American Correctional Association
ACA is an organization of corrections and criminal justice professionals.
http://www.corrections.com/aca/ |
BJS Corrections Reports
Publications on corrections, capital punishment, jails, prisons, probation and parole. From the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/correct.htm |
Bureau of Prisons
Find contact details for BOP offices as well as BOP and community corrections facilities. Provides inmate details and employment opportunities.
http://www.bop.gov/ |
Canadian Training Institute
Provides training, consulting assistance, and undertakes applied research for criminal justice service agencies in Canada.
http://www.cantraining.org/index.html |
Corrections Connection
Directory of corrections news, products and services, law enforcement associations and state and federal corrections agencies.
http://www.corrections.com/ |
Corrections Corporation of America
Provider of detention services to gov't and the private sector describes its legal, escort, transportation, construction and financial services.
http://www.correctionscorp.com/ |
Court TV
Recent verdicts in cases covered by Court TV. See what's on the air, who the people are, and consult case files dating back from 1993.
http://www.courttv.com/ |
End the Marion Lockdown
Anti-racist committee which fights against what it calls the "brutality" of control unit prisons.
http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~kastor/ceml.html |
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (US)
American organisation working to repeal statutory sentences. Useful information on the law.
http://www.famm.org/ |
Legal Decisions & Cases
List of links to litigation news and legal decisions relating to prisoners and prisons in Illinois.
http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/prislit/prislit.html |
MSN Encarta - Prison
Fact handbook summarizes issues involved with this corrections institution, including historical, overpopulation, and rehabilitation discourse.
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=05480000 |
MSN Encarta - Punishment Device Stocks
Education databook describes this inhumane contraption and relates instances of its use throughout history.
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=0045B000 |
MSN Encarta - Reformatories
Skim this guide to obtain an explanation for these correctional institutes and to discern them from prisons. Recommends related resources.
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=04E60000 |
National Institute of Corrections Online
Corrections-focused library and clearinghouse provides personal research assistance to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers.
http://www.nicic.org/ |
NCIA
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives. Nonprofit agency that assists criminal justice organizations.
http://www.igc.apc.org/ncia/index.html |
Prison Conditions
Extensive information on prison conditions around the world and international human rights standards relating to prisoners.
http://www.hrw.org/advocacy/prisons/ |
Prison Issues Desk, The
Source for progressive and radical information and resources on prisons and the criminal prosecution system.
http://www.prisonactivist.org/ |
Prison Law Page
Articles on Californian corrections issues, includes stories from prisoners and a prisoner's dictionary.
http://www.wco.com/~aerick/prison.html |
Prison Legal News
Monthly newsletter on prison-related news and analysis, published and edited by Washington State prisoners.
http://www.synapse.net/~arrakis/pln/pln.html |
Prison Wall
Provides links to legal information on California prison law, and a list of organizations which offer help to prisoners and their families.
http://www.prisonwall.org/ |
Sentencing Project,The
Independent source of criminal justice policy data. Find details about publications, programs and events.
http://www.sentencingproject.org/ |
Stop Prisoner Rape
Combats the rape of male and female prisoners and provides assistance to survivors of prison rape.
http://www.spr.org/ |
US Sentencing Commission
News, guidelines and current activities from an agency responsible for sentencing policies and practices in the federal courts.
http://www.ussc.gov/ |
Victims Can Fight parole/clemency
Resources for victims opposing parole/clemency applications made by convicted criminals.
http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/statnisle/clemency.htm |
Virginia Dept. of Corrections
Find details about services for victims along with an overview of the departments other programs for overseeing the state's prison system.
http://www.vadoc.state.va.us/ |
Wrongful Murder Convictions
Prisoners who were released because of court findings of strong evidence of innocence.
http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/wrong/wrong.html |
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