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Alcatraz
Alcatraz After Dark, Alcatraz Cam, Alcatraz History, Alcatraz Island, Alcatraz Island: Memoirs of a Rock Doc, Alcatraz Photographic Tour, Alcatraz Prison Launch "Warden Johnston", AlcatrazHistory.com, Escapes from Alcatraz, FBI Freedom of Information Act: Alcatraz Escape
Directories
360 Informative Web Links, Critical Resistance NYC: Links, FindLaw: Prisoner Rights & Resources, Jay's Leftist and Progressive Internet Resour, Prison Activist Resource Center: Prison Labor, Prison Information Links, Prison Links Directory, Prison Policy Initiative Visitor Links, prisonjustice.ca: Activist Links, PrisonReform.org
Inmate Writers and Journals
A Prisoner's Dictionary, A Smuggler's Tales From Jails, Cell Door Magazine, CellPals Prison Newsletter, Grey Foss and The Art of Prison, House of the Dead, Incarcerated Art, Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, Lamp of Hope Project, Prison Art of Anthony Papa
Juvenile
Bajito Onda Foundation, California Youth Authority, Crossroads Wilderness Institute, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Oregon Youth Authority, Prince George Youth Custody Center, Texas Youth Commission, The Custody of Indigenous Youth and Young Men, A R, Utah Division of Youth Corrections
Rehabilitation Programs
Christian Jail Ministry, CrimeReduction.gov.uk: Working with Offenders, Criminon Inc., European Offender Employment Forum, Human Kindness Foundation, National Curriculum and Training Institute, Prisoners Education Trust, Rosebud Foundation, Surviving The System, The Cognitive Centre Foundation
A Prisoner's Dictionary
A dictionary of prison slang.
American Community Corrections Institute
ACCI produces cognitive restructuring and lifeskills workbooks for youth and adults in corrections and probation settings.
Automatic Cigarette Lighter
The Automatic Cigarette Lighter was designed for use in maximum-security correctional facilities where access to lighters and matches is prohibited for safety purposes.
California's Crowded Prisons
Article and statistics on the problems generated by overcrowding in California Department of Corrections facilities.
Canadian Federal Inmates
Offers assistance, information to Canadian Federal Inmates' and their family members.
Citizens For Effective Justice (CFEJ)
Working towards a solution which would reduce crime and prison overcrowding.
Correctional News
News and ideas related to the design, construction, management, and operation of prisons.
Corrections Drug Testing
Drug testing product information.
Corrections USA
Not for profit corporation run by and for Correctional Officers. Issues, calendar and membership information.
David Ferleger - ADA and Prisons
Selected cases on issue of applicability of Americans With Disabilities Act to prisons.
Escapes and Disturbances
Media excerpts about prison/jail escapes and disturbances.
Federal Prison - A Survival Guide
Practical advice to ease the uncertainty, depression and pain of family members and the person destined to spend time in a Federal Prison.
Friends and Family of Prisoners
This is a place for anyone who is in some way connected to a prisoner, through friendship, love and/or family ties.
Human Rights Watch: No Escape - Male Rape in U.S.
Report claiming that state authorities are responsible for widespread prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse in U.S. men's prisons. Video clips, prisoner statements, and case histories.
Human Rights Watch: Prison Conditions and the Trea
Information on prison conditions around the world, international human rights standards applicable to prisoners.
Human Writes
Non-profit organization finds penpals for people on death row.
Mother's Day in Prison
An article from 1997 from the San Francisco Bay Guardian about celebrating Mother's Day in prisons.
MyInmateMail
Prison Pen Pal and Ministry
Nancy Moran - Independent Prisoner Advocate
Promotes the well being of prisoners in Maryland and, to a limited extent, those released from prison.
National Corrections Corporation
Company provides correctional facility designs, products and financing services.
New York Correction History Society
Articles and photos about history of state correctional services, including probation, parole, juvenile justice, incarceration alternatives, community correction, restorative justice.
North Carolina Division of Prisons
Information about the prison system and its programs.
Prison Legal News
Reports on court decisions affecting prisoners and contains information designed to help prisoners vindicate their rights in the judicial system.
Prisoners and Punishment
Prisoners and Punishment, from your About.com Guide
Sentencing Scoresheet Compliance Report
This report details the compliance of each Florida judicial circuit in submitting sentencing scoresheets for offenders convicted of felonies between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999.
Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prison
Complete text of the United Nations treaty.
Tattoos: Recognition and Interpretation
Tattoo recognition and interpretation is a valuable tool when dealing with state prison parolees.
The Prison Reform Trust
Aims to create a just, humane, and effective penal system. Research, publications, current projects, and event information.