Donate Now Legal Resources for Prisoners

There are several important resources available in our Legal and Prisoner Support Resource List which is available as an Adobe PDF file.

GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL
Criminal Procedure Project
600 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington DC 20001
Info on criminal procedure, habeas corpus relief & prisoners rights. ($10)

NATIONAL PRISON PROJECT JOURNAL
National Prison Project of the ACLU
733 15th Street NW, Suite 620
Washington, DC 20006
Prisoner rights news and case law. ($2 for prisoners) ACLU does not take individual cases.

BLACKSTONE PARALEGAL STUDIES
218 Main Street
PO Box 899
Emmaus, PA 18049-0899
Low-cost paralegal course by mail covering principles of civil and criminal law.

DISTANCE EDUCATION & TRAINING COUNCIL
1601 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Info about academic and job training schools that offer home/prison courses by mail. Charges fee.

JAILHOUSE LAWYER’S MANUAL
Columbia Human Rights Law Review
435 West 116th Street
NY, NY 10027
Attn: JLM Order
5th edition available for $31 for prisoners, or 2002 supplement for $12 – write check or money order to Colombia Human Rights Law Review.

LEWISBURG PRISON PROJECT
Box 128
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Legal bulletins, free catalogue of federal prisoners’ rights. SASE requested.

PARALEGAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Rich Deters, President
PO Box 6035
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Free case evaluation. $30/hour for legal work.

PRISON LAW PROJECT
of the National Lawyers Guild
558 Capp St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
Provides support and assistance to jailhouse lawyers. The Project publishes a quarterly Legal Journal. ($8)

PRISON LEGAL NEWS
2400 NW 80th Street, PMB #148
Seattle, WA 98117
Monthly prison-related journal edited by a Washington state prisoner. Covers court decisions affecting prisoners and provides information to help navigate the judicial system. ($18/year for prisoners)

RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE / FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE
Government Printing Office
Congressional Sales Office
Washington, DC 20402
For a fee from Superintendent of documents.

SELF-HELP LITIGATION MANUAL
Oceana Press
75 Main Street
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
This excellent resource includes chapters on legal research, the legal system, an overview of prisoners’ rights, federal post-conviction remedies, law library requirements, civil rights forms, parole, how to litigate in federal courts, and more! ($30 for prisoners)

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA CONTINUING EDUCATION & ACADEMIC OUTREACH
University Services Bldg.
888 N. Euclid Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85721-0158
Independent study courses for elementary school through University undergraduate levels.

WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY
C/o West Group- A Thompson Company
610 Opperman Drive
Eagan, MN 55123-1396
(800) 328-9352
Publishes mostly expensive books. Call or write for info and request a price list for the ‘Nutshell’ series. Helpful ‘Nutshell’ series includes The Law of Sentencing, Corrections, and Prisoners’ Rights ($22.50) and Criminal Procedure in a Nutshell. ($23.50)

PRISONER LEGAL NEWS
NLG Prison Law Project
558 Capp St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
($7.50 for jail house lawyers, $10 for regular sub)




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