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Prison Advice & Care Trust PACT Prison Advice & Care Trust PACT: Information about prison and imprisonment and the services we provide to prisoners and prisoners' families. (Prisons) http://www.imprisonment.org.uk Action for Prisoners' Families Action for Prisoners' Families: National federation of services support families of prisoners across England & Wales. Campaigns for just treatment of families by society and encourages the development services. (Prisons) http://www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk Hard Core Truth: Is Prison a Crime Deterrent? Hard Core Truth: Is Prison a Crime Deterrent?: Personal perspectives of a former guard on the lack of effectiveness of current US prison policy. (Prisons) http://www.hardcoretruth.com/US_Prisons/ Human Rights Watch: Prison Conditions and the Treatment of Prisoners Human Rights Watch: Prison Conditions and the Treatment of Prisoners: Information on prison conditions around the world, international human rights standards applicable to prisoners, and the prison-related activities of the United Nations and other organizations. (Prisons) http://www.hrw.org/advocacy/prisons/ Reports on Abusive Treatment of Prisoners Reports on Abusive Treatment of Prisoners: Summary of prisoners' human rights issues and news. (Prisons) http://www.hrw.org/prisons/ PrisonersToFriends On-line Support Group PrisonersToFriends On-line Support Group: Family and friends who have a loved one or friend in the prison system can vent their frustrations and concerns. Message boards, chat, and information links. (Prisons) http://groups.msn.com/prisonerstofriends Family and Corrections Network Family and Corrections Network: FCN provides information and services for families of offenders and prisoners, returning to the community, and the impact of the justice system on families. (Prisons) http://www.fcnetwork.org/ Prison Reform Unity Project Prison Reform Unity Project: Site promoting nationwide demonstrations for July 15, 2000. Numerous links to sponsoring organizations and resources for organizers. (Prisons) http://www.geocities.com/lwop1981/prup.htm Prisons and Punishment -- from About.com Prisons and Punishment -- from About.com: About.com's links page on prison and punishment issues. (Prisons) http://crime.about.com/msub9.htm?pid=2771&cob=home Dearest Mom Dearest Mom: An on-line support group for moms who have a grown child in the prison system. (Prisons) http://groups.msn.com/dearestmom PTO Prisoner and Family Support Forums PTO Prisoner and Family Support Forums: Information and assistance site composed of forums, photo galleries, and live chat. (Prisons) http://www.prisontalk.com/ Carlton's Cage Carlton's Cage: This site is dedicated to getting the stories of "Innocent.Inmates" out to the "Surfing Public". Wrongfully incarcerated people need a voice too. (Prisons) http://communities.msn.ca/carltonscage Prisoners of Love Prisoners of Love: Support community for families of the incarcerated. Also offers prison collectibles and crafts hand-made by inmates, prison-related books and an online newsletter. (Prisons) http://www.prisonersoflove.com Stop Prisoner Rape, Inc. Stop Prisoner Rape, Inc.: Committed to ending the rape of male and female prisoners and to helping survivors of jailhouse rape. (Prisons) http://www.spr.org/ Prison Potpourri Prison Potpourri: Prison information, cases, penpals, message board, abuse complaints, links and death penalty abolition issues. (Prisons) http://www.geocities.com/vladd77/ California Prison Focus California Prison Focus: An organization working to stop human rights violations, improve medical care and end long-term isolation in California prisons. (Prisons) http://www.prisons.org/ The Web Site of Standing Deer. Freedom Now!! The Web Site of Standing Deer. Freedom Now!!: Official site of ex-political prisoner Standing Deer. It is edited by Standing Deer himself, Bonnie Kerness of American Friends Service Committee and Anna Standing Deer. Includes many entries by other political prisoners, incarcerated prison activists and (Prisons) http://www.geocities.com/standingdeer1/index.htm Clemency Information Clemency Information: Clemency information, news, books and chat for the dot Generation. (Prisons) http://clemency.info/clemency.htm Ohio Prison Humor...well not really. Ohio Prison Humor...well not really.: Site urges reform and decries judicial and prison abuse in the state of Ohio, usa. (Prisons) http://www.mha-mi.org/FWA/Humor.html 360degrees.org 360degrees.org: A participatory examination of the criminal justice system that takes a critical look at who is in prison today and why. (Prisons) http://www.360degrees.org Sociology 388 Discussion Archives: Corrections Sociology 388 Discussion Archives: Corrections: Archive of on-line discussions of issues related to corrections. (Prisons) http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~archives/SOCI388/soci388.html Voices From Forgotten Victims of Crime Voices From Forgotten Victims of Crime: Submit your story to Voices From Forgotten Victims. Family members of prison inmates speak out about the effects of incarceration on the family --by deathrowsister. (Prisons) http://www.larryrobison.org/pages/voices.htm Other Side of the Wall Other Side of the Wall: News, articles, writing by prisoners, a prisoner's dictionary. Focuses on California prisons. Extensive prison and death penalty links. (Prisons) http://www.prisonwall.org Crime and Punishment in America: 1998 Crime and Punishment in America: 1998: From the NCPA, a nonprofit public policy research institute. Prison issues in the context of criminal justice public policy. (Prisons) http://www.public-policy.org/~ncpa/studies/s219.html Debt to Society- A special report from Motherjones.com Debt to Society- A special report from Motherjones.com: The Real Price of Prisons: There are more people behind bars in the United States today than ever before. Since 1980, the inmate population has more than quadrupled to two million -- an unprecedented explosion that is incurring unprecedented costs to all (Prisons) http://www.motherjones.com/prisons/index.html Prison Photography Eastern State Penitentiary - Northstar Gallery Prison Photography Eastern State Penitentiary - Northstar Gallery: Photographic documentary of Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia Pa, Northstar Gallery. (Prisons) http://northstargallery.com/pages/eastern/easternstategallery01.htm Prison Rape Resources Prison Rape Resources: Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for adult and juvenile victims of rape and sexual assault in prisons and correctional facilities. (Prisons) http://www.vachss.com/help_text/prison_rape.html Journal of Prisoners on Prisons Journal of Prisoners on Prisons: JPP is a prisoner written, academically-oriented journal based on the tradition of the Penal Press. The purpose of this journal is "to bring the knowledge and experience of the incarcerated to bear upon more academic arguments and concerns and to inf (Prisons) http://www.jpp.org/ Justice of the Beast Justice of the Beast: Subtitle: Little Girls and Big Governments. Editorial on the causes and unfortunate effect of prison overcrowding. (Prisons) http://unquietmind.com/justice_beast.html Crime Magazine Crime Magazine: Crime Magazine contains a separate section on prisons and prison issues. (Prisons) http://www.crimemagazine.com Inmate Writings by Ronald Del Raine Inmate Writings by Ronald Del Raine: Writings by Ronald Del Raine, an anarchist, a prison activist writer and a jailhouse lawyer. (Prisons) http://www4.50megs.com/delraine/index.htm Criminal Justice Institute Criminal Justice Institute: Providing research, consultation and information dissemination services on corrections in the public and private sector, since 1977. (Prisons) http://www.cji-inc.com/ San Francisco Bay Area Police/Prison IMC San Francisco Bay Area Police/Prison IMC: Indymedia group documenting the growing movement against police brutality and prisons in the San Francisco Bay Area. (Prisons) http://bayarea.indymedia.org/police/ Planet-Tegel Planet-Tegel: The first website by prisoners went online in 1998. The idea was to enable people to experience Germany's largest prison via the Internet. (Prisons) http://www.planet-tegel.com Web Ring for Prison Reform Unity Project Web Ring for Prison Reform Unity Project: Links to 38 sites and groups involved in PRUP 2000. For more information, see Prison Reform Unity Project, above. (Prisons) http://x.webring.com/hub?ring=prup The Real Illumination on the Prison Population (TRIPP) The Real Illumination on the Prison Population (TRIPP): Notes on the disparity issues plaguing America's in-justice system, with reference to privatisation. (Prisons) http://www.geocities.com/tripporg Convicted Families Convicted Families: A supportive and informative web site for families who have or have had a family member incarcerated in a Canadian Federal Penitentiary. (Prisons) http://convictedfamilies.homestead.com/main.html CBC News: Inside Canada's Prisons CBC News: Inside Canada's Prisons: This report explores the reality of Canada's prison system. It includes interactive news reports, videos, photos, chat transcripts, and links. (Prisons) http://cbc.ca/prison/index.html Second Chance For Us Second Chance For Us: A place for families and loved ones to come together and get through bad days and share good ones. (Prisons) http://groups.msn.com/SecondChanceForUs/ The Wrongful Death Institute The Wrongful Death Institute: Addresses issues involving wrongful death cases and medical negligence inside prisons. (Prisons) http://www.wrongfuldeathinstitute.com/ Your Hub For Inmate Information Your Hub For Inmate Information: Links in categories such as Prison Life, Penpals, State and Federal Prisons, Crime, and Guard information. (Prisons) http://www.inmatesplus.com Inside the Politics of Virginia's Prisons Inside the Politics of Virginia's Prisons: News and essays critical of the state's department of corrections, with links to other reports and articles. (Prisons) http://www.vadoc.com/ Prison Activist Resource Center Prison Activist Resource Center: The source for progressive and radical information on prisons and the criminal prosecution system. Educational and activist resources, news, alerts and analysis. (Prisons) http://prisonactivist.org/ The Real Price of Prisons The Real Price of Prisons: A special report from Mother Jones. (Prisons) http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/prisons/