Issue 4, January 2008
Prison Resources
Legal Aid
Univ of Illinois College of Law
332 Law Bldg. m/c 594
504 East Pennsylvania AV
Campaign, IL 61820
Prisoner Rights Research Project
Students provide backup legal
assistance for prisoners nationwide.
Cannot give advice or represent
prisoners and can only
answer specific questions
Website: http://www.law.uchicago.edu/mandel/
Pen Pals
LostVault
P.O. Box 261
Washburn, TN 37888
Lost Vault is dedicated to creating
and maintaining a place for inmates
to locate free pen pals via
internet.
http://www.lostvault.com/
Free if ad is posted by a friend or
relative via internet. $5 charge if
ad sent to LostVault via regular
mail.
Fortune Society
53 W. 23rd ST
New York, NY 10010
Publishes Fortune News in
which former prisoners
and advocates discuss personal
experiences within
the criminal justice system.
Published three times a
year and is free to inmates..
Website: http://www.fortunesociety.org/
National Lawyers Guild
143 Madison AV
4th Floor
New York, NY
Provides a free self help kit
for prisoners who are defending
themselves or in assisting
others. The kit explains how
to deal with most legal matters
while imprisoned.
Website: http://www.nlg.org/
BOOKS
Books through Bars
4722 Baltimore AV
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Free books and educational
material to PA, NJ, MD, DE,
NY, VA, WV. Give topic, not
specific titles –Be patient, will
take 3 months
Website: http://www.booksthroughbars.org/programs
Appalachian Prison Book
Project
P.O. Box 601
Morgantown, WV 26507-060
Grassroots organization, free
books to prisoners in WV, OH,
TN, MD, VA & KY
Contact: appalachianpbp@gmail.com
Book to Prisoners
c/o Left Bank Books
92 Pike St Box A
Seattle, WA 98101
All volunteer org sends
books throughout the US
Website: http://www.bookstoprisoners.net/
“Prison Resources” is a new section of the Prison Journal.
Please provide feedback on the above organizations.
Suggestions for additional resources are appreciated.
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