Browse all the Lawforwa Resources on Prisons and Prisoners

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Society and Culture
http://www.prisonlegalnews.org/links/6link.htm#pen
Source: Prison Legal News

Contact information for prison pen pals, prison art, and prison ministries
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• How do I get a pen pal?
• How do I get/show prison art?
• How do I contact a prison ministry?

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
http://www.clasp.org
Source: Center for Law and Social Policy

The website of the Center for Law and Social Policy which includes a variety of publications on topics such as Childbearing and Pregnancy Prevention, Child Care and Early Education, Child Support and Fathers, Child Welfare, Civil Legal Assistance, Couples and Marriage Policy, Disconnected Youth, Postsecondary Education and Training, Prisoner Re-entry, Project for the Future of Equal Justice, Welfare Policy, Work-Life and Workforce Development and Transitional Jobs.
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• Where can I find reports and analysis on Childbearing and Pregnancy Prevention?
• Where can I find reports and analysis on Child Care and Early Education?
• Where can I find reports and analysis on Child Support and Fathers?
• Where can I find reports and analysis on Child Welfare?
• Where can I find reports and analysis on Civil Legal Assistance?
• Where can I find reports and analysis on Couples and Marriage Policy?
• Where can I find reports and analysis on Disconnected Youth?
• Where can I find reports and analysis on Postsecondary Education and Training?
• Where can I find reports and analysis on Prisoner Re-entry?
• Where can I find reports and analysis on Project for the Future of Equal Justice?
• Where can I find reports and analysis on Welfare Policy?
• Where can I find reports and analysis on Work-Life and Workforce Development and Transitional Jobs?

Seeking Help from the American Civil Liberties Union
http://www.aclu-wa.org/
Source: American Civil Liberties Union of Washington

Information regarding assistance services provided by the American Civil Liberties Union and how to access those services.
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• To whom can I report a violations of my rights?
• Who can help me if I've been wrongly treated by the police?

Not Part of My Sentence: Violations of the Human Rights of Women in Custody
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGAMR5100119
Source: Amnesty International

Information regarding the rights of women in custody and how the USA differs from others countries regarding procedures for the treatment of women. Includes information on international standards, mothers behind bars, the impact of the war on drugs, discrimination, sexual abuse, standards relating to male staff, responses to complaints of sexual abuse, retaliation, restraints, the adequacy of health care, super-maximum security facilities, and recommendations.
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• What rights do women prisoner's have?
• What happens if these rights are violated?

Transition from Prison to the Community
http://www.nicic.org/Resources/DocumentDetails.asp
Source: United States Department of Justice

Information on the NIC's Transition from Prison to the Community Initiative (TPCI), which is intended to help states improve their transition processes, thereby increasing public safety, reducing recidivism and new victimization, and making better use of resources in correctional facilities and communities.
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• What is the transfer to community initiatives program?