Advocacy groups

Amnesty International,USA, 5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001 phone: (212) 807-8400 Works for reform and human rights.

PARC, Prison Activist Resource Center, PO Box 339, Berkeley CA 94701 phone: 510-893-4648

Coalition for Prisoners Rights, P.O. Box 1911, Santa Fe, NM 87504 Their paper is called CFPRN. Free to prisoners.

CURE (Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants), P.O. Box 2310, Washington, D.C. 20013 (202) 789-2126. Provides advocacy to bring about prison reform. Write for their address of your state chapter. Newsletter also available.

FAMM (Family Against Mandatory Minimums) 1612 K Street NW, Suite 1400, Washington, DC 20006 (202) 822-6700. A clearinghouse for current sentencing information. Newsletter available.

Jeff Dicks Medical Coalition, PO Box 342, Beechgrove, Tn 37018. Contact Shirley Dicks, cases of medical abuse.

Justice Watch, 1120 Garden St., Cincinnati, OH 45214 (513) 241-0490 Works to eliminate classism and racism from prisons. Newsletters free to prisoners.
Making The Walls Transparent, Kay Lee, 2683 Rockcliff Rd. SE, Atlanta, GA 30316. exposing flaws of the system, assisting efforts for reform.

New Vision Organiztion, Inc. , Leonna Abraham Brandao, P.O. Box 66, Brockton, MA 02303. Prisoner advocacy group, helping prisoners and their families with serious needs, such as housing, education, employment, legal, financial and health care issues. Sharing resources.

Noverber Coalition, 282 West Astor, Colville, WA 99114. (509) 684-1550. Dedicated to educating the public on prison issues. Re-Entry Tips and Resources

Southern Center for Human Rights, 83 Poplar Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 688-1202 Works to improve conditions in southern prisons and jails through litigation and community education.

U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 10th street, Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20503 "Report of prisoners abuse."