Legal resources for people in prison in West Virginia

Litton Bldg, 4th Floor

1207 Quarrier St

Charleston, WV 25301

http://www.wvadvocates.org/

(304) 346-0847

Serves: WV

Focus area/description: A private, nonprofit agency mandated by the Federal Government to advocate for and protect the legal rights of West Virginians with disabilities.

1540 Market Street, Suite 490

San Francisco, CA 94102

http://www.prisonerswithchildren.org

(415) 552-3150 Fax

(415) 255-7036 Main

Serves: National,CA

Focus area/description: LSPC advocates for the human rights and empowerment of incarcerated parents, children, family members and people at risk for incarceration. We respond to requests for information, trainings, technical assistance, litigation, community activism and the development of more advocates. Our focus is on women prisoners and their families, and we emphasize that issues of race are central to any discussion of incarceration. LSPC does not take on individual cases, but provides legal resources and general information with an emphasis on California law.

Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Attn: JLM Order

435 W. 116th St.

New York, NY 10027

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/hrlr/jlm.html#Order

(212) 854-1601

jln@law.columbia.edu

Serves: National

Focus area/description: A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual (JLM) is a handbook of legal rights and procedures designed for use by people in prison. Prisoners are often indigent and therefore lack access to legal counsel while in prison. The JLM informs prisoners of their legal rights, shows them how to secure these rights through the judicial process, and guides them through the complex array of procedures and legal vocabulary which make up this system. The JLM also instructs prisoners in techniques of legal research and explains the need to take note of important legal developments. With the JLM, prisoners can learn to use effectively the resources available in prison law libraries. Since publication of the first edition in 1978, A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual has been used by tens of thousands of prisoners in institutions across the country. Prisoners have used the book to become informed of their rights and to address specific problems related to their treatment in prison or their convictions.

How do I place an order? Complete and send the order form below with a check or money order, payable to Columbia Human Rights Law Review to Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Attn: JLM Order, 435 W. 116th St., New York, NY 10027. If you send a money order, keep the receipt in case there is a problem with your order. We do not accept postage stamps as payment and also do not accept credit cards. Due to the nature of the institutional mail systems, we request that you allow up to eight weeks from the date of your order. Because our office is student run, your order may not be processed as quickly over school breaks. Orders to be sent to facilities in Michigan must be sent first class. Also, please inform us on this form of any restrictions on incoming mail that your facility may have (for example, no padded envelopes or first class mail only). Please note that we cannot fill orders without payment.

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ORDER (Please circle the price): Standard shipping requires 4-6 weeks.
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P.O. Box 128

Lewisburg, PA 17837-0128

http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~mligare/LPP.html

(570) 523-1104 phone

Serves: National,PA

Focus area/description: The Lewisburg Prison Project, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides legal and other assistance to prisoners in Central Pennsylvania. The Lewisburg Prison Project (LLP) counsels and assists prisoners who write LLP when they encounter treatment they perceive as illegal or unfair. LLP's geographic coverage area includes four federal institutions (Allenwood, Lewisburg, McKean, and Schuylkill), 11 Pennsylvania state prisons, and 34 county jails in the middle district of Pennsylvania. LLP writes to and visits inmates and assists them by talking to prison authorities, furnishing inmates with appropriate legal materials, and evaluating individual cases to determine if they wish to represent inmates in civil litigation. In addition to communicating with prisoners in central Pennsylvania, the LLP distributes publications to inmates nationwide at a nominal fee. A partial list of LLP's Legal Bulletins includes the following titles: Legal Research, Religious Rights, First Amendment, Access to Courts, Exhausting Administrative Remedies, Disciplinary Hearings, Racial/Religious Discrimination, Assaults, and Medical Rights. Most of these Legal Bulletins are available on-line. To order print copies by mail, you can write for a current list of publications and prices. Prices are always subject to change. As of September 2006, the following titles were available for the prices listed below:
Set 1: Litigation
__ 1.1 Civil Actions in Federal Court: How to select, file,and follow legal actions (2005) $3.00
__ 1.2 Legal Research: Guide to Legal Research (2005) $1.50
__ 1.3 Access to Records : How to get your records; privacy. $1.50 (2005)
__ 1.5 Federal Tort Claims (F.T.C.A.) (2008) $1.50
__ 1.8 Injunctive Relief (2002) $1.50
Set 2: First Amendment
__ 2.1 Religious Rights in Prison (2005) $1.50
__ 2.3 Speech, Association, Visitation (2008) $1.50
Set 4: Status
__ 4.1 Rights of Pretrial Detainees (2000) $1.50
Set 6: Due Process Inside Prison
__ 6.1 Disciplinary Hearings (2002) $1.50
__ 6.4 Urinalysis (2002) $1.50
Set 7: “Cruel and Unusual Punishment” 8th Amendment
__ 7.1 Assaults and Beatings: Assaults by Staff or Inmates (2008) $1.50
__ 7.3 Conditions of Confinement: Heat, exercise, etc. (2008) $1.50
Set 8: Medical Care
__8.1 Medical Rights (2008) $1.75
__8.2 Psychiatric & Disability Rights (2008) $1.75
__8.3 AIDS in Prison (2000) $1.50
Set 9: Post-Conviction
__9.1 Post-Conviction Remedies (2005) $2.25
__9.2 Detainers: Choices and strategies (2000) $1.50
__9.3 PA Megan’s Law: Overview of requirements (2008) $2.00
__9.4 DNA Collection and Testing (2005) $2.00
Other Legal Information
__101.0 Barron’s Law Dictionary (2003 Edition, 591 Pages, Paperback) $17.50
__102.0 The Prison Litigation Reform Act (2002) (Chapter 13 in The Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual 7th edition 2007) $3.00
__103.0 Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies under the PLRA (2008) by John Boston $5.00

915 15th St., NW, 7th Floor

Washington, DC 20005

http://www.aclu.org/prison/

Serves: National

Focus area/description: The ACLU's National Prison Project is the only organization that litigates prison condition cases on a national level. Since 1972, the NPP has represented more than 100,000 men, women and children. The NPP continues to fight unconstitutional conditions of confinement through successful litigation, public education, and other forms of advocacy. We are currently litigating programs from the Virgin Islands to California.

The NPP's Journal is a semi-annual newsletter featuring articles, reports, legal analysis, legislative news, and other developments in prisoners' rights. An annual subscription is $35 ($2 for prisoners).

The Prisoners' Assistance Directory includes contact information and services descriptions for over 300 national, state, local and international organizations that provide assistance to prisoners, ex-offenders and families of prisoners. It also includes a bibliography of informative books, reports, manuals and newsletters of interest to prisoners and their advocates. Latest edition was published in 2007 and is available online at http://www.aclu.org/prison/ (click on "Publications").

Play It Safer describes sexually transmitted diseases, the signs of disease, the importance of safer sex, and the need for treatment. Eleven of the most common STDs are explained, from Chancroid to Trichomoniasis. The 27 page booklet also includes a national resource list for prisoners. Booklet bulk rates are 100 copies for $35.00, 500 copies for $150.00, 1,000 copies for $280.00. 1 copy is free to prisoners. Send order requests to the attention of Jackie Walker.

To order any of these publications, send a check or money order to National Prison Project Publications, 915 15th St., NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.