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» A Prisoner's Dictionary - A dictionary of prison slang.
» American Community Corrections Institute - ACCI produces cognitive restructuring and lifeskills workbooks for youth and adults in corrections and probation settings.
» Automatic Cigarette Lighter - The Automatic Cigarette Lighter was designed for use in maximum-security correctional facilities where access to lighters and matches is prohibited for safety purposes.
» California's Crowded Prisons - Article and statistics on the problems generated by overcrowding in California Department of Corrections facilities.
» Canadian Federal Inmates - Offers assistance, information to Canadian Federal Inmates' and their family members.
» Citizens For Effective Justice (CFEJ) - Working towards a solution which would reduce crime and prison overcrowding.
» Correctional News - News and ideas related to the design, construction, management, and operation of prisons.
» Corrections Drug Testing - Drug testing product information.
» Corrections USA - Not for profit corporation run by and for Correctional Officers. Issues, calendar and membership information.
» David Ferleger - ADA and Prisons - Selected cases on issue of applicability of Americans With Disabilities Act to prisons.
» Escapes and Disturbances - Media excerpts about prison/jail escapes and disturbances.
» Federal Prison - A Survival Guide - Practical advice to ease the uncertainty, depression and pain of family members and the person destined to spend time in a Federal Prison.
» Friends and Family of Prisoners - This is a place for anyone who is in some way connected to a prisoner, through friendship, love and/or family ties.
» Human Rights Watch: No Escape - Male Rape in U.S. Prisons - Report claiming that state authorities are responsible for widespread prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse in U.S. men's prisons. Video clips, prisoner statements, and case histories.
» Human Rights Watch: Prison Conditions and the Treatment of Prisoners - Information on prison conditions around the world, international human rights standards applicable to prisoners.
» Human Writes - Non-profit organization finds penpals for people on death row.
» Mother's Day in Prison - An article from 1997 from the San Francisco Bay Guardian about celebrating Mother's Day in prisons.
» MyInmateMail - Prison Pen Pal and Ministry
» Nancy Moran - Independent Prisoner Advocate - Promotes the well being of prisoners in Maryland and, to a limited extent, those released from prison.
» National Corrections Corporation - Company provides correctional facility designs, products and financing services.
» New York Correction History Society - Articles and photos about history of state correctional services, including probation, parole, juvenile justice, incarceration alternatives, community correction, restorative justice.
» North Carolina Division of Prisons - Information about the prison system and its programs.
» Prison Legal News - Reports on court decisions affecting prisoners and contains information designed to help prisoners vindicate their rights in the judicial system.
» Prisoners and Punishment - Prisoners and Punishment, from your About.com Guide
» Sentencing Scoresheet Compliance Report - This report details the compliance of each Florida judicial circuit in submitting sentencing scoresheets for offenders convicted of felonies between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999.
» Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners - Complete text of the United Nations treaty.
» Tattoos: Recognition and Interpretation - Tattoo recognition and interpretation is a valuable tool when dealing with state prison parolees.
» The Prison Reform Trust - Aims to create a just, humane, and effective penal system. Research, publications, current projects, and event information.