Eric Remerowski's Blog

http://saintsinside.blogspot.com

Shannon Ross's Blog

http://theinnervoice84.wordpress.com

Michael Santos' Daily Journal

http://michaelsantos.net/category/prison-journal/

Angel Tree: Provides Christmas gifts for children of prisoners

http://www.angeltree.org/site_hmpg.asp

Family & Corrections Network

http://www.fcnetwork.org/

National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated

http://fcnetwork.org/

Amachi - People of Faith Mentoring Children of Promise

http://www.amachimentoring.org/

Assisting Families of Prisoners, Inc –  Virginia

http://www.afoi.org/

Project Vote Smart – non-partisan Representative (and other voting) information clearinghouse

http://www.votesmart.org/index.htm

Daily Motivator:  Inspirational, motivational and empowering daily message

http://greatday.com/

Consumer Federation of America

http://www.consumerfed.org/

Acts of Kindness – National

http://www.actsofkindness.org/

Foundation for a Better Life

http://www.forbetterlife.org/

Center for Communication and Civic Engagement

http://depts.washington.edu/ccce/citizeneconomy/main.html

Weed and Seed and Community Capacity Development              

http://www.justice.gov/usao/me/weed_and_seed/

The Sentencing Project

http://www.sentencingproject.org/template/page.cfm?id=143

Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration and Reentry.  Urban Inst.

http://www.urban.org/uploadedPDF/310882_families_left_behind.pdf

The Real Cost of Prisons: explores the costs of incarceration on the individual, family, community and nation

http://realcostofprisons.org/

Roadblocks to Reentry - The Legal Action Center

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.html

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

http://www.ncjrs.org/

360 Degrees: Perspectives on the Criminal Justice System

http://www.360degrees.org/

Amnesty International

http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-priorities/death-penalty/page.do?id=1011005&n1=3&n2=28

Death Penalty Information Center

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=236&scid=

Sister Helen Prejean – Author of Dead Man Walking

http://www.prejean.org/ http://www.prejean.org/Resources.html

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers  (more links here…)

http://www.nacdl.org/criminaldefense.aspx?id=11943&terms=death+penalty

National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

http://www.ncadp.org/index.cfm?content=5

Prison Policy Initiative

http://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/index.html#death

The Sentencing Project

http://www.sentencingproject.org/map/map.cfm

FairVote 2020

http://www.fairvote2020.org/2008/03/felon-disenfranchisement-by-state.html

Demos

http://archive.demos.org/pub109.cfm

Roadblocks to Reentry - The Legal Action Center

The Sentencing Project

http://www.sentencingproject.org/template/page.cfm?id=128

Families Against Mandatory Minimums

http://www.famm.org/

L.E.A.P.  Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

http://www.leap.cc/cms/index.php

Stop the Drug War

http://stopthedrugwar.org/

Drug Enforcement Administration – Drug Schedules

http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/scheduling.html

Erowid – Drug Schedules

http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/law/law_fed_sched.shtml

Drop The Rock (Rockefeller Drug Laws; NY)

http://www.droptherock.org/

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

http://www.nacdl.org/sl_docs.nsf/issues/druglawreform

Roadblocks to Reentry - The Legal Action Center

Greyston Bakery –  Yonkers, NY

http://www.greystonbakery.com/

National Employment Law Project: on Criminal Records and Employment

http://www.nelp.org/site/issues/category/criminal_records_and_employment/

The Center for Employment Opportunities – New York, NY

http://www.ceoworks.org/

America Works 

http://www.americaworks.com/

Growing Home – Chicago, IL

http://www.growinghomeinc.org/

Free Cycle

http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/

Craigslist  Free stuff can be found here, along with items for sale and even employment!

http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites

Growing Power – Milwaukee, WI

Bay Area Police Watch  Oakland, CA

http://www.ellabakercenter.org/page.php?pageid=8

Books not Bars – Oakland, CA

http://www.ellabakercenter.org/page.php?pageid=2

Books Behind Bars

http://www.prisonpenpals.com/booksbehindbars.html?pageid=2

Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants - Nationwide

http://www.curenational.org

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Oakland, CA

http://www.ellabakercenter.org/page.php?pageid=1

Green Collar Jobs  Oakland, CA

http://www.ellabakercenter.org/index.php?p=gcjc_green_jobs_now

Green For All:   Inclusive green economy supporters  Oakland, CA

http://www.greenforall.org/?gfa_splash=1

The Miami Workers Center: a strategy and action center  - Miami, FL

http://theworkerscenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=82

Justice Works  advocate criminal justice policies, finding alternatives to incarceration for women with children.  http://www.justiceworks.org/aboutus.htm

Join Together: Advancing Effective Alcohol and Drug Policy, Prevention and Treatment

http://www.jointogether.org/getinvolved/state/

Prisoners of the Census - The Bureau counts prisoners as residents of the towns where they are incarcerated    http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/

American Civil Liberties Union  - Because Freedom Can’t Protect Itself

http://www.aclu.org/crimjustice/index.html

Library Of Congress legislative information

http://thomas.loc.gov/

Roadblocks to Reentry - The Legal Action Center

Ashbury Images: T-shirts and other marketing and promotional products – Available Nationally

http://www.ashburyimages.org/

Sweet Beginnings – Available Nationally

http://www.sweetbeginningsllc.com/about-us

Rubicon Programs   Lawn Service in the Bay Area, CA

http://www.rubiconlandscape.com/

The Sentencing Project

http://www.sentencingproject.org/template/page.cfm?id=122

Human Rights Watch

http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/usa/race/

Bureau of Justice Statistics

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm

Prison Policy Initiative

http://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/statepopulations.html

Project Return, Inc.- A broad range of assistance to anyone with a criminal record. Nashville, TN 

http://www.projectreturninc.org/      

Project Return Milwaukee assisting with employment, housing, and specific ex-offender needs     Milwaukee, WI    http://www.projectreturnmilwaukee.org/

Project RIO - Texas

http://www.workforcelink.com/html/rio/default_rio.html

reStart:  providing shelter and supportive services with a goal toward self-sufficiency.  Kansas City, MO

http://www.restartinc.org/

American RadioWorks:  Hard Time: Life After Prison

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/hardtime/

Family ReEntry - Empowering Individuals and Strengthening Families for Change

http://www.familyreentry.org/home/index.php

Roadblocks to Reentry - The Legal Action Center

Restorative Justice – Dr. Tom Cavanaugh

http://www.restorativejustice.com

Prison Fellowship International

http://www.restorativejustice.org/

Restorative Justice Community

http://www.rjcusa.org/

Human Rights Watch  - Male Rape in U.S. Prisons

http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/report.html

National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC)

http://www.nprec.us/

Inside Prison - Prison Rape: the challenge of prevention and enforcement

http://www.insideprison.com/prison-rape.asp

Bureau of Justice Statistics  

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

The Sentencing Project   

http://www.sentencingproject.org

Urban Institute - Crime Statistics

http://www.urban.org/justice/statistics.cfm

Prison Sucks - a clearinghouse for useful, verifiable statistics about the crime control industry

http://www.prisonsucks.com/

Safer Foundation – Chicago, IL

http://www.saferfoundation.org

The Fortune Society – New York, NY

http://www.fortunesociety.org/

Delancy Street  

http://www.delanceystreetfoundation.org/

San Francisco, CA   http://www.delanceystreetfoundation.org/facsf.php

Los Angeles, CA    http://www.delanceystreetfoundation.org/facla.php

Brewster, NY        http://www.delanceystreetfoundation.org/facny.php

Greensboro, NC      http://www.delanceystreetfoundation.org/facnc.php

San Juan Pueblo NM    http://www.delanceystreetfoundation.org/facnm.php

Stockbridge, MA   http://www.delanceystreetfoundation.org/facma.php

Gemma – For women in transition  in Santa Cruz, CA

http://www.gemmasantacruz.org/

Prison Entrepreneurship Program – Catherine Rohr   Houston and Dallas, TX

http://www.prisonentrepreneurship.org/ http://www.thebusinessmakers.com/2006/10/14/episode-70-catherine-rohr/ (interview)