in the manufacture and sale of lethal injection machinery;
also sells spare parts for electric chairs, gallows, and gas chambers.
May be the only company in the United States specializing in execution
equipment.
Contact: Norbert C. Lynch, President.
International Association of Chiefs of Police, 13 First Field Rd., Gaithers-
bury, MD 20878.
International Halfway House Association, P.O. Box 2337, Reston, VA 22090.
(703) 435-8221.
Institute for Court Management, 1331 17th St., Suite 402, Denver, CO 80202.
(303) 293-3063.
A project of the National Center for State Courts. Offers training for
judges and judicial administrators.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1815 H. St. NW, Suite 550,
Washington DC 20006. (202) 872-8688.
Strives to preserve the adversary system for justice, to maintain and
foster independent and able criminal defense lawyers, and to ensure
justice and due process for persons accused of crime. Supports attorneys
actively defending persons accused of crimes. Lobbies for fairer sen-
tencing. Publishes magazine, manuals, reviews.
National Association of Criminal Justice Planners, 1500 Massachusetts Ave. NW,
Suite 129, Washington DC 20005. (202) 223-3171.
Fosters criminal justice planning and improvement at all levels of
government. Publishes reviews, directories, data.
National Association of Juvenile Correctional Agencies.
Interested in prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency.
Contact: Donald G. Blackburn, Secretary-Treasurer, 36 Locksley Lane,
Springfield, IL 62704. (217) 787-0690.
National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA), 918 F St. NW,
Suite 500, Washington DC 20004.
An association of agencies seeking to encourage the growth of pretrial
services. Organized in 1972 by program administrators and other criminal
justice experts. Serves as a national forum for pretrial ideas and
issues, fosters the establishment of agencies to promote pretrial servic-
es, promotes research and development, develops professional standards
and educational programs.
National Commission on Correctional Health Care, 2000 North Racine, Suite
3500, Chicago, IL 60614. (312) 528-0818.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Box 8970 (Judicial
College Building), Reno, NV 89507. (784-6012.
Interested in improving juvenile justice. Offers training for judges and
other judicial professionals.
National Criminal Justice Association, 444 N. Capitol St., Suite 608, Washing-
ton DC 20001. (202) 347-4900.
Organization of criminal justice practitioners that advises state gover-
nors on substantive criminal justice issues. Answers inquiries; provides
advisory and training services; conducts research; distributes publica-
tions. Services primarily for members.
National District Attorneys Association, 708 Pendleton St., Alexandria, VA
22314. (703) 549-9222.
Encourages cooperation among attorneys. Concerned with victim compensa-
tion. Distributes publications.
National Institute of Corrections (NIC), 320 First St. NW, Washington DC
20534. (202) 724-3106.
Federal agency concerned with the administration of prisons and rehabi-
litative programs. Publishes statistics and comparative studies on
prisons systems throughout the country. Provides training and technical
assistance.
NIC Information Center: 1790 30th St., Suite 130, Boulder, CO 80301.
National Lawyers Guild, 14 Beacon St., Dorchester 02120. (617) 227-7335.
National Legal Aid & Defender Association, 1625 K St. NW, 8th floor, Washing-
ton DC 20006. (202) 452-0620.
Works with programs providing legal services, legal aid, and public
defenders; assists attorneys for the indigent in civil and criminal
matters.
National Sheriffs' Association, 1450 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314. (703)
836-7827 or (800) 424-7827.
Assists federal, state, and local governments in corrections and law
enforcement areas. Develops educational programs; conducts training;
publishes materials.
National United Law Enforcement Officers Association, Inc., P.O. Box 969,
Memphis, TN 38101. (901) 332-3604.
Seeks to foster a better relationship between communities and law en-
forcement. Brings all law enforcement officers together on a national
level regardless of the department or agency.
SEARCH Group Inc., 7311 Greenhaven Drive, Suite 145, Sacramento, CA 95831.
(916) 392-2550
SEARCH is a state criminal justice organization comprised of Governors'
appointees from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
the Virgin Islands. SEARCH serves as a national consortium for justice
information and statistics.
SEARCH also provides an on-line computer bulletin board for criminal
justice practitioners. To access, call (916) 392-4640 (8-bit, 1 stop
bit, no parity, 1200/2400/4800/9600 baud). Contact: Seth Jacobs.
National Organizations
Doing Research Related to Criminal Justice Issues
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, 402 Nunn
Hall, Highland Heights, KY 41076. (606) 572-5634.
Contact: Patricia DeLancey, Executive Secretary
American Society of Criminology (ASC), Ohio State University Research Center
Building, 1314 Kinnear Road, Suite 212, Columbus, OH 43212. (614) 292-9207.
A national organization concerned with criminology, embracing scholarly,
scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the etiology, preven-
tion, control and treatment of crime and delinquency. This includes the
measurement and detection of crime, legislation and practice of criminal
law, as well as the law enforcement, judicial, and correctional systems.
The society's objective is to bring together a multi-disciplinary forum
fostering criminological study, research, and education. Publishes the
quarterly journal Criminology and the bi-monthly newsletter, The Crimin-
ologist.
Center for Criminal Justice Research, Inc., Prison Overcrowding Project, 1701
Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 569-0347.
Center for Research in Law and Justice, Department of Criminal Justice,
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois, P.O. Box 4348,
Chicago, IL 60680. (312) 996-4632.
Center for Studies of Antisocial and Violent Behavior, National Institute of
Mental Health, 6C-15 Parklawn Bldg, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
(301) 443-3728.
Funds grants to agencies investigating anti-social behavior, violence,
mental health, and law.
Center for Studies in Criminology and Criminal Law. 37th and Spruce St.s, 4th
floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (215) 898-7411.
Conducts research in criminology. Permits on-site use of library.
Publishes bibliographies and other research materials.
Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections, Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale, IL 62901. (618) 453-4701.
Publishes training manuals for correctional personal. Provides consult-
ing services.
Center on Administration of Criminal Justice, University of California, Davis,
CA 95616. (916) 752-2893.
Interested in criminal justice research and programs. Publishes reports.
Provides advisory services, conducts seminars and workshops.
Connecticut Justice Academy, Saybrook Rd., Haddam, CT 06438. (203) 345-4547.
Interested in criminal justice and penology.
Criminal Justice Statistics Association, 444 North Capitol St. NW, Suite 606,
Washington, D.C. 20001. (202) 624-8560.
Maintains a catalog and library of statistical reports produced by state
criminal justice statistical analysis centers.
The Institute of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742-8235.
(Houses the editorial office for Criminology, the official publication of
the American Society of Criminology.)
The Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics, John Jay College of Criminal
Justice, Suite 422, 899 Tenth Ave., New York, NY 10019.
(212) 237-8040/8037/8415.
Established to foster greater concern for ethical issues among practi-
tioners and scholars in the criminal justice field. Serves as both a
national clearinghouse for information and as a stimulus to research and
publication. Seeks to encourage increased sensitivity to the demands of
ethical behavior among those who enforce our system of criminal justice,
a more focused treatment of moral issues in the education of criminal
justice professionals, and a new dialogue among scholars and practi-
tioners on specific topics in criminal justice ethics. Draws on the
facilities of John Jay College, a specialized college within the City
University of New York. Publishes Criminal Justice Ethics.
Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, Southwest Texas State University, San
Marcos, TX 78664-4610. (512) 245-3030.
Interested in prevention or control of crime and delinquency, criminal
justice, safety, school violence, substance abuse, child abuse.
Institute of Criminal Law and Procedure, Law Center, Georgetown University,
25 E St. NW, Washington DC 20001. (202) 662-9550.
Interested in criminal justice and corrections. Permits on-site use of
archives.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, Inter-university Consortium for
Political and Social Research, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
(313) 763-5010.
Sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Provides data on
magnetic tapes, assisting users whose needs are not satisfied by pub-
lished statistics.
National Center for Innovation in Corrections, The George Washington Univer-
sity, 2130 H St. NW, Room 621, Washington DC 20052. (202) 676-7062.
National Center for Juvenile Justice, 701 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
(412) 227-6950.
Interested in legal system and children/juveniles. Publishes materials.
Provides consulting and on-site use of collections.
National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape, National Institute of
Mental Health, Parklawn Bldg, Room 6C-12, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD
20857.
Supports research on causes of rape and sexual assault and mental health
consequences of such acts.
National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Information Systems, 925 Secret
River Drive, Suite H, Sacramento, CA 95831. (916) 392-2550.
Operates an automated index of criminal justice information systems
maintained by state and local governments. Issues technical publica-
tions, provides technical assistance and training.
National Council on Crime & Delinquency (NCCD), 685 Market Street, Suite 620,
Sam Francisco, CA 94105. (415) 896-6223. [Or NCCD Midwest, 6409 Odana
Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53719. (608) 274-8882]
A non-profit research and service organization founded in 1907. NCCD
combines research, public education, and professional assistance to
improve the criminal justice system and to maximize the effectiveness and
efficiency of law enforcement, juvenile and criminal courts, and correc-
tional institutions. Promotes criminal justice strategies that are fair,
humane, effective and economically sound. Seeks to stimulate and foster
community-based programs for the prevention, treatment and control of
delinquency and crime. Seeks an understanding of the connection between
social justice and criminal justice. Edits the policy journal Crime &
Delinquency, and many other reports; co-edits the scholarly Journal of
Research in Crime and Delinquency. (For subscription information on
either journal contact Sage Publications, 2111 West Hillcrest Drive,
Newbury Park, CA 91320.)
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), National Institute of
Justice, 1600 Research Blvd, Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20850.
(301) 251-5500 or (800) 851-3420
(800) 732-3277 for Statistics Clearinghouse of NCJRS
(800) 666-3332 for Data Center and Clearinghouse for Drugs and Crime
Federal agency which serves as a clearinghouse for exchange of informa-
tion on improvement of law enforcement and criminal justice. Publishes
criminal justice statistics, briefs on current criminal justice research,
and other reports Serves primarily criminal justice professionals. On-
site research permitted.
National Crime Prevention Institute, School of Justice Administration, College
of Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville, Shelby Campus, Louis-
ville, KY 40292. (502) 588-6987.
National clearinghouse for crime prevention literature.
National Institute of Justice (NIJ), 320 First St. NW, Washington DC 20534.
(202) 724-3633.
Federal agency concerned with criminal justice. Assists private sector
initiatives.
National Institute for Sentencing Alternatives, Room 4D, Sydeman Hall, Brand-
eis University, Waltham, MA 02254. (617) 736-3980.
An educational and policy center concentrating on the policy issues of
sentencing, the use of prison and jail, and the management of corrections
resources. Provides services to legislators and elected officials, law
enforcement agencies, corrections and judicial administrators, and others
with an interest in the justice system. Seeks to increase understanding
of the risks and needs of criminal offenders; the feasibility of prisons
for punishment and public protection; and the emergence of sentencing
alternatives such as restriction, intensive supervision, house arrest,
and community service.
Contact: Mark D. Corrigan
Police Executive Research Forum, 2300 M St. NW, Suite 910, Washington DC
20037. (202) 466-7820.
Conducts research. Provides an open forum on criminal justice issues.
Concerned with professionalism of police.
Youth Policy Institute, 1221 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite B, Washington DC
20005. (202) 638-2144.
Concerned with juvenile justice issues.
National Organizations
Concerned with Criminal Justice Issues
American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102.
AFSC operates regional criminal justice programs which help to coordinate
the efforts of concerned people, both inside and outside of prisons, who
seek to eliminate institutional violence and to assure the rights of
those who are imprisoned. AFSC works toward fundamental change of the
justice system by challenging many institutional policies and practices
and supporting effective alternatives.
American Indians and the Death Penalty, P.O. Box 2017, Sebastopol, CA 95472.
An organization established to work for due process for American Indians.
American Jail Association, 1000 Day Road, Suite 100, Hagerstown, MD 21740.
Dedicated to the improvement of U.S. jails. Publishes the quarterly,
American Jails.
American Justice Institute, 725 University Ave., Sacramento, CA 95825.
(916) 924-3700.
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc. (AELE), 5519 North Cumberland
Ave., Suite 1008, Chicago, IL 60666. (312) 763-2800.
Interested in improving law enforcement. Offers training for police.
Publishes Jail and Prisoner Law Bulletin.
Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice, PO Drawer 6258, Ft. Worth, TX
76115.
Seeks to educate public about corrections and prison needs, bring about
prison reform, improve ex-offenders' rights, and aid inmate families.
Holdings: Criminal Justice-Prison Data Collection that includes 21,000
newspaper articles. Services free, except for photocopying.
The Angolite, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA 70712.
Award-winning magazine written and edited solely by inmates of Angola
Orison.
Association of Programs for Female Offenders, Community Responsibility Center,
Inc., New York Building, 1651 Kendall St., Lakewood, CO 80214.
(303) 232-4002.
Dedicated to the improvement of services to female offenders, seeks to
stimulate awareness, encourage cooperation in identifying the unique
needs of the female offender, and to cross geographical barriers to
effectively communicate with all interested individuals, agencies, and
organizations.
Capital Punishment Project, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 132 West
43rd St., New York, NY 10036.
A project of the ACLU to abolish the death penalty.
Contact: Henry Schwarzschild, Project Director.
Center for Community and Social Concerns, World Correctional Service, 2849 W.
71st St., Chicago, IL 60637. (312) 925-6591.
Volunteer organization providing current-awareness services on criminal
justice.
Center for Effective Public Policy, Prison Overcrowding Project, 1701 Arch
St., Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 569-0347.
The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence, 1914 N. 34th
St., Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98103.
Children's Defense Fund, 122 C St NW, Washington DC 20001. (202) 628-8787,
or (800) 424-9602.
Created to provide long-range and systematic advocacy on behalf of the
nations's children. Publishes newsletter, answers inquiries, provides
advisory services and legal aid, distributes publications, makes refer-
rals. Services free.
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE), 11 15th St. NE, Suite 6,
Washington DC 20002. (202) 543-8399.
National effort to reduce crime through criminal justice reform. CURE
focuses on legislative analysis on prison issues in addition to working
with the families and friends of prisoners. Issues of concern include:
stopping passage of a federal death penalty, social security coverage for
prisoners, full use of the interstate compact so prisoners can be incar-
cerated near their families, placing pregnant prisoners under WIC, and
stopping federal prison construction, development of a criminal justice
amendment to the US constitution.
Contacts: Charlie and Pauline Sullivan, Directors.
Clearinghouse on Criminal Justice, 222 W. Pensacola St., Tallahassee, FL
23201.
Works towards abolition of the death penalty.
Committee to End the Marion Lockdown, PO Box 578172, Chicago, IL 60657.
Correctional Economic Center, 1220 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314.
(703) 549-7686.
The Crime and Justice Foundation, 95 Berkeley St., 2nd FL, Boston, MA 02116.
(617) 426-9800.
The Crime and Justice Foundation, established in 1878, is dedicated to
the humane reform of the criminal justice system. They believe that a
fair and effective system will bring about a safer society. To that end,
the Foundation works to develop innovative programs; works with correc-
tional professionals to upgrade institutions; works with the legislature
to advocate progressive public policy; works with the public to help them
better understand the nature of crime and the system of justice. Pro-
vides general reference services and on-site study, conducts seminars.
Criminal Justice Ministry, 229 South 8th St., Kansas City, KS 66101.
Developers of the slide show "Seventy Times Seven: A Christian Response
to Crime in Our Communities."
Criminologists for Abolition of the Death Penalty.
Contact: Sue Caulfield, Western Michigan University, Department of
Sociology, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5189. (616) 387-5270.
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Office of Communications, 250 Park Ave.,
New York, NY 10017. (212) 986-7050.
The Clark Foundation's Program for Justice aims to promote a more ratio-
nal, humane and effective criminal justice system through support for
litigation that ensures constitutional conditions in prisons and through
development of alternatives to incarceration for some criminal offenders.
Concerned about overcrowding. Finances public studies and publishes
reports.
Contact: Gretchen Dykstra, Director of Communications.
Kenneth F. Schoen, Director, Program for Justice.
Eisenhower Foundation, 1990 M St. NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20202.
(202) 429-0440.
Supports community self-help by inner-city residents to combat crime.
Publishes studies and other materials.
End the Marion Lockdown, PO Box 578172, Chicago, IL 60657. (312) 235-0070.
Working towards the end of lockdown status in the U.S. Penitentiary at
Marion. Marion has been in lockdown since 1983, and has been condemned
by Amnesty International for violation of the U.N. Standard Minimum Rules
for the Treatment of Prisoners.
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960.
(914) 358-4601.
Founded in Europe in 1949. Works toward the transformation of society
into a "peaceful world community, with full dignity and freedom for every
human being." Advocates non-violence, abolition of the death penalty,
methods of dealing with offenders founded on understanding and forgive-
ness and which week seek to redeem and rehabilitation rather than punish.
Publishes Fellowship magazine.
Genesee Ecumenical Ministries, Judicial Process Commission, 121 N. Fitzhugh
St., Rochester, NY 14614. (716) 325-7727.
Publishes Justicia, educational materials, etc., including materials on
conflict resolution. Also connected with Genesse Justice, a community
service/victim assistance program in Batavia, NY.
House Committee on the Judiciary, Rm 2137, Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washing-
ton DC 20515. (202) 225-3951.
Studies issues and formulates measures related to federal courts, consti-
tutional amendments, immigration and naturalization, and other issues.
Subcommittees: Administrative Law and Governmental Relations; Civil and
Constitutional Rights; Courts, Civil Liberties and Administration of Jus-
tice; Crime; Criminal Justice; Immigration, Refugees, and International
Law; Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Interfaith Conciliation Center (ICC), 2707 Main St., La Crosse, WI 54601.
(608) 785-0083.
Promotes the use of dispute resolution within communities; serves as a
clearinghouse for workshops and other resources; encourages dialogue
among practitioners who serve religious communities. (Founded in 1983 as
a project of the National Interreligious Task Force on Criminal Justice.)
Contact: Janet D. Wollam, Coordinator.
International Association of Justice Volunteerism (IAJV), c/o UW--Milwaukee
Criminal Justice, P.O. Box 786, Milwaukee, WI 53201. (414) 229-5630.
A membership organization (founded 1970) committed to the improvement of
the juvenile and criminal justice systems through citizen participation.
Coordinates the efforts of various local programs and joins them with
other local programs across the U.S. and Canada.
John Howard Association, 67 E. Madison St., Suite 1216, Chicago, IL 60603.
(312) 263-1901.
A private, non-profit prison watchdog agency established in 1901.
Monitors prison conditions (through a volunteer network) and advocates
for wide-spread reforms to bring about more humane correctional policies
for adults and juveniles, particularly in Illinois. Is sometimes called
into the prison to mediate disputes. Publishes the newsletter, Update;
conducts seminars, discussions, and debates.
Justice Fellowship, P.O. Box 17181, Washington DC 20041-0181.
(703) 834-3650.
A project started by Prison Fellowship to work for criminal justice
reform. Lobbies (at state and national levels) for restitution and
community service sentencing, victim assistance and compensation pro-
grams, reconciliation opportunities for victims and offenders, and fair
and effective use of prison for those offenders who must be incarcerated.
Helps communities to establish VORP programs. Publishes the newsletter
The Justice Report.
Contacts: Pamela J. Walsh, Membership Director.
Rhonda A. Miller, Director of Public Education
Daniel W. Van Ness, President.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change, 449 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta,
GA 30312.
Offers training in conflict resolution techniques for police and prison
staffs; non-violence and social change.
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
An international social service agency of the Mennonite and Brethren in
Christ churches. Their Office of Criminal Justice was a pioneer in
developing Victim-Offender Reconciliation Projects (VORPs) as alterna-
tives to incarceration. Conducts educational and resource programs.
Distributes booklets, posters, slide sets with worship/study guides;
publishes Crime and Justice Network Newsletter.
Provincial chapters: MCC U.S. Office of Criminal Justice, 21 S. 12th
St., P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501-0500. (717) 859-1151.
Contact: Howard Zehr, Director.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 1200 15th St. NW, No. 400, Washington
DC 20005. (202) 833-3530.
Concerned about mentally ill offenders, and their placement.
National Association of Counties, Criminal Justice Program, 440 First St. NW,
Washington DC 20036. (202) 393-6226.
Interested in the administration of criminal justice by local govern-
ments.
National Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit, 294 Atlantic
Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11210. (718) 624-0800.
Association of people working to abolish the control unit at the Federal
Correctional Institution for Women in Lexington, Kentucky. Publishes
pamphlets, conducts presentations, presents videos
National Center for Youth Law, 1613 Mission St., 5th floor, San Francisco, CA
94103. (415) 543-3307.
Interested in all aspects of juvenile legal advocacy.
The National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA), 814 North Saint
Asaph St., Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 684-0373.
Consulting firm dedicated to developing promoting, and supervising
enduring alternative programs, and eliminating unnecessary lockup in
prisons. Helps accused persons by diagnosing their strengths and weak-
nesses, and preparing individualized plans which are then proposed to the
judge as alternative sentences; such plans may include restitution,
community service, vocational training, medical or psychological treat-
ment, regular or intensive probation, or residence in a halfway house.
Publishes various resources including Augustus: A Journal of Progressive
Human Services, an investigative journal on prisons and alternatives.
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women, Philadelphia.
Concerned with the defense of battered women who have murdered or struck
out against their abusive spouses.
The National Clearinghouse on Death Penalty Legislation.
Project of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Operates
a data bank and information center for people involved in legislative
work against the death penalty. Can supply background information on the
statutes, history, and background of death penalty legislation for any
state.
Contact: Susan Stephan, Clearinghouse coordinator, PO Box 600, Liberty
Mills, IN 40946. (291) 982-7480.
The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP), 1419 "V" St. NW,
Washington DC 20009. (202) 797-7090.
A resource, coordination and support center for efforts to end capital
punishment throughout the United States; links individuals and organiza-
tions at the national, regional, state and local levels for information
sharing, mutual assistance and campaign development. Publishers news-
letter (Lifelines), directory, and other resources; answers inquiries;
conducts seminars.
Contact: Leigh Dingerson.
National Coalition for Jail Reform, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers
University, 15 University Street, Newark, NJ 07401. (201) 648-5204.
A coalition of organizations concerned with jail issues. Advocates for
the removal from jail of persons held inappropriately--particularly
juveniles, the mentally ill and retarded, public inebriates, and many
pretrial detainees--and the elimination of inadequate and unconstitu-
tional jail conditions nationwide.
Contact: Carol Shapior.
National Community Service Sentencing Association (NCSSA), 1368 Lincoln Ave.,
Suite 108, San Rafael, CA 94901. (415) 459-2234.
A professional association which promotes the productive use of community
service as a disposition for adult and juvenile offenders. Objectives
include enhancing communication between programs and facilitating inter-
program transfers, assisting in the development of community programs,
monitoring and developing legislation. Publishes the newsletter Alterna-
tive Sentences quarterly.
Contact: Ms. Cres Van Keulen, Executive Director.
National Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministers, 1357 East Capitol Street
SE, Washington, DC 20003. (202) 547-1715.
An ecumenical group of prison ministers working for change in the crimi-
nal justice system. Combines hands-on ministry with advocacy. Opposes
the death penalty.
Contacts: Fr. Michael Bryant. (202) 547-1715
Mrs. Mary K. Crowley. (703) 978-4204
The National Drug Strategy Network, 2000 L St. NW, Suite 702, Washington, DC
20036. (202) 835-9075
Composed of individuals and organizations who are united in their opposi-
tion to the punitive and militaristic aspects of the "War on Drugs."
National Execution Alert Network, Box 6893, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
Publishes newsletter which reports on scheduled executions in the U.S.
Contact: Pam Tucker.
National Institute of Judicial Dynamics, c/o Albert B. Logan, Esq., Director,
411 Lakewood Circle, Suite B711, Colorado Springs, CO 80910. (303) 574-2082.
Interested in improvement of American justice system, legal aspects of
alcoholism. Services to professionals and students.
National Institute of Victimology, 2333 N. Vernon St., Arlington, VA 22207.
(703) 528-8872.
Founded in 1976, the institute works to improve victim/witness services
and to make the public and criminal justice personnel aware of the needs
of crime victims. Monitors legislative and programmatic developments
affecting victims and witnesses of crimes. Publishes a quarterly jour-
nal, Victimology.
National Interreligious Task Force on Criminal Justice (NITFCJ), Joint Stra-
tegy and Action Committee, Inc. (JSAC), 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1700A, New
York, NY 10015.
The NITFCJ is an interfaith association of national religious bodies and
other affiliated organizations committed to equal justice, the creation
of safe and just communities, and the protection of human rights for
offenders and victims alike. NITFCJ supports a national religious agenda
for criminal justice and conflict resolution, collaborates with other
national coalitions, and forms linkages with the efforts of local and
regional organizations. NITFCJ works through advocacy for systemic
change, public education, and networking. NITFCJ publishes the news-
letter JUSTnews, and a variety of other educational publications.
National Moratorium on Prison Construction (NMPC), Unitarian Universalist
Service Committee (UUSC), 78 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108. (617) 742-2120.
The NMPC, established in 1975, is a project of the Unitarian Universalist
Service Committee. NMPC works toward a halt to all prison and jail
construction until alternatives to imprisonment are fully evaluated and
implemented. NMPC staff gather, analyze, and disseminate information
about prison and jail construction plans on the federal, state, and local
levels. The Moratorium's newsletter, Jericho, is published quarterly and
costs $5 per year.
In 1987, the NMPC was shut down due to financial difficulties. However
the UUSC continues to accept orders for back-issues of Jericho and other
materials including films and slide shows.
National Network of Women in Prison.
Formed in 1990 to bring together individuals and activist groups working
on women's prison issues.
Contact: Charlene Snow, (312) 332-5577.
National Network of Youth Advisory Boards, P.O. Box 402036, Ocean View Beach,
Miami Beach, FL 33140. (305) 532-2607.
Association devoted to enhancing communication between youth and local
government. Interested in juvenile justice, education, recreation, and
drug abuse.
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), 1757 Park Rd NW, Washing-
ton DC 20010. (202) 232-8560.
An advocacy organization for victims' and witnesses' rights, compensa-
tion, and assistance. Lobbies (at state and national levels) for victim-
oriented legislation; played a key role in the development of the federal
Victim-Witness Protection Act; provides publications and training packag-
es for criminal justice professionals; consulting and reference services
at cost. Publishers, "NOVA Newsletter."
Contact: Dr. Marlene Young, Executive Director.
National Peoples of Color Task Force on Criminal Justice, Box 433, Somerville,
MA 02144.
A task force founded in 1981 as a national support and action group
focusing on the impact of U.S. criminal justice policies on African-
American, Native American, Asian, Latino, and Chicano people.
Contact: Linda Thurston, President.
National Prison Project (NPP), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),
1616 P St. NW, Third Floor, Washington DC 20036. (202) 331-0500.
Established in 1972 by the ACLU. Seeks to strengthen and protect the
rights of adult and juvenile offenders; improve overall conditions in
correctional facilities; and to develop alternatives to incarceration.
Primary work is in litigation, particularly class action suits; also
provides drafts model legislation, advises legislative bodies, develops
self-help materials for prisoners, provides educational materials; pub-
lishes The National Prison Project Journal quarterly. Furnishes infor-
mation on AIDS in Prison.
Contact: Alvin J. Bronstein, Executive Director.
National Task Force on Prostitution, P.O. Box 26354, San Francisco, CA 94126;
OR P.O. Box 892, Atlanta, GA 30301.
A coalition of prostitutes' rights organizations. Seeks the decriminal-
ization of adult prostitution and other consensual adult commercial sex
acts, and full civil and human rights for prostitutes and other sex
workers, and their clients.
National Victims Resource Center (NVRC), Office for Victims of Crime,
Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20850. (800) 627-6872 or (301) 251-5525/5519.
A national clearinghouse of information about crime victim assistance and
compensation programs, victimization statistics, and names, addresses and
telephone numbers of contact persons. Offers free publications, hard-to-
find documents, and selected videotapes for sale. Established by the
federal Office for Victims of Crime.
New York State Coalition for Criminal Justice, 362 State St., Albany, NY
12210. (518) 436-9222.
Contact: Jim Murphy.
PACE Publications.
Business Office: 443 Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10016. (212) 685-5450.
Fax: (212) 679-4701
Editorial Office: 1900 : Street NW, Suite 312, Washington DC 20036.
(202) 835-1770. Fax: (202) 835-1772.
Publishes Criminal Justice Newsletter, an independent report on issues in
criminal justice policy and administration, including both adult and
juvenile justice, law enforcement, the courts, and corrections.
PACT Institute of Justice (Prisoner and Community Together), 254 S. Morgan
Boulevard, Valparaiso, IN 46383. (219) 462-1127.
Works with a wide range of community-based justice programs in Indiana,
Illinois, and Ohio. Serves as a clearinghouse for information about
community-based justice models. Continues to promote the replication of
community-based Victim-Offender Reconciliation Programs and Mediation
Programs. Publishes VORP Network News, various education materials, a
directory of VORP programs.
Contact: John Gehm, Program Director.
The Police Foundation, Communications Office, Suite 200, 1001 22nd St., Wash-
ington DC 20037. (202) 833-1460. Fax: (202) 659-9149
Interested in police management and administration, law enforcement, and
arrest productivity; answers inquiries, sells publications.
Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program, 100 Witherspoon Street, Room 3044,
Louisville, KY 40202-1396. (502) 569-5810.
Interested in Criminal Justice and related issues including ministry with
victims and families. Provides resource materials and consultations to
churches; works for public awareness of the issues; publishes the quar-
terly newsletter, Justice Jottings.
Contact: Rev. Kathy (Young) Lancaster, Director.
Presbyterian Family Services, 2200 S. Gaines, PO Box 6008, Little Rock, AR
72216. (501) 375-3264.
Concerned about the practice of incarcerating children in adult jails and
prisons. Provides information for those working towards legislative and
administrative changes. Also provides a direct ministry through family
counseling, youth residential treatment, and family life education
programs.
Contact: Dick Freer.
Pretrial Services Resource Center, 918 F St NW, Suite 500, Washington DC
20004. (202) 638-3080.
Non-profit criminal justice consulting agency associated with the Nation-
al Association of Pretrial Services Agencies. Interested in pretrial
alternatives and alternatives to prosecution for adults. Maintains
library and data bank on US programs; provides information and technical
assistance; publishes the bimonthly newsletter The Pretrial Reporter.
Contact: Heidi L. Schornstein, Esq., Project Assistant.
Prison Project, Gay Community News, 62 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116.
Concerned with the rights of homosexual prisoners.
Prisoner's Union, 1317 Eighteenth St., San Francisco, CA 94107.
(415) 648-2880.
A group of convicts, ex-convicts, and others interested in improving
conditions of those incarcerated in California prisons. Its goals
include seeking redress for convict grievances, ending economic exploi-
tation by gaining the right to a prevailing wage of all work done in
prison, establishing a uniform and equitable sentencing procedure, and
restoring civil and human rights to convicts and ex-convicts. It pub-
lishes The California Prisoner.
Progressive Prisoners' Movement (PPM), 462 1/2 Granville St., Newark, OH
43023.
A program started by an ex-offender that seeks to break the cycle between
poverty and prison. Seeks to unite the prison population and the commu-
nity. Acts as spokesperson for prisoners on issues such as overcrowding,
low pay, unfair or inadequate legal representation, and other prison
conditions. Activity so far has been primarily in Pennsylvania, but PPM
is now expanding to Ohio.
Contacts: Carl Upchurch, Executive Director and founder.
George Williamson, First Baptist Church of Granville, Gran-
ville, OH 43023.
The Safer Society Program (Prison Research Education Action Project (PREAP)),
RR1, Shoreham Depot Rd., Box 24-B, Orwell, VT 05760-9756. (802) 897-7541.
A national project of the New York State Council of Churches to provide
educational materials which advocate prison abolition and safer, non-
repressive alternatives for victims and offenders in a prevention frame-
work. It has published several books and manuals. Their most recent
emphasis is on sex offenders and victims.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Rm 224, Dirksen Senate Office Bldg, Wash-
ington DC 20510. (202) 224-5225.
Studies federal courts and judges, civil rights and civil liberties, and
other areas. Subcommittees: Administrative Practice and Procedure;
Constitution; Courts; Criminal Law; Immigration and Refugee Policy;
Juvenile Justice; Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks; Security and
Terrorism.
The Sentencing Project, Inc. (TSP) 918 F St. NW, Suite 501, Washington DC
20004. (202) 463-8348.
Established in June 1986 to improve the quality of legal representation
at sentencing, to promote greater use of alternatives to incarceration by
defense attorneys and other professionals involved in sentencing in the
nation's courts, and to increase the public's understanding of the
sentencing process.
Contacts: Malcolm Young, Executive Director.
Marc Mauer, Assistant Director.
SOLACE, P.O. Box 92282, Atlanta, GA 30314.
An organization of murder victims' families who oppose the death penalty.
Also included are the families of those executed via capital punishment.
Contact: Camille Bell, Director.
Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons, Inc., PO Box 30065, Nashville, TN
37202. (615) 242-5131.
Works throughout the South to assist prisoners and their families, reform
the criminal justice system, establish alternatives to incarceration, and
abolish the death penalty.
Contact: Rev. Joseph B. Ingle, Director.
Special Services Center, 809 W. Madison St., Suite 602, Chicago, IL 60607.
(312) 226-7990.
Interested in reintegration of ex-offenders into the community. Provides
advisory, consulting, and reference services.
U.S. Association for Victim-Offender Mediation, PACT Institute of Justice, 254
South Morgan Boulevard, Valparaiso, IN 46383. (219) 462-1127.
Seeks to develop and implement a program of public information and
education in the field of victim-offender mediation and reconciliation
programs. Encourages networking. Assists members in developing, plan-
ning, and operating programs more effectively by developing guidelines
for program management and facilitating information exchange. Advocates
for legislation and public policies which enhance opportunities for
restorative justice and other issues.
Contact: Harriet Fagan, Assistant Program Director.
Vera Institute of Justice, 30 East 39th St., New York, NY 10016.
(212) 986-6910.
Interested in crime, juvenile justice, drug-addiction, and alternatives
to incarceration. Operates an community service (for indigent repeat
offenders) as one alternative.
Voorhis Associates, Inc., 5796 51st St., Boulder, CO 80301. (303) 530-2159.
The Washington Correctional Foundation, 3117 Hawthorn St. NW, Washington DC
20008. (202) 965-6116.
Women's Prison Project, P.O. Box 1911, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
National and International Organizations
Concerned with International Prisoners, Political Prisoners,
or Persons Wrongfully Imprisoned
Amnesty International of the USA, 304 W 58th St., New York, NY 10019.
(212) 582-4440.
Works impartially for release of prisoners of conscience provided they
have neither used nor advocated violence. Opposes torture and the death
penalty and advocates fair and prompt trials. Answers inquiries, sells
publications.
Amnesty International Campaign Against the Death Penalty, 322 8th St., New
York, NY 10001. (212) 807-8400.
Contact: Mr. M. Rose-Avila, Director.
Centurion Ministries, Princeton, NJ.
A non-profit organization whose primary mission is to vindicate and free
from prison through the judicial process those who are completely inno-
cent of the crime for which they have been wrongly convicted and impris-
oned.
Contact: Rev. Jim McCloskey.
Coalition to Support Cuban Detainees, PO Box 935, Decatur, GA 30030.
(404) 377-0701 or (404) 659-2687.
A coalition working for the fair treatment of the cuban refugees who are
being held in the Atlanta federal Penitentiary pending deportation.
Freedom Now, 59 E. Van Buren #1400, Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 663-4399.
Campaigns for amnesty and human rights for political prisoners in the
United States.
Other addresses:
1560 Broadway, Suite 807, New York, NY 10036
3543 18th Street, #17, San Francisco, CA 94110. (415) 561-9055.
International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa, PO Box 17 (Harvard
Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave.), Cambridge, MA 02138.
(617) 491-8384.
Nonprofit group that provides legal defense for political prisoners in
Southern Africa and humanitarian aid for their dependents. Answers
inquiries and makes referrals free; distributes publications, some at
cost.
International Legal Defense Counsel, 1420 Walnut St., Suite 315, Philadelphia,
PA 19102. (215) 545-2428.
Provides counsel for Americans jailed abroad, or involved with interna-
tional civil law problems. Provides inquiry and advisory services,
conducts seminars. Some services free; usual attorney fees for legal
work.
International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Box 6455, Kansas City, KS
66106. (816) 531-5774.
Defense committee for Leonard Peltier, an American Indian convicted in
1977 of killing two FBI agents on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation. He is believed to be a political prisoner being persecuted
for his involvement in Indian rights organizations. Advocates for his
freedom include Amnesty International.
International Prisoners Aid Association, c/o Dr. Badr-El-Din Ali, IPAA Exec
Dir, Dept of Sociology, Univ of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292. (502) 588-
6836.
Group of agencies and individuals in 45 countries concerned with prisoner
aid programs. Its purpose is to assist nongovernmental organizations to
serve more effectively in their efforts to prevent crime, rehabilitate
offenders, stimulate social action and legislation and disseminate world-
wide information concerning sound methods of crime control. Publishes
international directory of prisoners' aid agencies, provides advisory
services, conducts seminars. Services available to anyone involved in
offender rehabilitation.
National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, 126 West 119th St.,
New York, NY 10003. (212) 866-8600.
Interested in the nature and scope of racist and political repression.
Opposes the death penalty. Publishes newsletter, distributes publica-
tions, makes referrals, permits on-site use of materials. Most services
available only to affiliates, branches, and special projects.
Prison Reform International, NACRO, 169 Clapham Rd., London SW9 OPU, U.K.
A worldwide movement to improve prison conditions and promote construc-
tive ways of dealing with offenders.
United Nations, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch, U.N.,
Room DC II-2348, New York, NY 10017. (212) 745-4657.
Assists members states of the United Nations with respect to all matters
of crime control and criminal justice. Publishes newsletter.
National Organizations
Providing Services to Prisoners, Victims, Families, Etc.
Aid to Imprisoned Mothers, 957 Highland Ave. NE Atlanta, GA 30306.
Alderson Hospitality House, Box 579, Alderson, WV 24910.
A Catholic Worker House providing hospitality to families and loved ones
visiting prisoners at the nearby federal women's prison. Publishes a
newsletter, The Trumpet, which deals with prison issues. Lobbies against
the death penalty (home base for West Virginians Against the Death
Penalty).
Alternatives to Violence Project, Inc., 15 Rutherford Place, New York, NY
10003. (212) 477-1067.
Dedicated to teaching the non-violent techniques used by Gandhi and
Martin Luther King, Jr. Directs much of its effort towards prison
inmates. Offers conflict resolution workshops. Program started in NY
but has spread to 15 other states.
Contact: Fred Feucht, 88 Mountain Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570. (914)
796-1720.
American Catholic Correctional Chaplains' Association.
Contact: Fr. Frank T. Menei, President, 3509 Spring Garden St., Phila-
delphia, PA 19104. (215) 489-4151.
American Friends Service Committee Conflict Resolution Center, 7514 Kensington
St., Pittsburgh, PA 15221. (423) 371-1000.
AFSC's Conflict Resolution Center works with neighborhood mediation
projects and creative conflict education for children. Publishes a
quarterly newsletter and international directory on conciliation.
Contact: Paul Wahrhaftig.
American Protestant Correctional Chaplains' Association.
Provides certification and promotes institutional standards for religious
programming and chaplaincy in corrections. Provides general reference
services.
Contact: Rev. Ralph Graham, Executive Director, 5235 Greenpoint Dr.,
Stone Mountain, GA 30008.
Bill Glass Evangelistic Association, P.O. Box 1105, Cedar Hills, TX 75104.
(214) 291-7895.
Coordinates volunteers in all continental states for evangelistic week-
ends in state and federal prisons.
Books for Prisoners, c/o Left Bank Books, Box A, 92 Pike St., Seattle, WA
98101.
Provides books for prisoners.
Christian Jail Workers, P.O. Box 4009, Los Angeles, CA 90051.
(213) 974-8085.
Volunteers work with chaplains of this organization in the Southwest and
in several countries.
Citizen Advocates for Justice, Inc., 1012 Eighth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215.
(718) 499-4319.
Founded in 1978 as a direct service organization and national advocacy
center for women offenders. Helps women through a revolving bail fund, a
community work service program (alternative sentencing to volunteer hours
in a non-profit agency), and a parenting program that offers comprehen-
sive services to women and their children. Will also act as a referral
resource for male offenders. Founded by Rev. Constance M. Baugh of the
Church of Gethsemane (Presbyterian).
Contact: Mary-Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Director.
Coalition of Prison Evangelists (COPE), P.O. Box 1587, Orlando, FL 32802.
(305) 291-1500.
Coordinates volunteers in evangelistic efforts in prisons and jails.
Also has a network of volunteer staff and affiliated chaplains throughout
America. Most active in the South.
Conference of Jesuit Prison Personnel.
An organization of Jesuit priests who minister in prisons and in the
criminal justice system. Publisher of the book, "Who is the Prisoner?"
Contact: Father Anderson, St. Aloysius, 19 Eye Street NW, Washington,
D.C. 20001.
Contact Center, Inc., P.O. Box 81826 (Superior Industrial Park), Lincoln, NE
68501. (402) 462-0602.
Referral link for ex-offenders, runaways and others needing social and
human services. Provides reference services, does research, distributes
publications.
Convict Connection Service, 1626 N. Wilcox Ave., Suite 627, Hollywood, CA
90028-6273.
Prison pen pal program; matches correspondents inside and outside of
prison. Publishes "Convict Connection."
Contact: David Dunn, Correspondence Club.
COSMEP Prison Project and the Prison Writing Review, The Greenfield Review,
R.D.I. P.O. Box 80, Greenfield Center, NY 12833. (518) 584-1728.
Provides donated literary magazines and other small press publications
free on request to prison inmates. Boxes containing mini-libraries are
sent free to writing workshops being conducted inside prisons. Publishes
the newsletter, Prison Writing Review, which includes poetry by prison
writers.
The Endeavor Project, PO Box 23511, Houston, TX 77228-3511.
Endeavor is a newspaper written and produced by death row prisoners and
their families. Published by the War Resisters League four times a year.
Family and Corrections Network (FCN), P.O. Box 2013, Waynesboro, VA 22980 OR
P.O. Box 59, Batesville, VA 22924. (703) 943-3141.
Founded in 1983 as a channel for information about, and support to,
programs for families of adult offenders.
Contact: Jim Mustin, founder.
The Federal Bonding Program, Suite 803, 2000 L Street NW, Washington, DC
20036. 800-233-2258.
Will give bond coverage up to $25,000, at no cost, to any employer who
will hire any person who has been rejected for bond coverage. Ex-offend-
ers are included.
Contact: Joe Seiler, Program Director.
Fortune Society, 39 W. 19th St., New York, NY 10011. (212) 206-7070.
A group of ex-convicts and others interested in penal reform working to
create a greater public awareness of the prison system and to understand
the problems confronting inmates before, after, and during incarceration.
Publishes Fortune News, a quarterly newsletter (free to prisoners).
Friends Outside, 116 E. San Luis St., Salinas, CA 93901. (408) 758-2733.
Provides social services to inmates, their families and ex-offenders.
Their purposes are: to aid prisoners and their families in overcoming the
traumas and limitations imposed by their separation, to assist public
officials in improving prison conditions, to aid ex-offenders in making
the transition from confinement to freedom, and to develop better commu-
nity awareness of the problems caused by incarceration. Publishes a
monthly newsletter.
God Accepting the Exiled (GATE), 3871 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, CA 94611.
Provides specialized educational and support services to those who have
been traditionally exiled from the mainstream of society, particularly
the incarcerated.
Good News Jail and Prison Ministries, 1036 South Highland Street, Arlington,
VA 22204. (703) 979-2200.
Places chaplains in jails throughout the eastern and midwestern US.
Volunteers conduct Bible studies in jails and work with the chaplain in
many ministries.
Gospel Echoes Team Association, P.O. Box 555, Goshen, IN 46526.
(219) 533-0221.
Ministers in prisons throughout the United States and Canada. Offers
Bible Study Correspondence courses.
The Human Kindness Foundation (HKF), Route 1 Box 201-n, Burham, NC 27705.
Publishes materials, including a book of programs in which prisoners have
performed humanitarian service. Free of charge to prisoners and prison
workers.
Institute for Ministry to Prisoners, Billy Graham Center, Wheaton College,
Wheaton, IL 60187. (312) 260-5157.
The institute does not conduct prison ministry itself, but is a training
and resource center for Christians interested in ministering in prisons.
Maintains a library of written and audiovisual materials which is avail-
able through interlibrary loan.
International Prison Ministry, Box 63, Dallas, Texas 75221. (214) 494-2302.
A department of the American Evangelistic Association. IPM's basic
outreach is to provide spiritual help via radio broadcasts, free Bibles
and literature, and other services to all prisoners regardless of race,
sex, age or religion, who are incarcerated in institutions in the US,
Canada, other parts of the English-speaking world and Mexico. Charters
and assists national prison fellowships around the world. Publishes
Prison Evangelism Magazine.
Legal Defense Fund, 99 Hudson St., New York, NY 10013. (212) 219-1900.
An organization founded by the NAACP to provide legal assistance to those
who may have been convicted or sentenced based wholly or partly on racial
discrimination.
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, 1317 18th St., San Francisco, CA
94107.
Metanoia Ministries, Box 546, Owings Mills, MD 21117.
Publishes Prison Voices, a newsletter for prisoners. Seeks poetry and
short stories for publication.
National Association for Crime Victims Rights, Inc., P.O. Box 16161, Portland,
OR 97216-0161. (503) 252-9012 OR (800) 85-CRIME.
Maintains a data base encompassing all aspects of crime victim compensa-
tion benefits for each State; makes referrals to local HELP groups;
provides extensive case histories to news teams and national radio/TV
talk show producers.
Contact: Raymond L. Montee, Executive Director.
National Victim Center, P.O. Box 17209, 307 West 7th St., Suite 1001, Fort
Worth, TX 76102. (817) 877-3355.
Promotes efforts to assist crime victims at the local, state, and nation-
al levels. Conducts training conferences.
National Yokefellow Prison Ministry, P.O. Box 207 (112 Old Trail North)
Shamokin Dam, PA 17876. (717) 743-7832.
Serves spiritual, emotional, physical needs of prisoners and ex-offen-
ders. Publishes newsletter, provides consulting services, conducts
conferences, and workshops.
Offender Aid and Restoration of the U.S.A., Inc., Historic Albemarle County
Jail, 409 East High St., Charlottesville, VA 22901. (804) 295-6196.
Seeks to organize citizen volunteers to work one-to-one with prisoners in
local jails; to upgrade the criminal justice system by developing alter-
natives to incarceration at the local and state levels. Organizes local
OAR programs across the country. Publishes OAR News.
Parents of Adult Sex Offenders
A national support network for parents of sex offenders.
Contact: Lynn Scott, P.O. Box 460126, San Francisco, CA
(415) 826-3081.
Parents of Murdered Children (POMC), 100 East Eighth St. B-41, Cincinnati, OH
45202. (513) 721-5683.
Organization formed to assist the families and friends of murder victims
in coping with the tragedy and rebuilding their lives. Provides on-going
emotional support by phone, mail, one-on-one, or group meetings, and
through literature. Will write or phone any parent of a murdered child
and, if possible, link that parent up with others in the same vicinity.
Will help any interested parent of a murdered child to form a chapter of
POMC in his/her own community. Provides information about survivors of
homicide and their problems. Publishes the newsletter Survivors.
Contacts: Sidney Davis, President of National Board.
Nancy Ruhe, Executive Director.
Partisan Defense Committee (PDC), P.O. Box 99, Canal Street Station, New York,
NY 10013. (212) 406-4252.
A class-struggle, non-sectarian legal defense organization in accordance
with the political views of the Spartacist League. Works to abolish the
death penalty. Publishes the newsletter Class-Struggle Defense Notes.
The Pen Pal Newsletter, 1306 150th St., Hammond, IN 46237
Matches correspondents inside and outside of prison. Send self-
addressed, stamped envelope for information.
PEN Writing Awards for Prisoners, 568 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
Sponsors annual writing rewards for prisoners; categories include poetry,
fiction, non-fiction, and drama.
Prison Book Program (PBP), Red Book Store, 94 Green St., Jamaica Plain, MA
02130. (617) 522-1464.
Answers requests from prisoners around the country for books on the
struggles of Black, Latin American, Asian and Native American peoples, as
well as books on political and economic theory, women, gay liberation,
prisons, health care, and education. Relies on volunteers and community
support.
Prison Evangelism Outreach, P.O. Box 54, Ocean Springs, MI 39564.
Ministry to inmates via preaching, Bible Study, Correspondence, etc.
Contact: Rev. Sid Taylor.
Prison Fellowship Ministries (PFM), P.O. Box 17500, Washington DC 20041.
(703) 478-0100.
Started in 1976 by Chuck Colson. Assists churches in ministry with
prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families. Ministry (in and out of
prison) is conducted by volunteers who are from local churches but
trained and assisted by PFM staff. Publishes the newsletter, Impact.
Administers a pen pal program between correspondents inside and outside
of prison.
Prison Match, 2121 Russell St., Berkeley, CA 94705.
Conducts programs for children and inmate parents.
Prison Pen Pals, P.O. Box 1217, Cincinnati, OH 45201.
Matches correspondents inside and outside of prison. Also provides lists
of local assistance organizations.
Contact: Lou Torok
Prisoner Visitation and Support Program, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA
19102. (215) 241-7117 or 355-5854.
An ecumenically supported ministry (sponsored by 33 national religious
bodies and socially-concerned agencies) for prisoners in federal and
military prisons; seeks to meet the needs of prisoners through an alter-
native ministry which is separate from official prison structures.
Volunteers are carefully chosen to visit prisoners. They do not impose a
particular philosophy or religion on prisoners, but accept prisoners as
they are and try to support their self-growth.
Contact: Eric Corson, PVS Program Secretary.
Prisoners Bible Institute, P.O. Box 2940, Dallas, TX 75221.
Publishes Bible Study materials for prisoners.
PTL Prison Ministries, PTL Television Network, Charlotte, NC 28279.
(704) 542-6000.
Volunteer coordinators in many states visit prisoners and conduct evange-
listic services.
Rock of Ages Prison Ministry, Inc., Route 8, Box 482, Cleveland, TN 37311.
(615) 479-3243.
Contact: Ed Ballow, director.
The Salvation Army, Correctional Services, 1424 N.E. Expressway, Atlanta, GA
30329.
Ministers to prisoners. Offers Bible Correspondence course to prisoners.
Very Special Persons (VSP) PO Box 2344, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206.
A support organization to help the families of inmates. Publishes a
monthly newsletter for relatives on prisoners; distributes brochures
offering tips on survival. Affiliated with CURE.
Contact: Shirley Maynard, Founder. 639-1445.
Voices for Incarcerated Veterans, 8609 Lyndale Ave. S., Suite 105D, Blooming-
ton, MN 55420. (612) 881-1754
Contact: Kathleen Crawley Stutz, President.
(612) 892-1342 or (612) 881-1754
Volunteers of America (VOA), 1813 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, LA 70002.
(504) 837-2652.
A national Christian human services organization founded in 1896 to
provide material and spiritual assistance to those in need. VOA provides
residential pre-release centers for vocational training, counseling and
job placement to adult offenders and provides material aid and counseling
for families of prison inmates.
Women's Prison Association and Home, 110 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003.
(212) 674-1163.
The association provides temporary shelter and individualized treatment
for women and girls who have been in trouble with the law. The group
maintains an interest in prison conditions and in legislation regarding
women offenders.
World Prison Poetry Center, 245 Whalley Ave., New Haven, CT 06511.
Publishes the bimonthly magazine Sentences, a magazine of prison poetry.
Seeks poetry manuscripts in English or Spanish.
Yokefellows International Prison Ministry, 1200 Almond Street, Williamsport,
PA 17701. (717) 326-6868.
Index
Accreditation
Commission on Accreditation for Corrections 3
AIDS
National Prison Project 19
National Task Force on Prostitution 20
Alcoholism
National Institute of Judicial Dynamics 18
Alternatives
Citizen Advocates for Justice, Inc. 27
Edna Clark Foundation Program for Justice 13
Foundation National Prison Project 19
Interfaith Conciliation Center 14
Justice Fellowship 15
Mennonite Central Committee 15
National Community Service Sentencing Association 17
National Council on Crime & Delinquency 9
National Institute for Sentencing Alternatives 10
National Moratorium on Prison Construction 18
Offender Aid and Restoration 30
PACT 20
Pretrial Services Resource Center 21
Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons 23
The National Center on Institutions and Alternatives 16
The Safer Society Program 22
The Sentencing Project 22
Vera Insitute of Justice 23
American Indians
American Indians and the Death Penalty 11
International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee 25
National Peoples of Color Task Force on Criminal Justice 19
Bail Bonds
Citizen Advocates for Justice 27
The Federal Bonding Program 28
Bible Study
Gospel Echoes Team Association 29
Prisoners Bible Institute 32
The Salvation Army 32
Books for Prisoners
Books for Prisoners 27
Prison Book Program 31
Chaplains
American Catholic Corrections Chaplains Association 26
American Protestant Correctional Chaplains' Association 26
National Interreligious Task Force 18
Children
Aid to Imprisoned Mothers 26
American Friends Service Committee Conflict Resolution Center 26
Children's Defense Fund 12
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children 30
National Center for Juvenile Justice 9
Presbyterian Family Services 21
Church Affiliated
American Friends Service Committee 11
Citizen Advocates for Justice, Inc. 27
Conference of Jesuit Prison Personnel. 27
Interfaith Conciliation Center 14
Mennonite Central Committee 15
National Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministers 17
National Interreligious Task Force 18
National Moratorium on Prison Construction 18
Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program 21
Presbyterian Family Services 21
The Safer Society Program 22
The Salvation Army 32
Volunteers of America 33
Conflict Resolution
Alternatives to Violence Project 26
American Friends Service Committee Conflict Resolution Center 26
Genesee Ecumenical Ministries 14
Interfaith Conciliation Center 14
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change 15
National Interreligious Task Force 18
Corrections
American Catholic Correctional Chaplains' Association. 26
American Correctional Association 3
American Protestant Correctional Chaplains' Association 26
Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11
Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections 7
Commission on Accreditation for Corrections 3
Correctional Education Association 3
Correctional Industries Association 3
Family and Corrections Network 28
Federal Bureau of Prisons 4
John Howard Association 15
National Association of Juvenile Correctional Agencies 4
National Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit 16
National Center for Innovation in Corrections 8
National Commission on Correctional Health Care 5
National Institute of Corrections 5
The Washington Correctional Foundation 23
Courts
Administrative Office of U.S. Courts 3
Institute for Court Management 4
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges 5
Death Penalty
Alderson Hospitality House 26
American Engineering Company 4
American Indians and the Death Penalty 11
Amnesty International Campaign Against the Death Penalty 24
Amnesty International of the USA 24
Capital Punishment Project 12
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12
Clearinghouse on Criminal Justice 12
Criminologists for Abolition of the Death Penalty 13
Fellowship of Reconciliation 14
National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression 25
National Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministers 17
National Execution Alert Network 18
National Interreligious Task Force 18
Partisan Defense Committee 31
SOLACE 22
Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons 23
The Endeavor Project 28
The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty 17
Defense
International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa 24
International Legal Defense Counsel 25
International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee 25
Legal Defense Fund 30
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 4
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women 16
Partisan Defense Committee 31
Domestic Violence
The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence 12
Drugs
National Criminal Justice Reference Service 9
National Network of Youth Advisory Boards 19
The National Drug Strategy Network 17
Vera Insitute of Justice 23
Economics
Correctional Economic Center 12
Partisan Defense Committee 31
Progressive Prisoners' Movement 22
Education
Correctional Education Association 3
Employment
Criminal Justice Center 3
Ethics
The Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics 8
Ex-offenders
Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11
Contact Center 27
Fortune Society 28
Prison Fellowship 32
Prisoner's Union 21
Volunteers of America 33
Families
Aid to Imprisoned Mothers 26
Alderson Hospitality House 26
Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11
Citizen Advocates for Justice, Inc. 27
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12
Family and Corrections Network 28
Friends Outside 29
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children 30
Parents of Adult Sex Offenders 30
Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program 21
Presbyterian Family Services 21
Prison Fellowship 32
Prison Match 32
Very Special Persons 33
Volunteers of America 33
Homosexuality
Prison Project 21
Hospitality House
Alderson Hospitality House 26
Human Rights
Freedom Now 24
Industries
Correctional Industries Association 3
International Prisoners
Amnesty International of the USA 24
International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa 24
International Legal Defense Counsel 25
Jail
American Jail Association 11
Christian Jail Workers 27
National Coalition for Jail Reform 17
Offender Aid and Restoration 30
Judicial system
Administrative Office of U.S. Courts 3
House Committee on the Judiciary 14
Senate Committee on the Judiciary 22
Juvenile Justice
National Association of Juvenile Correctional Agencies 4
National Center for Juvenile Justice 9
National Center for Youth Law 16
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges 5
National Network of Youth Advisory Boards 19
Vera Insitute of Justice 23
Youth Policy Institute 10
Law enforcement 20
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement 11
International Association of Chiefs of Police 4
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change 15
National Council on Crime & Delinquency 9
National Criminal Justice Reference Service 9
National Sheriffs' Association 6
National United Law Enforcement Officiers Association 6
Police Executive Research Forum 10
The Police Foundation 20
Legal/Litigation
American Indians and the Death Penalty 11
Centurion Ministries 24
Edna Clark Foundation Program for Justice 13
Foundation National Prison Project 19
International Legal Defense Counsel 25
Legal Defense Fund 30
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children 30
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 4
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women 16
National Legal Aid & Defender Association 5
Partisan Defense Committee 31
The National Center on Institutions and Alternatives 16
The Sentencing Project, Inc. 22
Legislation
American Friends Service Committee 11
American Society of Criminology 7
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12
House Committee on the Judiciary 14
Justice Fellowship 15
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 4
National Community Service Sentencing Association 17
National Organization for Victim Assistance 19
Senate Committee on the Judiciary 22
The Sentencing Project 22
Women's Prison Association and Home 33
Local
National Association of Counties 16
Mediation
American Friends Service Committee Conflict Resolution Center 26
Justice Fellowship 15
PACT 20
U.S. Association for Victim-Offender Mediation 23
Medical
National Commission on Correctional Health Care 5
Mentally Ill
Center for Studies of Antisocial and Violent Behavior 7
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 15
Newspaper Article Collection
Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11
Overcrowding
Center for Criminal Justice Research 7
Center for Effective Public Policy 12
Edna Clark Foundation Program for Justice 13
Pen Pals
Convict Connection Service 28
Prison Fellowship Ministries 32
Prison Pen Pals 32
The Pen Pal Newsletter 31
Political Prisoners
Amnesty International of the USA 24
Coalition to Support Cuban Detainees 24
Freedom Now 24
International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa 24
International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee 25
National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression 25
Pretrial
National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies 5
Pretrial Services Resource Center 21
Prevention
American Society of Criminology 7
Eisenhower Foundation 13
Institute of Criminal Justice Studies 8
Interfaith Conciliation Center 14
International Prisoners Aid Association 25
John Howard Association 15
National Association of Juvenile Correctional Agencies 4
National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape 9
National Council on Crime & Delinquency 9
National Crime Prevention Institute Information Center 10
The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence 12
The Safer Society Program 22
United Nations 25
Prison Ministry
Conference of Jesuit Prison Personnel 27
Criminal Justice Ministry 13
Good News Jail and Prison Ministries 29
Gospel Echoes Team Association 29
Institute for Ministry to Prisoners 29
International Prison Ministry 29
National Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministers 17
National Yokefellow Prison Ministry 30
Prison Evangelism Outreach 31
Prison Fellowship 32
Prisoner Visitation and Support Program 32
Rock of Ages Prison Ministry, Inc. 32
The Salvation Army 32
Prisoner's Rights
American Friends Service Committee 11
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12
End the Marion Lockdown 13
Foundation National Prison Project 19
Prison Project 21
Prisoner's Union 21
Progressive Prisoners' Movement 22
Prostitution
National Task Force on Prostitution 20
Public Awareness
American Friends Service Committee 11
Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11
Center for Community and Social Concerns 12
Criminal Justice Ministry 13
Fortune Society 27, 28
Foundation National Prison Project 19
Friends Outside 29
International Prisoners Aid Association 25
Mennonite Central Committee 15
National Council on Crime & Delinquency 9
National Institute of Victimology 18
National Interreligious Task Force 18
National Moratorium on Prison Construction 18
National Organization for Victim Assistance 19
Progressive Prisoners' Movement 22
The Sentencing Project, Inc. 22
U.S. Association for Victim-Offender Mediation 23
Publications
Alternative Sentences 17
American Jails 11
Augustus 16
Class-Struggle Defense Notes 31
Convict Connection 28
Corrections Today 3
Crime & Delinquency 9
Criminal Justice Ethics 8
Criminal Justice Newsletter 20
Criminology 7
Endeavor 28
Fellowship 14
Fortune News 28
Impact 32
Jail and Prisoner Law Bulletin 11
Jericho 18
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 9
Justice Jottings 21
Justicia 14
JUSTnews 18
Lifelines 17
Network 15
NOVA Newsletter 19
OAR News 30
Prison Evangelism Magazine 29
Prison Voices 30
Prison Writing Review 28
Survivors 31
The Angolite 11
The California Prisoner 21
The Criminologist 7
The Justice Report 15
The National Prison Project Journal 19
The NELS Monthly Bulletin 3
The Pretrial Reporter 21
The Trumpet 26
Update 15
Victimology 18
VORP Network News 20
Who is the Prisoner 27
Racial
Legal Defense Fund 30
National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression 25
National Peoples of Color Task Force on Criminal Justice 19
Partisan Defense Committee 31
Reform
American Friends Service Committee 11
Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12
Crime and Justice Foundation 13
Edna Clark Foundation Program for Justice 13
Fellowship of Reconciliation 14
Fortune Society 28
Foundation National Prison Project 19
John Howard Association 15
Justice Fellowship 15
National Coalition for Jail Reform 17
National Interreligious Task Force 18
Prison Reform International 25
Prisoner's Union 21
Progressive Prisoners' Movement 22
Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons 23
Refugees
Coalition to Support Cuban Detainees 24
House Committee on the Judiciary 14
Senate Committee on the Judiciary 22
Rehabilitation
International Prisoners Aid Association 25
Sentencing
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 4
National Institute for Sentencing Alternatives 10
Prisoner's Union 21
The Sentencing Project 22
Sexual Offenders
Parents of Adult Sex Offenders 30
The Safer Society Program 22
Sexual Violence
National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape 9
The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence 12
The Safer Society Program 22
South Africa
International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa 24
Standards
American Correctional Association 3
American Protestant Correctional Chaplains' Association 26
Commission on Accreditation for Corrections 3
Statistics
Criminal Justice Statistics Association 8
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data 8
National Criminal Justice Reference Service 9
National Institute of Corrections 5
National Victims Resource Center 20
SEARCH Group Inc. 6
Veterans
Voices for Incarcerated Veterans 33
Victims
Genesee Ecumenical Ministries 14
Justice Fellowship 15
Mennonite Central Committee 15
National Association for Crime Victims Rights 30
National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape 9
National District Attorneys Association 5
National Institute of Victimology 18
National Organization for Victim Assistance 19
National Victim Center 30
National Victims Resource Center 20
PACT Institute of Justice 20
Parents of Murdered Children 31
Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program 21
SOLACE 22
The Safer Society Program 22
Visitors
Alderson Hospitality House 26
Volunteers
Bill Glass Evangelistic Association 26
Center for Community and Social Concerns 12
Coalition of Prison Evangelists 27
Good News Jail and Prison Ministries 29
International Association of Justice Volunteerism 14
John Howard Association 15
Offender Aid and Restoration 30
Prison Book Program 31
Prison Fellowship Ministries 32
Prisoner Visitation and Support Program, 32
PTL Prison Ministries 32
Volunteers of America 33
Witnesses
National Institute of Victimology 18
National Organization for Victim Assistance 19
Women
Aid to Imprisoned Mothers 26
Citizen Advocates for Justice, Inc. 27
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12
National Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit 16
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women 16
National Newtork of Women in Prison. 19
National Task Force on Prostitution 20
Women's Prison Association and Home 33
Women's Prison Project 23
Writing
COSMEP Prison Project and the Prison Writing Review 28
Metanoia Ministries 30
PEN Writing Awards for Prisoners 31
World Prison Poetry Center 33