Criminal Justice Resource List October 30, 1991 What follows is a list of national organizations concerned with criminal justice issues. The list ranges from legislative bodies and law enforce- ment consultants to victims advocates to Christian prison ministries to prison reform groups, and includes much in between. An index is supplied at the end of the list. This information was composed by collecting names, addresses, and descriptions from a variety of sources including magazine and newsletter articles, books, other resource lists, and direct contact with the organization. No guarantees are made regarding its accuracy. Table of Contents National Organizations: Administering Criminal Justice or Correctional Programs. . . 3 Doing Research Related to Criminal Justice Issues. . . . . . 7 Concerned with Criminal Justice Issues . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Concerned with International Prisoners, Political Prisoners, or Persons Wrongfully Imprisoned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Providing Services to Prisoners, Victims, Families, Etc. . . 26 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 This list is updated regularly! Please help by sending new or additional information to the address below. Anyone furnishing new information will be rewarded with a free updated listing. This list is privately maintained and distributed by: Judy C. Knupke, P.O. Box 620643, Newton Lower Falls, MA 02162. To obtain additional copies, please send $5.00 per copy to cover the cost of printing and postage. OR, send $6.00 to obtain a copy in machine-readable form on a 3-1/2 inch diskette. National Organizations Administering Criminal Justice or Correctional Programs Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, 811 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington DC 20544. (202) 633-6094. Administrative center of U.S. courts (except Supreme Court). Lends statistical data, makes referrals, distributes publications. American Correctional Association (ACA), 4321 Hartwick Rd., Suite L208, College Park, MD 20740. (301) 699-7600. A group of administrators, wardens, probation officers and others whose goal is to improve correctional standards. The organization studies causes of crime, juvenile delinquency, and methods of crime control and prevention. They publish directories of institutions, standards and guidelines for correctional facilities, educational materials for correc- tional officials and others, the newsletter Corrections Today/On the Line, and other items. Commission on Accreditation for Corrections, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20852. (301) 770-3097. Administers voluntary accreditation program for correctional facilities and services. Provides consulting and reference services, distributes publications. Correctional Education Association, 1400 20th St. NW, Washington DC 20036. (202) 293-3120. A professional organization of prison educators. Correctional Industries Association. Organization of correctional personal interested in management and opera- tions of correctional industries. Contact: Paul A. Skelton, Jr., Executive Secretary, 706 Middlebrook Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32312. (904) 385-4878. Criminal Justice Center, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341. (409) 294-1692. Publishes The NELS Monthly Bulletin, a listing of job opportunities in the criminal justice and social services fields. Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), 320 First St. NW, Washington DC 20534. (202) 724-3198. Source of information on crime, criminals, juvenile delinquency, cor- rections, and the federal prison system. Collections are accessible for on-site use by professional personnel and adult students. Contact for info on electronic surveillance by FBOP: Annesley Schmidt. (202) 724-3171. Fred A. Leutcher Associates, Inc., no current address [Formerly American Engineering Company, 108 Bunker Hill, Charlestown, MA.] Specializes in the manufacture and sale of lethal injection machinery; also sells spare parts for electric chairs, gallows, and gas chambers. May be the only company in the United States specializing in execution equipment. Contact: Norbert C. Lynch, President. International Association of Chiefs of Police, 13 First Field Rd., Gaithers- bury, MD 20878. International Halfway House Association, P.O. Box 2337, Reston, VA 22090. (703) 435-8221. Institute for Court Management, 1331 17th St., Suite 402, Denver, CO 80202. (303) 293-3063. A project of the National Center for State Courts. Offers training for judges and judicial administrators. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1815 H. St. NW, Suite 550, Washington DC 20006. (202) 872-8688. Strives to preserve the adversary system for justice, to maintain and foster independent and able criminal defense lawyers, and to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime. Supports attorneys actively defending persons accused of crimes. Lobbies for fairer sen- tencing. Publishes magazine, manuals, reviews. National Association of Criminal Justice Planners, 1500 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 129, Washington DC 20005. (202) 223-3171. Fosters criminal justice planning and improvement at all levels of government. Publishes reviews, directories, data. National Association of Juvenile Correctional Agencies. Interested in prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency. Contact: Donald G. Blackburn, Secretary-Treasurer, 36 Locksley Lane, Springfield, IL 62704. (217) 787-0690. National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA), 918 F St. NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20004. An association of agencies seeking to encourage the growth of pretrial services. Organized in 1972 by program administrators and other criminal justice experts. Serves as a national forum for pretrial ideas and issues, fosters the establishment of agencies to promote pretrial servic- es, promotes research and development, develops professional standards and educational programs. National Commission on Correctional Health Care, 2000 North Racine, Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60614. (312) 528-0818. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Box 8970 (Judicial College Building), Reno, NV 89507. (784-6012. Interested in improving juvenile justice. Offers training for judges and other judicial professionals. National Criminal Justice Association, 444 N. Capitol St., Suite 608, Washing- ton DC 20001. (202) 347-4900. Organization of criminal justice practitioners that advises state gover- nors on substantive criminal justice issues. Answers inquiries; provides advisory and training services; conducts research; distributes publica- tions. Services primarily for members. National District Attorneys Association, 708 Pendleton St., Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 549-9222. Encourages cooperation among attorneys. Concerned with victim compensa- tion. Distributes publications. National Institute of Corrections (NIC), 320 First St. NW, Washington DC 20534. (202) 724-3106. Federal agency concerned with the administration of prisons and rehabi- litative programs. Publishes statistics and comparative studies on prisons systems throughout the country. Provides training and technical assistance. NIC Information Center: 1790 30th St., Suite 130, Boulder, CO 80301. National Lawyers Guild, 14 Beacon St., Dorchester 02120. (617) 227-7335. National Legal Aid & Defender Association, 1625 K St. NW, 8th floor, Washing- ton DC 20006. (202) 452-0620. Works with programs providing legal services, legal aid, and public defenders; assists attorneys for the indigent in civil and criminal matters. National Sheriffs' Association, 1450 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 836-7827 or (800) 424-7827. Assists federal, state, and local governments in corrections and law enforcement areas. Develops educational programs; conducts training; publishes materials. National United Law Enforcement Officers Association, Inc., P.O. Box 969, Memphis, TN 38101. (901) 332-3604. Seeks to foster a better relationship between communities and law en- forcement. Brings all law enforcement officers together on a national level regardless of the department or agency. SEARCH Group Inc., 7311 Greenhaven Drive, Suite 145, Sacramento, CA 95831. (916) 392-2550 SEARCH is a state criminal justice organization comprised of Governors' appointees from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. SEARCH serves as a national consortium for justice information and statistics. SEARCH also provides an on-line computer bulletin board for criminal justice practitioners. To access, call (916) 392-4640 (8-bit, 1 stop bit, no parity, 1200/2400/4800/9600 baud). Contact: Seth Jacobs. National Organizations Doing Research Related to Criminal Justice Issues Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, 402 Nunn Hall, Highland Heights, KY 41076. (606) 572-5634. Contact: Patricia DeLancey, Executive Secretary American Society of Criminology (ASC), Ohio State University Research Center Building, 1314 Kinnear Road, Suite 212, Columbus, OH 43212. (614) 292-9207. A national organization concerned with criminology, embracing scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the etiology, preven- tion, control and treatment of crime and delinquency. This includes the measurement and detection of crime, legislation and practice of criminal law, as well as the law enforcement, judicial, and correctional systems. The society's objective is to bring together a multi-disciplinary forum fostering criminological study, research, and education. Publishes the quarterly journal Criminology and the bi-monthly newsletter, The Crimin- ologist. Center for Criminal Justice Research, Inc., Prison Overcrowding Project, 1701 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 569-0347. Center for Research in Law and Justice, Department of Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois, P.O. Box 4348, Chicago, IL 60680. (312) 996-4632. Center for Studies of Antisocial and Violent Behavior, National Institute of Mental Health, 6C-15 Parklawn Bldg, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. (301) 443-3728. Funds grants to agencies investigating anti-social behavior, violence, mental health, and law. Center for Studies in Criminology and Criminal Law. 37th and Spruce St.s, 4th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (215) 898-7411. Conducts research in criminology. Permits on-site use of library. Publishes bibliographies and other research materials. Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901. (618) 453-4701. Publishes training manuals for correctional personal. Provides consult- ing services. Center on Administration of Criminal Justice, University of California, Davis, CA 95616. (916) 752-2893. Interested in criminal justice research and programs. Publishes reports. Provides advisory services, conducts seminars and workshops. Connecticut Justice Academy, Saybrook Rd., Haddam, CT 06438. (203) 345-4547. Interested in criminal justice and penology. Criminal Justice Statistics Association, 444 North Capitol St. NW, Suite 606, Washington, D.C. 20001. (202) 624-8560. Maintains a catalog and library of statistical reports produced by state criminal justice statistical analysis centers. The Institute of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-8235. (Houses the editorial office for Criminology, the official publication of the American Society of Criminology.) The Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Suite 422, 899 Tenth Ave., New York, NY 10019. (212) 237-8040/8037/8415. Established to foster greater concern for ethical issues among practi- tioners and scholars in the criminal justice field. Serves as both a national clearinghouse for information and as a stimulus to research and publication. Seeks to encourage increased sensitivity to the demands of ethical behavior among those who enforce our system of criminal justice, a more focused treatment of moral issues in the education of criminal justice professionals, and a new dialogue among scholars and practi- tioners on specific topics in criminal justice ethics. Draws on the facilities of John Jay College, a specialized college within the City University of New York. Publishes Criminal Justice Ethics. Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78664-4610. (512) 245-3030. Interested in prevention or control of crime and delinquency, criminal justice, safety, school violence, substance abuse, child abuse. Institute of Criminal Law and Procedure, Law Center, Georgetown University, 25 E St. NW, Washington DC 20001. (202) 662-9550. Interested in criminal justice and corrections. Permits on-site use of archives. National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. (313) 763-5010. Sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Provides data on magnetic tapes, assisting users whose needs are not satisfied by pub- lished statistics. National Center for Innovation in Corrections, The George Washington Univer- sity, 2130 H St. NW, Room 621, Washington DC 20052. (202) 676-7062. National Center for Juvenile Justice, 701 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219. (412) 227-6950. Interested in legal system and children/juveniles. Publishes materials. Provides consulting and on-site use of collections. National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape, National Institute of Mental Health, Parklawn Bldg, Room 6C-12, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Supports research on causes of rape and sexual assault and mental health consequences of such acts. National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Information Systems, 925 Secret River Drive, Suite H, Sacramento, CA 95831. (916) 392-2550. Operates an automated index of criminal justice information systems maintained by state and local governments. Issues technical publica- tions, provides technical assistance and training. National Council on Crime & Delinquency (NCCD), 685 Market Street, Suite 620, Sam Francisco, CA 94105. (415) 896-6223. [Or NCCD Midwest, 6409 Odana Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53719. (608) 274-8882] A non-profit research and service organization founded in 1907. NCCD combines research, public education, and professional assistance to improve the criminal justice system and to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of law enforcement, juvenile and criminal courts, and correc- tional institutions. Promotes criminal justice strategies that are fair, humane, effective and economically sound. Seeks to stimulate and foster community-based programs for the prevention, treatment and control of delinquency and crime. Seeks an understanding of the connection between social justice and criminal justice. Edits the policy journal Crime & Delinquency, and many other reports; co-edits the scholarly Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. (For subscription information on either journal contact Sage Publications, 2111 West Hillcrest Drive, Newbury Park, CA 91320.) National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), National Institute of Justice, 1600 Research Blvd, Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20850. (301) 251-5500 or (800) 851-3420 (800) 732-3277 for Statistics Clearinghouse of NCJRS (800) 666-3332 for Data Center and Clearinghouse for Drugs and Crime Federal agency which serves as a clearinghouse for exchange of informa- tion on improvement of law enforcement and criminal justice. Publishes criminal justice statistics, briefs on current criminal justice research, and other reports Serves primarily criminal justice professionals. On- site research permitted. National Crime Prevention Institute, School of Justice Administration, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville, Shelby Campus, Louis- ville, KY 40292. (502) 588-6987. National clearinghouse for crime prevention literature. National Institute of Justice (NIJ), 320 First St. NW, Washington DC 20534. (202) 724-3633. Federal agency concerned with criminal justice. Assists private sector initiatives. National Institute for Sentencing Alternatives, Room 4D, Sydeman Hall, Brand- eis University, Waltham, MA 02254. (617) 736-3980. An educational and policy center concentrating on the policy issues of sentencing, the use of prison and jail, and the management of corrections resources. Provides services to legislators and elected officials, law enforcement agencies, corrections and judicial administrators, and others with an interest in the justice system. Seeks to increase understanding of the risks and needs of criminal offenders; the feasibility of prisons for punishment and public protection; and the emergence of sentencing alternatives such as restriction, intensive supervision, house arrest, and community service. Contact: Mark D. Corrigan Police Executive Research Forum, 2300 M St. NW, Suite 910, Washington DC 20037. (202) 466-7820. Conducts research. Provides an open forum on criminal justice issues. Concerned with professionalism of police. Youth Policy Institute, 1221 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite B, Washington DC 20005. (202) 638-2144. Concerned with juvenile justice issues. National Organizations Concerned with Criminal Justice Issues American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. AFSC operates regional criminal justice programs which help to coordinate the efforts of concerned people, both inside and outside of prisons, who seek to eliminate institutional violence and to assure the rights of those who are imprisoned. AFSC works toward fundamental change of the justice system by challenging many institutional policies and practices and supporting effective alternatives. American Indians and the Death Penalty, P.O. Box 2017, Sebastopol, CA 95472. An organization established to work for due process for American Indians. American Jail Association, 1000 Day Road, Suite 100, Hagerstown, MD 21740. Dedicated to the improvement of U.S. jails. Publishes the quarterly, American Jails. American Justice Institute, 725 University Ave., Sacramento, CA 95825. (916) 924-3700. Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc. (AELE), 5519 North Cumberland Ave., Suite 1008, Chicago, IL 60666. (312) 763-2800. Interested in improving law enforcement. Offers training for police. Publishes Jail and Prisoner Law Bulletin. Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice, PO Drawer 6258, Ft. Worth, TX 76115. Seeks to educate public about corrections and prison needs, bring about prison reform, improve ex-offenders' rights, and aid inmate families. Holdings: Criminal Justice-Prison Data Collection that includes 21,000 newspaper articles. Services free, except for photocopying. The Angolite, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA 70712. Award-winning magazine written and edited solely by inmates of Angola Orison. Association of Programs for Female Offenders, Community Responsibility Center, Inc., New York Building, 1651 Kendall St., Lakewood, CO 80214. (303) 232-4002. Dedicated to the improvement of services to female offenders, seeks to stimulate awareness, encourage cooperation in identifying the unique needs of the female offender, and to cross geographical barriers to effectively communicate with all interested individuals, agencies, and organizations. Capital Punishment Project, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 132 West 43rd St., New York, NY 10036. A project of the ACLU to abolish the death penalty. Contact: Henry Schwarzschild, Project Director. Center for Community and Social Concerns, World Correctional Service, 2849 W. 71st St., Chicago, IL 60637. (312) 925-6591. Volunteer organization providing current-awareness services on criminal justice. Center for Effective Public Policy, Prison Overcrowding Project, 1701 Arch St., Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 569-0347. The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence, 1914 N. 34th St., Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98103. Children's Defense Fund, 122 C St NW, Washington DC 20001. (202) 628-8787, or (800) 424-9602. Created to provide long-range and systematic advocacy on behalf of the nations's children. Publishes newsletter, answers inquiries, provides advisory services and legal aid, distributes publications, makes refer- rals. Services free. Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE), 11 15th St. NE, Suite 6, Washington DC 20002. (202) 543-8399. National effort to reduce crime through criminal justice reform. CURE focuses on legislative analysis on prison issues in addition to working with the families and friends of prisoners. Issues of concern include: stopping passage of a federal death penalty, social security coverage for prisoners, full use of the interstate compact so prisoners can be incar- cerated near their families, placing pregnant prisoners under WIC, and stopping federal prison construction, development of a criminal justice amendment to the US constitution. Contacts: Charlie and Pauline Sullivan, Directors. Clearinghouse on Criminal Justice, 222 W. Pensacola St., Tallahassee, FL 23201. Works towards abolition of the death penalty. Committee to End the Marion Lockdown, PO Box 578172, Chicago, IL 60657. Correctional Economic Center, 1220 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 549-7686. The Crime and Justice Foundation, 95 Berkeley St., 2nd FL, Boston, MA 02116. (617) 426-9800. The Crime and Justice Foundation, established in 1878, is dedicated to the humane reform of the criminal justice system. They believe that a fair and effective system will bring about a safer society. To that end, the Foundation works to develop innovative programs; works with correc- tional professionals to upgrade institutions; works with the legislature to advocate progressive public policy; works with the public to help them better understand the nature of crime and the system of justice. Pro- vides general reference services and on-site study, conducts seminars. Criminal Justice Ministry, 229 South 8th St., Kansas City, KS 66101. Developers of the slide show "Seventy Times Seven: A Christian Response to Crime in Our Communities." Criminologists for Abolition of the Death Penalty. Contact: Sue Caulfield, Western Michigan University, Department of Sociology, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5189. (616) 387-5270. Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Office of Communications, 250 Park Ave., New York, NY 10017. (212) 986-7050. The Clark Foundation's Program for Justice aims to promote a more ratio- nal, humane and effective criminal justice system through support for litigation that ensures constitutional conditions in prisons and through development of alternatives to incarceration for some criminal offenders. Concerned about overcrowding. Finances public studies and publishes reports. Contact: Gretchen Dykstra, Director of Communications. Kenneth F. Schoen, Director, Program for Justice. Eisenhower Foundation, 1990 M St. NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20202. (202) 429-0440. Supports community self-help by inner-city residents to combat crime. Publishes studies and other materials. End the Marion Lockdown, PO Box 578172, Chicago, IL 60657. (312) 235-0070. Working towards the end of lockdown status in the U.S. Penitentiary at Marion. Marion has been in lockdown since 1983, and has been condemned by Amnesty International for violation of the U.N. Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960. (914) 358-4601. Founded in Europe in 1949. Works toward the transformation of society into a "peaceful world community, with full dignity and freedom for every human being." Advocates non-violence, abolition of the death penalty, methods of dealing with offenders founded on understanding and forgive- ness and which week seek to redeem and rehabilitation rather than punish. Publishes Fellowship magazine. Genesee Ecumenical Ministries, Judicial Process Commission, 121 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester, NY 14614. (716) 325-7727. Publishes Justicia, educational materials, etc., including materials on conflict resolution. Also connected with Genesse Justice, a community service/victim assistance program in Batavia, NY. House Committee on the Judiciary, Rm 2137, Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washing- ton DC 20515. (202) 225-3951. Studies issues and formulates measures related to federal courts, consti- tutional amendments, immigration and naturalization, and other issues. Subcommittees: Administrative Law and Governmental Relations; Civil and Constitutional Rights; Courts, Civil Liberties and Administration of Jus- tice; Crime; Criminal Justice; Immigration, Refugees, and International Law; Monopolies and Commercial Law. Interfaith Conciliation Center (ICC), 2707 Main St., La Crosse, WI 54601. (608) 785-0083. Promotes the use of dispute resolution within communities; serves as a clearinghouse for workshops and other resources; encourages dialogue among practitioners who serve religious communities. (Founded in 1983 as a project of the National Interreligious Task Force on Criminal Justice.) Contact: Janet D. Wollam, Coordinator. International Association of Justice Volunteerism (IAJV), c/o UW--Milwaukee Criminal Justice, P.O. Box 786, Milwaukee, WI 53201. (414) 229-5630. A membership organization (founded 1970) committed to the improvement of the juvenile and criminal justice systems through citizen participation. Coordinates the efforts of various local programs and joins them with other local programs across the U.S. and Canada. John Howard Association, 67 E. Madison St., Suite 1216, Chicago, IL 60603. (312) 263-1901. A private, non-profit prison watchdog agency established in 1901. Monitors prison conditions (through a volunteer network) and advocates for wide-spread reforms to bring about more humane correctional policies for adults and juveniles, particularly in Illinois. Is sometimes called into the prison to mediate disputes. Publishes the newsletter, Update; conducts seminars, discussions, and debates. Justice Fellowship, P.O. Box 17181, Washington DC 20041-0181. (703) 834-3650. A project started by Prison Fellowship to work for criminal justice reform. Lobbies (at state and national levels) for restitution and community service sentencing, victim assistance and compensation pro- grams, reconciliation opportunities for victims and offenders, and fair and effective use of prison for those offenders who must be incarcerated. Helps communities to establish VORP programs. Publishes the newsletter The Justice Report. Contacts: Pamela J. Walsh, Membership Director. Rhonda A. Miller, Director of Public Education Daniel W. Van Ness, President. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change, 449 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Offers training in conflict resolution techniques for police and prison staffs; non-violence and social change. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) An international social service agency of the Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. Their Office of Criminal Justice was a pioneer in developing Victim-Offender Reconciliation Projects (VORPs) as alterna- tives to incarceration. Conducts educational and resource programs. Distributes booklets, posters, slide sets with worship/study guides; publishes Crime and Justice Network Newsletter. Provincial chapters: MCC U.S. Office of Criminal Justice, 21 S. 12th St., P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501-0500. (717) 859-1151. Contact: Howard Zehr, Director. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 1200 15th St. NW, No. 400, Washington DC 20005. (202) 833-3530. Concerned about mentally ill offenders, and their placement. National Association of Counties, Criminal Justice Program, 440 First St. NW, Washington DC 20036. (202) 393-6226. Interested in the administration of criminal justice by local govern- ments. National Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit, 294 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11210. (718) 624-0800. Association of people working to abolish the control unit at the Federal Correctional Institution for Women in Lexington, Kentucky. Publishes pamphlets, conducts presentations, presents videos National Center for Youth Law, 1613 Mission St., 5th floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. (415) 543-3307. Interested in all aspects of juvenile legal advocacy. The National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA), 814 North Saint Asaph St., Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 684-0373. Consulting firm dedicated to developing promoting, and supervising enduring alternative programs, and eliminating unnecessary lockup in prisons. Helps accused persons by diagnosing their strengths and weak- nesses, and preparing individualized plans which are then proposed to the judge as alternative sentences; such plans may include restitution, community service, vocational training, medical or psychological treat- ment, regular or intensive probation, or residence in a halfway house. Publishes various resources including Augustus: A Journal of Progressive Human Services, an investigative journal on prisons and alternatives. National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women, Philadelphia. Concerned with the defense of battered women who have murdered or struck out against their abusive spouses. The National Clearinghouse on Death Penalty Legislation. Project of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Operates a data bank and information center for people involved in legislative work against the death penalty. Can supply background information on the statutes, history, and background of death penalty legislation for any state. Contact: Susan Stephan, Clearinghouse coordinator, PO Box 600, Liberty Mills, IN 40946. (291) 982-7480. The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP), 1419 "V" St. NW, Washington DC 20009. (202) 797-7090. A resource, coordination and support center for efforts to end capital punishment throughout the United States; links individuals and organiza- tions at the national, regional, state and local levels for information sharing, mutual assistance and campaign development. Publishers news- letter (Lifelines), directory, and other resources; answers inquiries; conducts seminars. Contact: Leigh Dingerson. National Coalition for Jail Reform, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, 15 University Street, Newark, NJ 07401. (201) 648-5204. A coalition of organizations concerned with jail issues. Advocates for the removal from jail of persons held inappropriately--particularly juveniles, the mentally ill and retarded, public inebriates, and many pretrial detainees--and the elimination of inadequate and unconstitu- tional jail conditions nationwide. Contact: Carol Shapior. National Community Service Sentencing Association (NCSSA), 1368 Lincoln Ave., Suite 108, San Rafael, CA 94901. (415) 459-2234. A professional association which promotes the productive use of community service as a disposition for adult and juvenile offenders. Objectives include enhancing communication between programs and facilitating inter- program transfers, assisting in the development of community programs, monitoring and developing legislation. Publishes the newsletter Alterna- tive Sentences quarterly. Contact: Ms. Cres Van Keulen, Executive Director. National Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministers, 1357 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003. (202) 547-1715. An ecumenical group of prison ministers working for change in the crimi- nal justice system. Combines hands-on ministry with advocacy. Opposes the death penalty. Contacts: Fr. Michael Bryant. (202) 547-1715 Mrs. Mary K. Crowley. (703) 978-4204 The National Drug Strategy Network, 2000 L St. NW, Suite 702, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 835-9075 Composed of individuals and organizations who are united in their opposi- tion to the punitive and militaristic aspects of the "War on Drugs." National Execution Alert Network, Box 6893, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Publishes newsletter which reports on scheduled executions in the U.S. Contact: Pam Tucker. National Institute of Judicial Dynamics, c/o Albert B. Logan, Esq., Director, 411 Lakewood Circle, Suite B711, Colorado Springs, CO 80910. (303) 574-2082. Interested in improvement of American justice system, legal aspects of alcoholism. Services to professionals and students. National Institute of Victimology, 2333 N. Vernon St., Arlington, VA 22207. (703) 528-8872. Founded in 1976, the institute works to improve victim/witness services and to make the public and criminal justice personnel aware of the needs of crime victims. Monitors legislative and programmatic developments affecting victims and witnesses of crimes. Publishes a quarterly jour- nal, Victimology. National Interreligious Task Force on Criminal Justice (NITFCJ), Joint Stra- tegy and Action Committee, Inc. (JSAC), 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1700A, New York, NY 10015. The NITFCJ is an interfaith association of national religious bodies and other affiliated organizations committed to equal justice, the creation of safe and just communities, and the protection of human rights for offenders and victims alike. NITFCJ supports a national religious agenda for criminal justice and conflict resolution, collaborates with other national coalitions, and forms linkages with the efforts of local and regional organizations. NITFCJ works through advocacy for systemic change, public education, and networking. NITFCJ publishes the news- letter JUSTnews, and a variety of other educational publications. National Moratorium on Prison Construction (NMPC), Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), 78 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108. (617) 742-2120. The NMPC, established in 1975, is a project of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. NMPC works toward a halt to all prison and jail construction until alternatives to imprisonment are fully evaluated and implemented. NMPC staff gather, analyze, and disseminate information about prison and jail construction plans on the federal, state, and local levels. The Moratorium's newsletter, Jericho, is published quarterly and costs $5 per year. In 1987, the NMPC was shut down due to financial difficulties. However the UUSC continues to accept orders for back-issues of Jericho and other materials including films and slide shows. National Network of Women in Prison. Formed in 1990 to bring together individuals and activist groups working on women's prison issues. Contact: Charlene Snow, (312) 332-5577. National Network of Youth Advisory Boards, P.O. Box 402036, Ocean View Beach, Miami Beach, FL 33140. (305) 532-2607. Association devoted to enhancing communication between youth and local government. Interested in juvenile justice, education, recreation, and drug abuse. National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), 1757 Park Rd NW, Washing- ton DC 20010. (202) 232-8560. An advocacy organization for victims' and witnesses' rights, compensa- tion, and assistance. Lobbies (at state and national levels) for victim- oriented legislation; played a key role in the development of the federal Victim-Witness Protection Act; provides publications and training packag- es for criminal justice professionals; consulting and reference services at cost. Publishers, "NOVA Newsletter." Contact: Dr. Marlene Young, Executive Director. National Peoples of Color Task Force on Criminal Justice, Box 433, Somerville, MA 02144. A task force founded in 1981 as a national support and action group focusing on the impact of U.S. criminal justice policies on African- American, Native American, Asian, Latino, and Chicano people. Contact: Linda Thurston, President. National Prison Project (NPP), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 1616 P St. NW, Third Floor, Washington DC 20036. (202) 331-0500. Established in 1972 by the ACLU. Seeks to strengthen and protect the rights of adult and juvenile offenders; improve overall conditions in correctional facilities; and to develop alternatives to incarceration. Primary work is in litigation, particularly class action suits; also provides drafts model legislation, advises legislative bodies, develops self-help materials for prisoners, provides educational materials; pub- lishes The National Prison Project Journal quarterly. Furnishes infor- mation on AIDS in Prison. Contact: Alvin J. Bronstein, Executive Director. National Task Force on Prostitution, P.O. Box 26354, San Francisco, CA 94126; OR P.O. Box 892, Atlanta, GA 30301. A coalition of prostitutes' rights organizations. Seeks the decriminal- ization of adult prostitution and other consensual adult commercial sex acts, and full civil and human rights for prostitutes and other sex workers, and their clients. National Victims Resource Center (NVRC), Office for Victims of Crime, Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20850. (800) 627-6872 or (301) 251-5525/5519. A national clearinghouse of information about crime victim assistance and compensation programs, victimization statistics, and names, addresses and telephone numbers of contact persons. Offers free publications, hard-to- find documents, and selected videotapes for sale. Established by the federal Office for Victims of Crime. New York State Coalition for Criminal Justice, 362 State St., Albany, NY 12210. (518) 436-9222. Contact: Jim Murphy. PACE Publications. Business Office: 443 Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10016. (212) 685-5450. Fax: (212) 679-4701 Editorial Office: 1900 : Street NW, Suite 312, Washington DC 20036. (202) 835-1770. Fax: (202) 835-1772. Publishes Criminal Justice Newsletter, an independent report on issues in criminal justice policy and administration, including both adult and juvenile justice, law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. PACT Institute of Justice (Prisoner and Community Together), 254 S. Morgan Boulevard, Valparaiso, IN 46383. (219) 462-1127. Works with a wide range of community-based justice programs in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. Serves as a clearinghouse for information about community-based justice models. Continues to promote the replication of community-based Victim-Offender Reconciliation Programs and Mediation Programs. Publishes VORP Network News, various education materials, a directory of VORP programs. Contact: John Gehm, Program Director. The Police Foundation, Communications Office, Suite 200, 1001 22nd St., Wash- ington DC 20037. (202) 833-1460. Fax: (202) 659-9149 Interested in police management and administration, law enforcement, and arrest productivity; answers inquiries, sells publications. Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program, 100 Witherspoon Street, Room 3044, Louisville, KY 40202-1396. (502) 569-5810. Interested in Criminal Justice and related issues including ministry with victims and families. Provides resource materials and consultations to churches; works for public awareness of the issues; publishes the quar- terly newsletter, Justice Jottings. Contact: Rev. Kathy (Young) Lancaster, Director. Presbyterian Family Services, 2200 S. Gaines, PO Box 6008, Little Rock, AR 72216. (501) 375-3264. Concerned about the practice of incarcerating children in adult jails and prisons. Provides information for those working towards legislative and administrative changes. Also provides a direct ministry through family counseling, youth residential treatment, and family life education programs. Contact: Dick Freer. Pretrial Services Resource Center, 918 F St NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20004. (202) 638-3080. Non-profit criminal justice consulting agency associated with the Nation- al Association of Pretrial Services Agencies. Interested in pretrial alternatives and alternatives to prosecution for adults. Maintains library and data bank on US programs; provides information and technical assistance; publishes the bimonthly newsletter The Pretrial Reporter. Contact: Heidi L. Schornstein, Esq., Project Assistant. Prison Project, Gay Community News, 62 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116. Concerned with the rights of homosexual prisoners. Prisoner's Union, 1317 Eighteenth St., San Francisco, CA 94107. (415) 648-2880. A group of convicts, ex-convicts, and others interested in improving conditions of those incarcerated in California prisons. Its goals include seeking redress for convict grievances, ending economic exploi- tation by gaining the right to a prevailing wage of all work done in prison, establishing a uniform and equitable sentencing procedure, and restoring civil and human rights to convicts and ex-convicts. It pub- lishes The California Prisoner. Progressive Prisoners' Movement (PPM), 462 1/2 Granville St., Newark, OH 43023. A program started by an ex-offender that seeks to break the cycle between poverty and prison. Seeks to unite the prison population and the commu- nity. Acts as spokesperson for prisoners on issues such as overcrowding, low pay, unfair or inadequate legal representation, and other prison conditions. Activity so far has been primarily in Pennsylvania, but PPM is now expanding to Ohio. Contacts: Carl Upchurch, Executive Director and founder. George Williamson, First Baptist Church of Granville, Gran- ville, OH 43023. The Safer Society Program (Prison Research Education Action Project (PREAP)), RR1, Shoreham Depot Rd., Box 24-B, Orwell, VT 05760-9756. (802) 897-7541. A national project of the New York State Council of Churches to provide educational materials which advocate prison abolition and safer, non- repressive alternatives for victims and offenders in a prevention frame- work. It has published several books and manuals. Their most recent emphasis is on sex offenders and victims. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Rm 224, Dirksen Senate Office Bldg, Wash- ington DC 20510. (202) 224-5225. Studies federal courts and judges, civil rights and civil liberties, and other areas. Subcommittees: Administrative Practice and Procedure; Constitution; Courts; Criminal Law; Immigration and Refugee Policy; Juvenile Justice; Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks; Security and Terrorism. The Sentencing Project, Inc. (TSP) 918 F St. NW, Suite 501, Washington DC 20004. (202) 463-8348. Established in June 1986 to improve the quality of legal representation at sentencing, to promote greater use of alternatives to incarceration by defense attorneys and other professionals involved in sentencing in the nation's courts, and to increase the public's understanding of the sentencing process. Contacts: Malcolm Young, Executive Director. Marc Mauer, Assistant Director. SOLACE, P.O. Box 92282, Atlanta, GA 30314. An organization of murder victims' families who oppose the death penalty. Also included are the families of those executed via capital punishment. Contact: Camille Bell, Director. Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons, Inc., PO Box 30065, Nashville, TN 37202. (615) 242-5131. Works throughout the South to assist prisoners and their families, reform the criminal justice system, establish alternatives to incarceration, and abolish the death penalty. Contact: Rev. Joseph B. Ingle, Director. Special Services Center, 809 W. Madison St., Suite 602, Chicago, IL 60607. (312) 226-7990. Interested in reintegration of ex-offenders into the community. Provides advisory, consulting, and reference services. U.S. Association for Victim-Offender Mediation, PACT Institute of Justice, 254 South Morgan Boulevard, Valparaiso, IN 46383. (219) 462-1127. Seeks to develop and implement a program of public information and education in the field of victim-offender mediation and reconciliation programs. Encourages networking. Assists members in developing, plan- ning, and operating programs more effectively by developing guidelines for program management and facilitating information exchange. Advocates for legislation and public policies which enhance opportunities for restorative justice and other issues. Contact: Harriet Fagan, Assistant Program Director. Vera Institute of Justice, 30 East 39th St., New York, NY 10016. (212) 986-6910. Interested in crime, juvenile justice, drug-addiction, and alternatives to incarceration. Operates an community service (for indigent repeat offenders) as one alternative. Voorhis Associates, Inc., 5796 51st St., Boulder, CO 80301. (303) 530-2159. The Washington Correctional Foundation, 3117 Hawthorn St. NW, Washington DC 20008. (202) 965-6116. Women's Prison Project, P.O. Box 1911, Santa Fe, New Mexico. National and International Organizations Concerned with International Prisoners, Political Prisoners, or Persons Wrongfully Imprisoned Amnesty International of the USA, 304 W 58th St., New York, NY 10019. (212) 582-4440. Works impartially for release of prisoners of conscience provided they have neither used nor advocated violence. Opposes torture and the death penalty and advocates fair and prompt trials. Answers inquiries, sells publications. Amnesty International Campaign Against the Death Penalty, 322 8th St., New York, NY 10001. (212) 807-8400. Contact: Mr. M. Rose-Avila, Director. Centurion Ministries, Princeton, NJ. A non-profit organization whose primary mission is to vindicate and free from prison through the judicial process those who are completely inno- cent of the crime for which they have been wrongly convicted and impris- oned. Contact: Rev. Jim McCloskey. Coalition to Support Cuban Detainees, PO Box 935, Decatur, GA 30030. (404) 377-0701 or (404) 659-2687. A coalition working for the fair treatment of the cuban refugees who are being held in the Atlanta federal Penitentiary pending deportation. Freedom Now, 59 E. Van Buren #1400, Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 663-4399. Campaigns for amnesty and human rights for political prisoners in the United States. Other addresses: 1560 Broadway, Suite 807, New York, NY 10036 3543 18th Street, #17, San Francisco, CA 94110. (415) 561-9055. International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa, PO Box 17 (Harvard Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave.), Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 491-8384. Nonprofit group that provides legal defense for political prisoners in Southern Africa and humanitarian aid for their dependents. Answers inquiries and makes referrals free; distributes publications, some at cost. International Legal Defense Counsel, 1420 Walnut St., Suite 315, Philadelphia, PA 19102. (215) 545-2428. Provides counsel for Americans jailed abroad, or involved with interna- tional civil law problems. Provides inquiry and advisory services, conducts seminars. Some services free; usual attorney fees for legal work. International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Box 6455, Kansas City, KS 66106. (816) 531-5774. Defense committee for Leonard Peltier, an American Indian convicted in 1977 of killing two FBI agents on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He is believed to be a political prisoner being persecuted for his involvement in Indian rights organizations. Advocates for his freedom include Amnesty International. International Prisoners Aid Association, c/o Dr. Badr-El-Din Ali, IPAA Exec Dir, Dept of Sociology, Univ of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292. (502) 588- 6836. Group of agencies and individuals in 45 countries concerned with prisoner aid programs. Its purpose is to assist nongovernmental organizations to serve more effectively in their efforts to prevent crime, rehabilitate offenders, stimulate social action and legislation and disseminate world- wide information concerning sound methods of crime control. Publishes international directory of prisoners' aid agencies, provides advisory services, conducts seminars. Services available to anyone involved in offender rehabilitation. National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, 126 West 119th St., New York, NY 10003. (212) 866-8600. Interested in the nature and scope of racist and political repression. Opposes the death penalty. Publishes newsletter, distributes publica- tions, makes referrals, permits on-site use of materials. Most services available only to affiliates, branches, and special projects. Prison Reform International, NACRO, 169 Clapham Rd., London SW9 OPU, U.K. A worldwide movement to improve prison conditions and promote construc- tive ways of dealing with offenders. United Nations, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch, U.N., Room DC II-2348, New York, NY 10017. (212) 745-4657. Assists members states of the United Nations with respect to all matters of crime control and criminal justice. Publishes newsletter. National Organizations Providing Services to Prisoners, Victims, Families, Etc. Aid to Imprisoned Mothers, 957 Highland Ave. NE Atlanta, GA 30306. Alderson Hospitality House, Box 579, Alderson, WV 24910. A Catholic Worker House providing hospitality to families and loved ones visiting prisoners at the nearby federal women's prison. Publishes a newsletter, The Trumpet, which deals with prison issues. Lobbies against the death penalty (home base for West Virginians Against the Death Penalty). Alternatives to Violence Project, Inc., 15 Rutherford Place, New York, NY 10003. (212) 477-1067. Dedicated to teaching the non-violent techniques used by Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Directs much of its effort towards prison inmates. Offers conflict resolution workshops. Program started in NY but has spread to 15 other states. Contact: Fred Feucht, 88 Mountain Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570. (914) 796-1720. American Catholic Correctional Chaplains' Association. Contact: Fr. Frank T. Menei, President, 3509 Spring Garden St., Phila- delphia, PA 19104. (215) 489-4151. American Friends Service Committee Conflict Resolution Center, 7514 Kensington St., Pittsburgh, PA 15221. (423) 371-1000. AFSC's Conflict Resolution Center works with neighborhood mediation projects and creative conflict education for children. Publishes a quarterly newsletter and international directory on conciliation. Contact: Paul Wahrhaftig. American Protestant Correctional Chaplains' Association. Provides certification and promotes institutional standards for religious programming and chaplaincy in corrections. Provides general reference services. Contact: Rev. Ralph Graham, Executive Director, 5235 Greenpoint Dr., Stone Mountain, GA 30008. Bill Glass Evangelistic Association, P.O. Box 1105, Cedar Hills, TX 75104. (214) 291-7895. Coordinates volunteers in all continental states for evangelistic week- ends in state and federal prisons. Books for Prisoners, c/o Left Bank Books, Box A, 92 Pike St., Seattle, WA 98101. Provides books for prisoners. Christian Jail Workers, P.O. Box 4009, Los Angeles, CA 90051. (213) 974-8085. Volunteers work with chaplains of this organization in the Southwest and in several countries. Citizen Advocates for Justice, Inc., 1012 Eighth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215. (718) 499-4319. Founded in 1978 as a direct service organization and national advocacy center for women offenders. Helps women through a revolving bail fund, a community work service program (alternative sentencing to volunteer hours in a non-profit agency), and a parenting program that offers comprehen- sive services to women and their children. Will also act as a referral resource for male offenders. Founded by Rev. Constance M. Baugh of the Church of Gethsemane (Presbyterian). Contact: Mary-Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Director. Coalition of Prison Evangelists (COPE), P.O. Box 1587, Orlando, FL 32802. (305) 291-1500. Coordinates volunteers in evangelistic efforts in prisons and jails. Also has a network of volunteer staff and affiliated chaplains throughout America. Most active in the South. Conference of Jesuit Prison Personnel. An organization of Jesuit priests who minister in prisons and in the criminal justice system. Publisher of the book, "Who is the Prisoner?" Contact: Father Anderson, St. Aloysius, 19 Eye Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. Contact Center, Inc., P.O. Box 81826 (Superior Industrial Park), Lincoln, NE 68501. (402) 462-0602. Referral link for ex-offenders, runaways and others needing social and human services. Provides reference services, does research, distributes publications. Convict Connection Service, 1626 N. Wilcox Ave., Suite 627, Hollywood, CA 90028-6273. Prison pen pal program; matches correspondents inside and outside of prison. Publishes "Convict Connection." Contact: David Dunn, Correspondence Club. COSMEP Prison Project and the Prison Writing Review, The Greenfield Review, R.D.I. P.O. Box 80, Greenfield Center, NY 12833. (518) 584-1728. Provides donated literary magazines and other small press publications free on request to prison inmates. Boxes containing mini-libraries are sent free to writing workshops being conducted inside prisons. Publishes the newsletter, Prison Writing Review, which includes poetry by prison writers. The Endeavor Project, PO Box 23511, Houston, TX 77228-3511. Endeavor is a newspaper written and produced by death row prisoners and their families. Published by the War Resisters League four times a year. Family and Corrections Network (FCN), P.O. Box 2013, Waynesboro, VA 22980 OR P.O. Box 59, Batesville, VA 22924. (703) 943-3141. Founded in 1983 as a channel for information about, and support to, programs for families of adult offenders. Contact: Jim Mustin, founder. The Federal Bonding Program, Suite 803, 2000 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. 800-233-2258. Will give bond coverage up to $25,000, at no cost, to any employer who will hire any person who has been rejected for bond coverage. Ex-offend- ers are included. Contact: Joe Seiler, Program Director. Fortune Society, 39 W. 19th St., New York, NY 10011. (212) 206-7070. A group of ex-convicts and others interested in penal reform working to create a greater public awareness of the prison system and to understand the problems confronting inmates before, after, and during incarceration. Publishes Fortune News, a quarterly newsletter (free to prisoners). Friends Outside, 116 E. San Luis St., Salinas, CA 93901. (408) 758-2733. Provides social services to inmates, their families and ex-offenders. Their purposes are: to aid prisoners and their families in overcoming the traumas and limitations imposed by their separation, to assist public officials in improving prison conditions, to aid ex-offenders in making the transition from confinement to freedom, and to develop better commu- nity awareness of the problems caused by incarceration. Publishes a monthly newsletter. God Accepting the Exiled (GATE), 3871 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. Provides specialized educational and support services to those who have been traditionally exiled from the mainstream of society, particularly the incarcerated. Good News Jail and Prison Ministries, 1036 South Highland Street, Arlington, VA 22204. (703) 979-2200. Places chaplains in jails throughout the eastern and midwestern US. Volunteers conduct Bible studies in jails and work with the chaplain in many ministries. Gospel Echoes Team Association, P.O. Box 555, Goshen, IN 46526. (219) 533-0221. Ministers in prisons throughout the United States and Canada. Offers Bible Study Correspondence courses. The Human Kindness Foundation (HKF), Route 1 Box 201-n, Burham, NC 27705. Publishes materials, including a book of programs in which prisoners have performed humanitarian service. Free of charge to prisoners and prison workers. Institute for Ministry to Prisoners, Billy Graham Center, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187. (312) 260-5157. The institute does not conduct prison ministry itself, but is a training and resource center for Christians interested in ministering in prisons. Maintains a library of written and audiovisual materials which is avail- able through interlibrary loan. International Prison Ministry, Box 63, Dallas, Texas 75221. (214) 494-2302. A department of the American Evangelistic Association. IPM's basic outreach is to provide spiritual help via radio broadcasts, free Bibles and literature, and other services to all prisoners regardless of race, sex, age or religion, who are incarcerated in institutions in the US, Canada, other parts of the English-speaking world and Mexico. Charters and assists national prison fellowships around the world. Publishes Prison Evangelism Magazine. Legal Defense Fund, 99 Hudson St., New York, NY 10013. (212) 219-1900. An organization founded by the NAACP to provide legal assistance to those who may have been convicted or sentenced based wholly or partly on racial discrimination. Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, 1317 18th St., San Francisco, CA 94107. Metanoia Ministries, Box 546, Owings Mills, MD 21117. Publishes Prison Voices, a newsletter for prisoners. Seeks poetry and short stories for publication. National Association for Crime Victims Rights, Inc., P.O. Box 16161, Portland, OR 97216-0161. (503) 252-9012 OR (800) 85-CRIME. Maintains a data base encompassing all aspects of crime victim compensa- tion benefits for each State; makes referrals to local HELP groups; provides extensive case histories to news teams and national radio/TV talk show producers. Contact: Raymond L. Montee, Executive Director. National Victim Center, P.O. Box 17209, 307 West 7th St., Suite 1001, Fort Worth, TX 76102. (817) 877-3355. Promotes efforts to assist crime victims at the local, state, and nation- al levels. Conducts training conferences. National Yokefellow Prison Ministry, P.O. Box 207 (112 Old Trail North) Shamokin Dam, PA 17876. (717) 743-7832. Serves spiritual, emotional, physical needs of prisoners and ex-offen- ders. Publishes newsletter, provides consulting services, conducts conferences, and workshops. Offender Aid and Restoration of the U.S.A., Inc., Historic Albemarle County Jail, 409 East High St., Charlottesville, VA 22901. (804) 295-6196. Seeks to organize citizen volunteers to work one-to-one with prisoners in local jails; to upgrade the criminal justice system by developing alter- natives to incarceration at the local and state levels. Organizes local OAR programs across the country. Publishes OAR News. Parents of Adult Sex Offenders A national support network for parents of sex offenders. Contact: Lynn Scott, P.O. Box 460126, San Francisco, CA (415) 826-3081. Parents of Murdered Children (POMC), 100 East Eighth St. B-41, Cincinnati, OH 45202. (513) 721-5683. Organization formed to assist the families and friends of murder victims in coping with the tragedy and rebuilding their lives. Provides on-going emotional support by phone, mail, one-on-one, or group meetings, and through literature. Will write or phone any parent of a murdered child and, if possible, link that parent up with others in the same vicinity. Will help any interested parent of a murdered child to form a chapter of POMC in his/her own community. Provides information about survivors of homicide and their problems. Publishes the newsletter Survivors. Contacts: Sidney Davis, President of National Board. Nancy Ruhe, Executive Director. Partisan Defense Committee (PDC), P.O. Box 99, Canal Street Station, New York, NY 10013. (212) 406-4252. A class-struggle, non-sectarian legal defense organization in accordance with the political views of the Spartacist League. Works to abolish the death penalty. Publishes the newsletter Class-Struggle Defense Notes. The Pen Pal Newsletter, 1306 150th St., Hammond, IN 46237 Matches correspondents inside and outside of prison. Send self- addressed, stamped envelope for information. PEN Writing Awards for Prisoners, 568 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Sponsors annual writing rewards for prisoners; categories include poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and drama. Prison Book Program (PBP), Red Book Store, 94 Green St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. (617) 522-1464. Answers requests from prisoners around the country for books on the struggles of Black, Latin American, Asian and Native American peoples, as well as books on political and economic theory, women, gay liberation, prisons, health care, and education. Relies on volunteers and community support. Prison Evangelism Outreach, P.O. Box 54, Ocean Springs, MI 39564. Ministry to inmates via preaching, Bible Study, Correspondence, etc. Contact: Rev. Sid Taylor. Prison Fellowship Ministries (PFM), P.O. Box 17500, Washington DC 20041. (703) 478-0100. Started in 1976 by Chuck Colson. Assists churches in ministry with prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families. Ministry (in and out of prison) is conducted by volunteers who are from local churches but trained and assisted by PFM staff. Publishes the newsletter, Impact. Administers a pen pal program between correspondents inside and outside of prison. Prison Match, 2121 Russell St., Berkeley, CA 94705. Conducts programs for children and inmate parents. Prison Pen Pals, P.O. Box 1217, Cincinnati, OH 45201. Matches correspondents inside and outside of prison. Also provides lists of local assistance organizations. Contact: Lou Torok Prisoner Visitation and Support Program, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. (215) 241-7117 or 355-5854. An ecumenically supported ministry (sponsored by 33 national religious bodies and socially-concerned agencies) for prisoners in federal and military prisons; seeks to meet the needs of prisoners through an alter- native ministry which is separate from official prison structures. Volunteers are carefully chosen to visit prisoners. They do not impose a particular philosophy or religion on prisoners, but accept prisoners as they are and try to support their self-growth. Contact: Eric Corson, PVS Program Secretary. Prisoners Bible Institute, P.O. Box 2940, Dallas, TX 75221. Publishes Bible Study materials for prisoners. PTL Prison Ministries, PTL Television Network, Charlotte, NC 28279. (704) 542-6000. Volunteer coordinators in many states visit prisoners and conduct evange- listic services. Rock of Ages Prison Ministry, Inc., Route 8, Box 482, Cleveland, TN 37311. (615) 479-3243. Contact: Ed Ballow, director. The Salvation Army, Correctional Services, 1424 N.E. Expressway, Atlanta, GA 30329. Ministers to prisoners. Offers Bible Correspondence course to prisoners. Very Special Persons (VSP) PO Box 2344, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206. A support organization to help the families of inmates. Publishes a monthly newsletter for relatives on prisoners; distributes brochures offering tips on survival. Affiliated with CURE. Contact: Shirley Maynard, Founder. 639-1445. Voices for Incarcerated Veterans, 8609 Lyndale Ave. S., Suite 105D, Blooming- ton, MN 55420. (612) 881-1754 Contact: Kathleen Crawley Stutz, President. (612) 892-1342 or (612) 881-1754 Volunteers of America (VOA), 1813 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, LA 70002. (504) 837-2652. A national Christian human services organization founded in 1896 to provide material and spiritual assistance to those in need. VOA provides residential pre-release centers for vocational training, counseling and job placement to adult offenders and provides material aid and counseling for families of prison inmates. Women's Prison Association and Home, 110 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003. (212) 674-1163. The association provides temporary shelter and individualized treatment for women and girls who have been in trouble with the law. The group maintains an interest in prison conditions and in legislation regarding women offenders. World Prison Poetry Center, 245 Whalley Ave., New Haven, CT 06511. Publishes the bimonthly magazine Sentences, a magazine of prison poetry. Seeks poetry manuscripts in English or Spanish. Yokefellows International Prison Ministry, 1200 Almond Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. (717) 326-6868. Index Accreditation Commission on Accreditation for Corrections 3 AIDS National Prison Project 19 National Task Force on Prostitution 20 Alcoholism National Institute of Judicial Dynamics 18 Alternatives Citizen Advocates for Justice, Inc. 27 Edna Clark Foundation Program for Justice 13 Foundation National Prison Project 19 Interfaith Conciliation Center 14 Justice Fellowship 15 Mennonite Central Committee 15 National Community Service Sentencing Association 17 National Council on Crime & Delinquency 9 National Institute for Sentencing Alternatives 10 National Moratorium on Prison Construction 18 Offender Aid and Restoration 30 PACT 20 Pretrial Services Resource Center 21 Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons 23 The National Center on Institutions and Alternatives 16 The Safer Society Program 22 The Sentencing Project 22 Vera Insitute of Justice 23 American Indians American Indians and the Death Penalty 11 International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee 25 National Peoples of Color Task Force on Criminal Justice 19 Bail Bonds Citizen Advocates for Justice 27 The Federal Bonding Program 28 Bible Study Gospel Echoes Team Association 29 Prisoners Bible Institute 32 The Salvation Army 32 Books for Prisoners Books for Prisoners 27 Prison Book Program 31 Chaplains American Catholic Corrections Chaplains Association 26 American Protestant Correctional Chaplains' Association 26 National Interreligious Task Force 18 Children Aid to Imprisoned Mothers 26 American Friends Service Committee Conflict Resolution Center 26 Children's Defense Fund 12 Legal Services for Prisoners with Children 30 National Center for Juvenile Justice 9 Presbyterian Family Services 21 Church Affiliated American Friends Service Committee 11 Citizen Advocates for Justice, Inc. 27 Conference of Jesuit Prison Personnel. 27 Interfaith Conciliation Center 14 Mennonite Central Committee 15 National Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministers 17 National Interreligious Task Force 18 National Moratorium on Prison Construction 18 Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program 21 Presbyterian Family Services 21 The Safer Society Program 22 The Salvation Army 32 Volunteers of America 33 Conflict Resolution Alternatives to Violence Project 26 American Friends Service Committee Conflict Resolution Center 26 Genesee Ecumenical Ministries 14 Interfaith Conciliation Center 14 Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change 15 National Interreligious Task Force 18 Corrections American Catholic Correctional Chaplains' Association. 26 American Correctional Association 3 American Protestant Correctional Chaplains' Association 26 Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11 Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections 7 Commission on Accreditation for Corrections 3 Correctional Education Association 3 Correctional Industries Association 3 Family and Corrections Network 28 Federal Bureau of Prisons 4 John Howard Association 15 National Association of Juvenile Correctional Agencies 4 National Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit 16 National Center for Innovation in Corrections 8 National Commission on Correctional Health Care 5 National Institute of Corrections 5 The Washington Correctional Foundation 23 Courts Administrative Office of U.S. Courts 3 Institute for Court Management 4 National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges 5 Death Penalty Alderson Hospitality House 26 American Engineering Company 4 American Indians and the Death Penalty 11 Amnesty International Campaign Against the Death Penalty 24 Amnesty International of the USA 24 Capital Punishment Project 12 Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12 Clearinghouse on Criminal Justice 12 Criminologists for Abolition of the Death Penalty 13 Fellowship of Reconciliation 14 National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression 25 National Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministers 17 National Execution Alert Network 18 National Interreligious Task Force 18 Partisan Defense Committee 31 SOLACE 22 Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons 23 The Endeavor Project 28 The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty 17 Defense International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa 24 International Legal Defense Counsel 25 International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee 25 Legal Defense Fund 30 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 4 National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women 16 Partisan Defense Committee 31 Domestic Violence The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence 12 Drugs National Criminal Justice Reference Service 9 National Network of Youth Advisory Boards 19 The National Drug Strategy Network 17 Vera Insitute of Justice 23 Economics Correctional Economic Center 12 Partisan Defense Committee 31 Progressive Prisoners' Movement 22 Education Correctional Education Association 3 Employment Criminal Justice Center 3 Ethics The Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics 8 Ex-offenders Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11 Contact Center 27 Fortune Society 28 Prison Fellowship 32 Prisoner's Union 21 Volunteers of America 33 Families Aid to Imprisoned Mothers 26 Alderson Hospitality House 26 Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11 Citizen Advocates for Justice, Inc. 27 Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12 Family and Corrections Network 28 Friends Outside 29 Legal Services for Prisoners with Children 30 Parents of Adult Sex Offenders 30 Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program 21 Presbyterian Family Services 21 Prison Fellowship 32 Prison Match 32 Very Special Persons 33 Volunteers of America 33 Homosexuality Prison Project 21 Hospitality House Alderson Hospitality House 26 Human Rights Freedom Now 24 Industries Correctional Industries Association 3 International Prisoners Amnesty International of the USA 24 International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa 24 International Legal Defense Counsel 25 Jail American Jail Association 11 Christian Jail Workers 27 National Coalition for Jail Reform 17 Offender Aid and Restoration 30 Judicial system Administrative Office of U.S. Courts 3 House Committee on the Judiciary 14 Senate Committee on the Judiciary 22 Juvenile Justice National Association of Juvenile Correctional Agencies 4 National Center for Juvenile Justice 9 National Center for Youth Law 16 National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges 5 National Network of Youth Advisory Boards 19 Vera Insitute of Justice 23 Youth Policy Institute 10 Law enforcement 20 Americans for Effective Law Enforcement 11 International Association of Chiefs of Police 4 Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change 15 National Council on Crime & Delinquency 9 National Criminal Justice Reference Service 9 National Sheriffs' Association 6 National United Law Enforcement Officiers Association 6 Police Executive Research Forum 10 The Police Foundation 20 Legal/Litigation American Indians and the Death Penalty 11 Centurion Ministries 24 Edna Clark Foundation Program for Justice 13 Foundation National Prison Project 19 International Legal Defense Counsel 25 Legal Defense Fund 30 Legal Services for Prisoners with Children 30 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 4 National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women 16 National Legal Aid & Defender Association 5 Partisan Defense Committee 31 The National Center on Institutions and Alternatives 16 The Sentencing Project, Inc. 22 Legislation American Friends Service Committee 11 American Society of Criminology 7 Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12 House Committee on the Judiciary 14 Justice Fellowship 15 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 4 National Community Service Sentencing Association 17 National Organization for Victim Assistance 19 Senate Committee on the Judiciary 22 The Sentencing Project 22 Women's Prison Association and Home 33 Local National Association of Counties 16 Mediation American Friends Service Committee Conflict Resolution Center 26 Justice Fellowship 15 PACT 20 U.S. Association for Victim-Offender Mediation 23 Medical National Commission on Correctional Health Care 5 Mentally Ill Center for Studies of Antisocial and Violent Behavior 7 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 15 Newspaper Article Collection Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11 Overcrowding Center for Criminal Justice Research 7 Center for Effective Public Policy 12 Edna Clark Foundation Program for Justice 13 Pen Pals Convict Connection Service 28 Prison Fellowship Ministries 32 Prison Pen Pals 32 The Pen Pal Newsletter 31 Political Prisoners Amnesty International of the USA 24 Coalition to Support Cuban Detainees 24 Freedom Now 24 International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa 24 International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee 25 National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression 25 Pretrial National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies 5 Pretrial Services Resource Center 21 Prevention American Society of Criminology 7 Eisenhower Foundation 13 Institute of Criminal Justice Studies 8 Interfaith Conciliation Center 14 International Prisoners Aid Association 25 John Howard Association 15 National Association of Juvenile Correctional Agencies 4 National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape 9 National Council on Crime & Delinquency 9 National Crime Prevention Institute Information Center 10 The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence 12 The Safer Society Program 22 United Nations 25 Prison Ministry Conference of Jesuit Prison Personnel 27 Criminal Justice Ministry 13 Good News Jail and Prison Ministries 29 Gospel Echoes Team Association 29 Institute for Ministry to Prisoners 29 International Prison Ministry 29 National Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministers 17 National Yokefellow Prison Ministry 30 Prison Evangelism Outreach 31 Prison Fellowship 32 Prisoner Visitation and Support Program 32 Rock of Ages Prison Ministry, Inc. 32 The Salvation Army 32 Prisoner's Rights American Friends Service Committee 11 Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12 End the Marion Lockdown 13 Foundation National Prison Project 19 Prison Project 21 Prisoner's Union 21 Progressive Prisoners' Movement 22 Prostitution National Task Force on Prostitution 20 Public Awareness American Friends Service Committee 11 Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11 Center for Community and Social Concerns 12 Criminal Justice Ministry 13 Fortune Society 27, 28 Foundation National Prison Project 19 Friends Outside 29 International Prisoners Aid Association 25 Mennonite Central Committee 15 National Council on Crime & Delinquency 9 National Institute of Victimology 18 National Interreligious Task Force 18 National Moratorium on Prison Construction 18 National Organization for Victim Assistance 19 Progressive Prisoners' Movement 22 The Sentencing Project, Inc. 22 U.S. Association for Victim-Offender Mediation 23 Publications Alternative Sentences 17 American Jails 11 Augustus 16 Class-Struggle Defense Notes 31 Convict Connection 28 Corrections Today 3 Crime & Delinquency 9 Criminal Justice Ethics 8 Criminal Justice Newsletter 20 Criminology 7 Endeavor 28 Fellowship 14 Fortune News 28 Impact 32 Jail and Prisoner Law Bulletin 11 Jericho 18 Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 9 Justice Jottings 21 Justicia 14 JUSTnews 18 Lifelines 17 Network 15 NOVA Newsletter 19 OAR News 30 Prison Evangelism Magazine 29 Prison Voices 30 Prison Writing Review 28 Survivors 31 The Angolite 11 The California Prisoner 21 The Criminologist 7 The Justice Report 15 The National Prison Project Journal 19 The NELS Monthly Bulletin 3 The Pretrial Reporter 21 The Trumpet 26 Update 15 Victimology 18 VORP Network News 20 Who is the Prisoner 27 Racial Legal Defense Fund 30 National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression 25 National Peoples of Color Task Force on Criminal Justice 19 Partisan Defense Committee 31 Reform American Friends Service Committee 11 Americans for Human Rights and Social Justice 11 Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12 Crime and Justice Foundation 13 Edna Clark Foundation Program for Justice 13 Fellowship of Reconciliation 14 Fortune Society 28 Foundation National Prison Project 19 John Howard Association 15 Justice Fellowship 15 National Coalition for Jail Reform 17 National Interreligious Task Force 18 Prison Reform International 25 Prisoner's Union 21 Progressive Prisoners' Movement 22 Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons 23 Refugees Coalition to Support Cuban Detainees 24 House Committee on the Judiciary 14 Senate Committee on the Judiciary 22 Rehabilitation International Prisoners Aid Association 25 Sentencing National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 4 National Institute for Sentencing Alternatives 10 Prisoner's Union 21 The Sentencing Project 22 Sexual Offenders Parents of Adult Sex Offenders 30 The Safer Society Program 22 Sexual Violence National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape 9 The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence 12 The Safer Society Program 22 South Africa International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa 24 Standards American Correctional Association 3 American Protestant Correctional Chaplains' Association 26 Commission on Accreditation for Corrections 3 Statistics Criminal Justice Statistics Association 8 National Archive of Criminal Justice Data 8 National Criminal Justice Reference Service 9 National Institute of Corrections 5 National Victims Resource Center 20 SEARCH Group Inc. 6 Veterans Voices for Incarcerated Veterans 33 Victims Genesee Ecumenical Ministries 14 Justice Fellowship 15 Mennonite Central Committee 15 National Association for Crime Victims Rights 30 National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape 9 National District Attorneys Association 5 National Institute of Victimology 18 National Organization for Victim Assistance 19 National Victim Center 30 National Victims Resource Center 20 PACT Institute of Justice 20 Parents of Murdered Children 31 Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program 21 SOLACE 22 The Safer Society Program 22 Visitors Alderson Hospitality House 26 Volunteers Bill Glass Evangelistic Association 26 Center for Community and Social Concerns 12 Coalition of Prison Evangelists 27 Good News Jail and Prison Ministries 29 International Association of Justice Volunteerism 14 John Howard Association 15 Offender Aid and Restoration 30 Prison Book Program 31 Prison Fellowship Ministries 32 Prisoner Visitation and Support Program, 32 PTL Prison Ministries 32 Volunteers of America 33 Witnesses National Institute of Victimology 18 National Organization for Victim Assistance 19 Women Aid to Imprisoned Mothers 26 Citizen Advocates for Justice, Inc. 27 Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants 12 National Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit 16 National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women 16 National Newtork of Women in Prison. 19 National Task Force on Prostitution 20 Women's Prison Association and Home 33 Women's Prison Project 23 Writing COSMEP Prison Project and the Prison Writing Review 28 Metanoia Ministries 30 PEN Writing Awards for Prisoners 31 World Prison Poetry Center 33