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| SUGGESTED LINKS |
PRISON PACKAGES
This is the one exception we make in not placing for-profit site web links on Gay
Prisoners USA. This is our thinking in putting this link here. Unless an inmate has a job
in prison for which he is paid a "pittance" by freeworld standards, he is sorta up the
creek without a paddle to buy things at the prison commissary -- simple things we
wouldn't give a thought about when putting the item in the basket for checkout. This
company has agreements with most Departments of Corrections to send items to
inmates items
you and I would
not be allowed
to send to an
inmate. The
company's bill of are includes canned food, snacks, clothing, some electronics, etc.
The items are shipped by private carrier, and not the U.S. Postal Service, to the inmate.
That way you can mostly be assured the inmate receives what you sent.
National Legal Aid And Defender Association
NLADA is the nation's leading advocate for front-line attorneys and other equal justice
professionals - those who make a difference in the lives of low-income clients and their
families and communities. Representing legal aid and defender programs, as well as
individual advocates, NLADA is proud to be the oldest and largest national, nonprofit
membership association devoting 100 percent of its resources to serving the broad
equal justice community.
NLADA serves the equal justice community in two major ways: providing first-rate
products and services and as a leading national voice in public policy and legislative
debates on the many issues affecting the equal justice community. We also serve as a
resource for those seeking more information on equal justice in the United States. If you
don't find what you are looking for here, feel free to contact us directly .
NLADA is the nation's leading advocate for front-line attorneys and other equal justice
professionals - those who make a difference in the lives of low-income clients and their
families and communities. Representing legal aid and defender programs, as well as
individual advocates, NLADA is proud to be the oldest and largest national, nonprofit
membership association devoting 100 percent of its resources to serving the broad
equal justice community.
NLADA serves the equal justice community in two major ways: providing first-rate
products and services and as a leading national voice in public policy and legislative
debates on the many issues affecting the equal justice community. We also serve as a
resource for those seeking more information on equal justice in the United States. If you
don't find what you are looking for here, feel free to contact us directly .
CENTERFORCE
The Centerforce mission is to strengthen individuals and families affected by
incarceration through a comprehensive system of education and support.
Centerforce provides services for prisoners, ex-prisoners, and family members of
prisoners through direct services, its annual conference and, through consultation and
training for government agencies, community-based organizations and correctional
facilities across the country and internationally. Direct services for clients are provided
by our four Service Areas: Children and Families Services, Transitional Services,
Prisoner Service, and Informational Services.
The Centerforce mission is to strengthen individuals and families affected by
incarceration through a comprehensive system of education and support.
Centerforce provides services for prisoners, ex-prisoners, and family members of
prisoners through direct services, its annual conference and, through consultation and
training for government agencies, community-based organizations and correctional
facilities across the country and internationally. Direct services for clients are provided
by our four Service Areas: Children and Families Services, Transitional Services,
Prisoner Service, and Informational Services.
PRISON BOOK PROGRAM
What is the Prison Book Program?
We are a grassroots organization that exists for one purpose - to send free books to
prisoners. We've been doing it since 1972.
Why send free books to prisoners?
Books are crucial to the political, spiritual and
educational development of all people.
Ray Champagne, a prisoner in Shirley, MA
says "I believe that books (education) are the ONLY
vehicle to change whether in or out of prison. I would be lost without books and folks to
send them." Click here to read Ray's take on why books are so important to prisoners.
Education is the only tool that has proved useful in preventing people from returning to
the prison system after their release. Prison educational programs have been
drastically cut and most prisoners cannot afford to buy their own books. Most prisons
do not allow family and friends to send books into prisons; they must come from a
bookstore or publisher. That's where we step in to help. (We are affiliated with the Lucy
Parsons Bookstore.)
What is the Prison Book Program?
We are a grassroots organization that exists for one purpose - to send free books to
prisoners. We've been doing it since 1972.
Why send free books to prisoners?
Books are crucial to the political, spiritual and
educational development of all people.
Ray Champagne, a prisoner in Shirley, MA
says "I believe that books (education) are the ONLY
vehicle to change whether in or out of prison. I would be lost without books and folks to
send them." Click here to read Ray's take on why books are so important to prisoners.
Education is the only tool that has proved useful in preventing people from returning to
the prison system after their release. Prison educational programs have been
drastically cut and most prisoners cannot afford to buy their own books. Most prisons
do not allow family and friends to send books into prisons; they must come from a
bookstore or publisher. That's where we step in to help. (We are affiliated with the Lucy
Parsons Bookstore.)
STOP PRISON RAPE
Prisoner rape – and the failure of the government to address it – represents one of the
most egregious human rights violations in the U.S. today. With little institutional
protection or recourse, victims have been left beaten and bloodied, they have suffered
long-term psychological harm, they have been impregnated against their will, and they
have contracted HIV.
A national 501(c)(3) human rights organization, Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) seeks to
end sexual violence against men, women, and youth in all forms of detention. SPR has
three goals for its work: to push for policies that ensure institutional accountability, to
change society’s attitudes toward prisoner rape, and to promote access to resources
for survivors of sexual assault behind bars.
Although rape behind bars violates international, federal, and state laws, many
institutions remain indifferent to the problem. Simple prevention measures are rarely
taken, and reports of rape are often ignored. In the worst facilities, victims are
repeatedly denied help and even retaliated against while perpetrators act with impunity.
SPR pushes for sound laws and policies that hold detention officials accountable for
maintaining safe facilities and respecting basic human rights. By bringing together
lawmakers, activists, survivors, and their loved ones, SPR sparks local reform and
nationwide change.
Prisoner rape – and the failure of the government to address it – represents one of the
most egregious human rights violations in the U.S. today. With little institutional
protection or recourse, victims have been left beaten and bloodied, they have suffered
long-term psychological harm, they have been impregnated against their will, and they
have contracted HIV.
A national 501(c)(3) human rights organization, Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) seeks to
end sexual violence against men, women, and youth in all forms of detention. SPR has
three goals for its work: to push for policies that ensure institutional accountability, to
change society’s attitudes toward prisoner rape, and to promote access to resources
for survivors of sexual assault behind bars.
Although rape behind bars violates international, federal, and state laws, many
institutions remain indifferent to the problem. Simple prevention measures are rarely
taken, and reports of rape are often ignored. In the worst facilities, victims are
repeatedly denied help and even retaliated against while perpetrators act with impunity.
SPR pushes for sound laws and policies that hold detention officials accountable for
maintaining safe facilities and respecting basic human rights. By bringing together
lawmakers, activists, survivors, and their loved ones, SPR sparks local reform and
nationwide change.