The following resources provide introductions to organizations that some people find useful.
Collaborative Organizations Working for Change
"SFCIPP is a coalition of social service providers, representatives of government bodies, advocates and others who work with or are concerned about children of incarcerated parents and their families."
"ACCIPP is a regional coalition focused on those who work with or are concerned about children of incarcerated parents."
#cut50's mission statement: "Making communities safer while reducing the number of people in our prisons and jails. Using evidence-based solutions and unlikely alliances, we can keep communities safe, families together, and the economy strong for all Americans." Please sign this petition to urge Governor Jerry Brown to sign important bills (SB394, SB395, SB 312, and AB1308) into law.
"JustLeadershipUSA is dedicated to cutting the US correctional population in half by 2030. JLUSA empowers people most affected by incarceration to drive policy reform."
For Families
"Essie Justice Group harnesses the collective power of women with incarcerated loved ones to empower women and end mass incarceration. We are building a loving and powerful network to equip women with the tools and resources to heal family, community, and make social change. Using our Healing to Advocacy curriculum, designed by and for women, we seed groups for women to give and receive support. Together, women access their collective power as leaders and advocates."
"he Young Women's Freedom Center (formerly the Center for Young Women's Development) is a leadership and advocacy organization led by cis and trans women and girls of color who have grown up in poverty, experienced incarceration, worked in the underground street economy, and who have been criminalized by social services such as foster care, welfare, public education, and the mental health system.
Legal Assistance
Root & Rebound work to ensure that people in reentry who desire a second chance have that opportunity for successful reintegration and are "reentry ready," able to meet their goals of employment, housing, education, family reunification, and financial stability.
"LSPC organizes communities impacted by the criminal justice system and advocates to release incarcerated people, to restore human and civil rights and to reunify families and communities. We build public awareness of structural racism in policing, the courts and prison system and we advance racial and gender justice in all our work."
"The Prison Law Office is a nonprofit public interest law firm based in Berkeley, California that provides free legal services to adult and juvenile offenders to improve their conditions of confinement. The office provides direct services to thousands of prisoners and juveniles each year, advocates for policy changes, and, if necessary, engages in impact litigation to ensure that correctional institutions meet standards required by the U.S. Constitution."
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