Prison Resources
Cons
Helping Cons: is an "online support community
for anyone who has left prison, jail, penitentiary, correctional
facility, halfway house, or anyone dealing with the aftermath
of a criminal past or criminal record."
Massachusetts
Statewide Harm Reduction Coalition (SHaRC) - A grassroots
organization which opposes all new jail/prison construction and/or
expansion.
PrisonPlace.com
is a "place for families and friends on the outside, created
to be an online community that is specifically designed for families
and friends of inmates; inmates; themselves and anyone looking
for information, news, and support regarding prisons or prison
related issues. Also features blogs and forums.
 Incarcerated Veterans Information and Resources
Page; from FedCURE,
Jul 06
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.
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
State by State Corrections Statistics;
from The National
Institute of Corrections
Prison
Talk Online - New periodical covering all aspects
of an inmate's life, including ReEntry Assistance.
Prison
Legal News - Community and forum for inmates, family,
and friends. Prison Talk Online topics include prisoner support,
prison activism, sentencing reform, and the criminal justice
system.
IF YOU KNOW OF A FEDERAL INMATE SUFFERING MEDICAL NEGELECT:
Federal CURE (FedCURE) has BOP executive staff designated
as liaisons to handle inmate medical issues. You can contact
them at: Medical@FedCURE.org
or go to: www.fedcure.org/contactmedicalagreement.shtml
for more information.
Understanding
Prison Health Care: Fostering competence and compassion in
treating prisoners
BOP
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions from The U.S. Bureau of Prisons
History of the Federal Parole System from
the US Department of Justice, May 2003. Prepared by Peter B.
Hoffman, PhD, Parole Commission consultant. Parole of federal
prisoners began after enactment of legislation on June 25, 1910.
There were three federal penitentiaries and parole was granted
by a parole board at each institution. Read More.
Prison Websites
Federal Bureau
of Prisons The Bureau of Prisons maintains a website. They
use an interesting web technology that doesn't allow an easily
replicated, customary link to webpages of interest. To find information
you will have to use their search engine. Common search requests
are for visitation rules, what you are allowed to mail, how to
file a Freedom of Information Act, rules on medical care, etc.
Use the search engine, if it is prison policy, they have a program
statement. Use the phrase: Program Statement when you search.
A list will come up and you should be able to find what you need.
Federal Prison
Industries (UNICOR)
State Prison and Prison Industry sites:
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