New York Law School Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic
New York Law School Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic
The Post-Conviction Innocence Project (PCIP) at the New York Law School represents clients in post-conviction matters under the direct supervision of a faculty member. The NY law allows convicted defendants to move to vacate their convictions based upon newly discovered evidence, which creates a probability that had such evidence been received at trial, the verdict […]
Office of the Appellate Defender Reinvestigation Project
The Office of the Appellate Defenders (OAD) is a New York-based provider of appellate representation to poor people convicted of felonies and institutional indigent defense office. The OAD’s Reinvestigation Project identifies potential cases of wrongful conviction and, where appropriate, files petitions for relief. Because OAD recognizes the profound injustice in waiting years to address wrongful […]
The Institute for Community Justice
The Institute for Community Justice is seeking to serve any person impacted by mass incarceration by providing support services that empower those affected to thrive as their fullest selves. They envision a world free from mass incarceration where communities have equitable access to health, safety, justice, and the opportunity to design their freedom. In order […]
North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services, Inc.
North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services (NCPLS) is a non-profit law firm. The mission of NCPLS is to provide legal services to people incarcerated in North Carolina to ensure that all incarcerated people are treated humanely and in accordance with the law. NCPLS’ attorneys are not allowed inside prisons except as part of a prearranged tour, […]
Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual
Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual (JLM) is a handbook of legal rights and procedures designed for use by people in prison. It is published by Columbia Human Rights Law Review. The JLM informs prisoners of their legal rights and instructs them about how to secure these rights through the judicial process, clearly explaining legal research techniques and how to […]
Lewisburg Prison Project, Inc.
The Lewisburg (LBG) Prison Project is a Pennsylvania-based organization that provides free legal advice, assistance, and representation for civil cases related to the conditions of confinement for people who are or were incarcerated in Pennsylvania. The Project’s mission is to ensure that the local prisons are operating humanely and according to law. They also send […]
National Lawyers Guild
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is a progressive bar association that has acted as the legal arm of social movements and the conscience of the legal profession. NLG’s mission is to use law for the people, uniting lawyers, law students, legal workers, and jailhouse lawyers to function as an effective force in the service of the people […]
Prison Law Office
Prison Law Office is a nonprofit public interest law firm based in Berkeley, California that strives for fair and humane treatment of people who are in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities and who are on parole. The Prison Law Office consists of lawyers and their staff who try to help people facing inhumane, unfair, and […]
Center For Constitutional Rights
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) is a community-based organization, with a mission to work with communities under threat to fight for justice and liberation through litigation, advocacy, and strategic communications. It is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. CCR is […]
Abolitionist Law Center
The Abolitionist Law Center is a public interest law firm inspired by the struggle of political and politicized incarcerated people and organized for the purpose of abolishing class and race-based mass incarceration in the United States. Abolitionist Law Center litigates on behalf of people whose human rights have been violated in prison, educates the general […]