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360 Degrees is the first interactive web site designed to explore the criminal justice system and its prison population.
American Civil Liberties Union seeks to create constitutional conditions of confinement and strengthen prisoners’ rights through class action litigation and public education
American Probation and Parole Association is at the vanguard in exploring issues relevant to the field of community-based corrections.
Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.
Center for Court Innovation and the Bureau of Justice Assistance offers information about innovative new programs that are improving the way criminal justice agencies work.
The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice is a private non-profit organization with a mission to reduce reliance on incarceration as a solution to social problems.
Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants is a non-profit nationwide organization dedicated to the reduction of crime through the reform of the criminal justice system.
Correctional Association of New York has focused public attention on the misguided efforts to use prison as a salve for serious social problems.
Death Penalty Focus is a non-profit organization dedicated to the abolition of capital punishment through grassroots organizing, research, and the dissemination of information about the death penalty and its alternatives.
Drop the Rock is a powerful array of individuals and organizations throughout New York State working vigorously on a statewide campaign to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws.
Families Against Mandatory Minimums is a national organization of citizens working to reform federal and state mandatory sentencing laws that remove judicial discretion.
Federal CURE is a nonprofit organization that deals solely with the issues faced by federal inmates and their loved ones.
The Innocence Project is a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent further injustice.
Justice Policy Institute is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce society's reliance on the use of incarceration as a solution to social problems.
The Legal Action Center is the only non-profit law and policy organization in the United States whose sole mission is to fight discrimination against people with histories of addiction, HIV/AIDS, or criminal records, and to advocate for sound public policies in these areas.
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund is the leading nonprofit Latino litigation, advocacy and educational outreach institution in the United States.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. works primarily through the courts via advocacy, educational outreach, legislation monitoring, coalition building and policy research.
The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is a coalition of organizations and individuals committed to the abolition of capital punishment.
National Council on Crime and Delinquency is a nonprofit organization which promotes effective, humane, fair and economically sound solutions to family, community and justice problems.
National Development and Research Institutes is a non-profit research and educational organization dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse, treatment and recovery; HIV, AIDS and HCV; therapeutic communities; youth at risk; and related areas of public health, mental health, criminal justice, urban problems, prevention and epidemiology.
National HIRE Network works to increase the number and quality of job opportunities available to people with criminal records by changing public policies, employment practices and public opinion.
Partnership for Safety & Justice unites people convicted of crime, survivors of crime, and the families of both to advance approaches that redirect policies away from an over-reliance on incarceration to effective strategies that reduce violence and increase safety.
Prison Activist Resource Center is the source for progressive and radical information on prisons and the criminal prosecution system.
Prison Legal News is a monthly journal edited by Washington State prisoner Paul Wright that covers prison-related news and analysis from across the country and around the world.
The Prison Moratorium Project was formed in 1995 to educate the public about criminal justice issues and to give youth and communities a greater voice in criminal justice debates.
The Sentencing Project is an independent source of criminal justice policy analysis, data and program information for the public and policy-makers.
Stop Prisoner Rape is a small non-profit organization dedicated to combating the rape of male and female prisoners and to helping survivors of jailhouse rape.
Truth in Justice is a non-profit organization working to free wholly innocent men and women convicted of crimes they did not commit, and to prevent wrongful convictions by educating the public regarding the vulnerabilities in the U.S. criminal justice system that make these miscarriages possible.
The Urban Institute is a nonpartisan economic and social policy organization.
U.S. Justice Fund at the Open Society Institute focuses on securing procedural and substantive justice for all individuals by developing criminal and civil justice systems that are accessible and impartial.
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Bearing the Burden: How Incarceration Weakens Inner-City Communities is Joan Moore's study that explores the effects of high rates of incarceration on already fragile inner-city neighborhoods.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics is the United States' primary source for criminal justice statistics.
Housing First: A Special Report is a yearlong special reporting project by a team of NPR News radio and Web journalists. Through extensive coverage on-air and online, Housing First explores why it's so difficult for Americans with special needs to find good housing -- and how the lack of housing often stymies their efforts to join, and flourish in, the mainstream of society.
Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics, John Jay College of Criminal Justice was established to foster greater concern for ethical issues among practitioners and scholars in the criminal justice field. Through its diverse programs it serves both as a national clearinghouse for information and as a stimulus to research and publication.
Life on the Outside is the first major work of journalism on the subject of re-entry: the challenge of leaving prison and re-entering the free world.
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world, providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals.
Human Rights Watch Reports provide information on prison conditions, prison abuses, human rights protections for prisoners, and related issues.
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.
The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States, which are presented in over 600 tables.
Vera Institute of Justice designs and implements innovative programs that encourage just practices in public services and improve the quality of urban life working in collaboration with government.
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The Beehive is an award-wining website which provides information and tools to low-income people on issues like money, jobs, school, health, family and housing in both English and Spanish.
The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) works to increase the understanding and use of community sanctions that are fair, affordable, and consistent with public safety.
Centerforce is a nonprofit organization focused on strengthening individuals and families affected by incarceration through a comprehensive system of education and support.
The Center for Community Alternatives provides direct services to reduce the use of imprisonment and promotes alternatives to incarceration.
Center for Employment Opportunities is dedicated to providing comprehensive employment services to men and women returning home from prison and others under community supervision.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention provides national leadership in the Federal effort to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug problems.
Criminal Justice Forum provides assistance to those dealing with the criminal justice system and to help the victims, defendants and their respective families find the help they need.
Criminon (which means "no crime") is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to criminal rehabilitation and the prevention of criminality by educating individuals and helping them restore their self-respect so they can become ethical and productive members of society.
Family and Corrections Network offers information, training and technical assistance to people who are involved or have loved ones involved in the criminal justice system.
Gay Men’s Health Crisis was founded in 1981 to provide compassionate care to New Yorkers with AIDS, educate to keep people healthy, and advocate for fair and effective public policies.
Health Resources and Services Administration directs national health programs that improve the nation's health by assuring equitable access to comprehensive, quality health care for all.
Osborne Association works to transform the lives of those involved in the criminal justice system.
Partnership for Family Health provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary, family-centered medical, dental, mental health care and social services to HIV infected and affected families, including women, infants, children, youth, male caregivers and their families.
Pretrial Services Resource Center is an independent, non-profit clearinghouse for information on pretrial issues and a technical assistance provider for pretrial practitioners, criminal justice officials, academics, and community leaders nationwide. The Center offers assistance regarding pretrial services programming and management and jail overcrowding.
The Women's Prison Association is the nation’s largest service and advocacy organization working directly with criminal justice-involved women.
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