On
the global level, scroll and click through International
Centre for Prison Studies at http://www.prisonstudies.org/
For
a quick overview of what's up in the U.S., read this
Christian Science Monitor article at http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0818/p02s01-usju.html
Here's
a cyber-world almanac that will come in handy for
lots of trivia. http://www.aneki.com/prison.html
Glean
your facts from the horse's mouth [so to speak] at
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/, that's the U.S.
Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Wan'na
know what's going on in your home state? Click on
your state from this Mother Jones report, http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/prisons/atlas.html
News
about US from across the pond from the BBChttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/2925973.stm
For
history buffs, here's a good one for the history of
the U.S. penal system. http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/soc/prison.html.
Loaded with links.
And
for the kiddies, The Center of Juvenile and Criminal
Justice site at http://www.cjcj.org/index.php
is an excellent resource and portal to juvenile justice
issues and organizations.
What
You Can Do To Help
Families To Amend California Three Strikes
at
http://www.facts1.com/, on the local level and
Families Against Mandatory Minimums, at http://www.famm.org/index2.htm,
are engaged in advocacy and groundbreaking work to
challenge current government guidelines.
The
Prison Moratorium Project, at http://www.prisonactivist.org/pmp/,
proposes a ban on prison building in California.
For
California's growing female inmate population, visit
the California Coalition of Women Prisoners
at http://womenprisoners.org/fire/000108.html
At
California Prison Focus, http://www.prisons.org/,
focuses on human rights issues for prisoners. Includes
links to other organizations worldwide, at http://www.prisons.org/members.htm
The
Other Side Of The Wall, at http://www.prisonwall.org/,
provides news, resources and information affecting
California's prisoners.
Support
for Jewish prisoners from Beth Shalom at http://www.bethsholomsf.org/CBS/pages/page.phtml?page_id=218
Why
help a parolee? http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/reentry/reentry.htm
Statistically speaking, their chance for success depends
on us.
At
Prison Talk Online at http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/archive/index.php/
you'll find emotional support and valuable information
and resources for the families of prisoners. Please
be advised, this site is non-political.
If
you have a re-entry programs that works, try contacting
the Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign at
http://www.reentrymediaoutreach.org/what.htm
Prison
Art at http://www.prisonart.org/
is an online outlet for art created by inmates
Visit
Hearts & Minds at http://www.heartsandminds.org/articles/prisons.htm
in the New York area.
If you've got a favorite site that would be valuable
to other folks,
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