Resources For Children & Families

Wings For L.I.F.E. Ministries -- Discussion, Mentoring, Empowerment, and Support for Inmate Family Members & Former Inmates

Campaign For Youth Justice works to keep juveniles out of the adult criminla justice system.

Legal Services for Prisoners with Children. LSPC advocates for the human rights and empowerment of incarcerated parents, children, family members and people at risk for incarceration.

Addict in the Family - by Dr. Andrew Byrne. This book helps love one's and friends to understand the plight, the needs and how to treat an addict.

Family and Corrections Network (FCN) is for and about families of prisoners. FCN offers information, training and technical assistance on children of prisoners, parenting programs for prisoners, prison visiting, and incarcerated fathers and mothers.

Children of Substance - Resources for the families of drug overdose victims.

Angel Tree - provides Christmas gifts for children who have a parent in prison.

Books for parents, caregivers and professionals to read with children of prisoners: a list of titles and publishers can be found at www.fcnetwork.org/kids-books.html

Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders

Miscellaneous Resources

Incarcerated Veterans Information and Resources Page; from FedCURE, Jul 06

For our Spanish Speaking Readers: The 'Zapp Manual' -- Manual De Pautas: Sentencias Y Leyes Federales De Narcotrafico Y Lavado De Dinero, by David Zapp & Sara Garcia-Rangel

The Re-Entry Policy Council has a resource, Parole Status: State by State, compiled from The Association of Paroling Authorities International, Parole Board Survey 2002

Organizations
(working on various aspects of criminal justice reform)

Mothers against Arpaio is a group formed by mothers and women whose loved ones have been abused or neglected by Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the infamous "Toughest Sheriff in America" of Maricopa County, Arizona.

Holler to the Hood is a multi-media project designed to work for positive social change with people in economically depressed communities. E-Mail: h2h@appalshop.org

Prison Talk OnLine - A Prisoner Family Support, Information & Assistance Community Online, featuring forums on a wide variety of prison related issues. Find others in your area to organize, educate, or just lend support to each other.

The Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR) has been resurrected to return dignity to school children, responsibility to families and credibility to law enforcement.

Arizona Coalition for Effective Government. To inform and educate people on prison and sentencing reform, assist people who are in prison to become productive citizens of the community and help keep their families together.

Coalition for Federal Sentencing Reform

CURE - Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants

European Human Rights Centre (EHRC)

FEAR (Forfeiture Endangers American Rights)

The Fully Informed Jury Association

Human Rights 95 - Publishers of the book "Shattered Lives: Atrocities of the War on Drugs"

Human Rights Watch

Illicit Drug Policies: Selected Laws from the 50 States

Voting Rights for Ex-Convicts

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