Promotes healing, power, and opportunity for formerly incarcerated people by taking a multifaceted approach to mitigating the effects of, and ultimately eliminating,... Read More

A nonprofit organization that supports the expansion of quality higher education in prison, empowers students while in prison and after release, and... Read More

Works to ensure that the nation’s prisons, jails, and other places of detention comply with the Constitution, domestic law, and international human... Read More

Provides a comprehensive approach to re-entry including mentorship, mental health services, supportive housing, access to jobs and education, and opportunities to advocate for criminal... Read More

A GQ article on what it feels like to be in solitary confinement from people who have experienced it. Learn more.

A national nonprofit that leads efforts to ban juvenile life without parole and other extreme sentences for children. The CFSY is an... Read More

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, offers information, tips, and resources to help people with criminal convictions overcome barriers they might... Read More

An initiative of the Lumen Christi Institute that connects legal scholars, attorneys, judges, clergy, law enforcement, people who have been impacted personally... Read More

A central hub for all Catholic jail, prison, and detention ministry efforts in the United States. Promotes ministry to all people affected... Read More

A program of Prison Fellowship International; develops and promotes restorative justice in criminal justice systems around the world. Click here for more... Read More

An advocacy group of like-minded partners that support prison reform at every stage of the process: A think tank of leading academic... Read More

A resource from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, dedicated to identifying and rectifying wrongful convictions and other serious miscarriages of... Read More

A membership organization of families of prisoners, prisoners, former prisoners and other concerned citizens to use prisons only for those who have... Read More

Combines original research, policy development, and community engagement to propel the project of justice reform. In their vision, justice depends on peaceful... Read More

Provides practical, nonpartisan, research-driven strategies and tools to increase public safety and strengthen communities. Read more.

An independent and nonpartisan organization, the Council serves as a center and developer of policy and leadership for the criminal justice field.... Read More

A bakery in Milwaukie, Oregon that produces the #1 organic bread in America. Believes in giving people second chances at life and... Read More

Renews and strengthens the faith of the imprisoned by providing them with free scripture, faith and prayer resources. Click here for more... Read More

Provides legal representation to condemned prisoners, juvenile offenders, people wrongly convicted or charged with violent crimes, poor people denied effective representation, and... Read More

A national organization that works to transform the justice system by promoting responses to violence that break cycles of trauma. Works at the... Read More

Delivers innovative programming tailored to adults and youth affected by the justice system, and advocates for a society in which all can... Read More

An international organization that campaigns for structural and policy changes needed for fair and equal criminal justice systems. Has a direct impact... Read More

A non-profit organization committed to charitable and educational causes that help advance successful reentry and sustainable financial independence for justice-involved individuals. Seeks... Read More

Provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women allowing them to redirect their lives and become... Read More

Provides an international perspective on prison issues with a human rights focus.  Click here for more information.

A digital resource center for criminal justice reform in Illinois, including topics such as the system & bias; cash bail; diversion and... Read More

Works to free innocent people who remain incarcerated, and to bring reform to the system responsible for their unjust imprisonment. Learn more.

The Inside Out Network (ION) is a statewide network of service providers, churches, ministries, volunteers, and advocates that offers a way to... Read More

A project of the Jesuit Social Research Institute, JPEN coordinates prison education efforts at six institutions of the Central Southern Province (UCS)... Read More

Offers programs and resources to people of faith to sustain them in their compassionate commitment to build a more just and peaceful... Read More

Expands and drives forward the building criminal justice reform effort in the U.S., turning national momentum and widespread support into concrete action.... Read More

An agency of the Department of Parish Life and Formation of the Archdiocese of Chicago and deals directly with those involved in... Read More

Offers a guide with over 100 different articles, websites and books in support of communities for academics, students, police departments, and anyone... Read More

A non-profit organization that seeks to focus attention on relevant legislation, law enforcement, prosecution, and defense-related needs and practices, with emphasis on... Read More

Employs principles of social and restorative justice seeking transformation in the ways justice questions are addressed.  It promotes effective forms of justice... Read More

A resource from the Prison Fellowship, that uses a small-group curriculum, designed to awaken Christians to the need for justice that restores.... Read More

A non-profit, tax-exempt public charity dedicated to transforming the lives of incarcerated men and women by encouraging educational achievement and providing post-secondary... Read More

Partners with local churches across the country to minister to prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families. Click here for more information.

Aims at raising awareness about detention conditions and upholding the rights and dignity of those deprived of freedom throughout the world. Provides... Read More

A resource of the Human Rights Defense Center, aims to provide current information on the high costs of phone calls from state... Read More

Produces cutting edge research to expose the broader harm of mass criminalization, and sparks advocacy campaigns to create a more just society.... Read More

An organization that is committed to providing educational opportunities, professional development, transitional support, and advocacy for those impacted by incarceration. PSF partners... Read More

A volunteer visitation program to federal and military prisons throughout the United States. Click here for more information.

Lists the best and worst states for recently released inmates. Takes into account factors such as the number of re-entry programs, the... Read More

Provide services and connects people with resources needed to return successfully to work and community after incarceration. Read more.

A program based in the New York prison system that helps prisoners develop critical life skills through the arts, modeling an approach... Read More

Turns stories into action in order to accelerate social change. Through producing entertainment media and impact campaigns featuring stories of hope, justice,... Read More

A collaboration between Prison Fellowship International and the Centre for Justice and Reconciliation, works to develop and promote restorative justice in criminal... Read More

Works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing policy, addressing unjust racial disparities and practices,... Read More

Provides comprehensive residential, case management, and employment services for those released from prison in the Chicago area without resources needed to rebuild... Read More

Provides accurate and timely statistics on a wide variety of subjects. Click here for more information on child incarceration rates. Click here... Read More

A production of the Still Point Theater Collective in Chicago, this short theatrical piece is created from poetry written by women incarcerated... Read More

A national revolving bail fund to prevent incarceration and combat racial and economic disparities in the bail system. Learn more. 

Creates the opportunity for incarcerated men and women to earn a Bard College degree while serving their sentences. Click here for more... Read More

Works in the field of violent-offense (post-incarceration) mediation by adopting the concept of circle remedies. Click here for more information.

An organization that works to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of communities. It... Read More

A nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system.... Read More

This division of the NAACP Branch and Field Services Department, works to re-enfranchise former felons who have served their sentence, reactivate former... Read More

The Federal Interagency Reentry Council represents 20 federal agencies, working towards a mission to: make communities safer by reducing recidivism and victimization,... Read More

Serves the spiritual and religious needs of inmates in the nation’s prisons. Click here for more information.

Works for restorative justice for all the parties affected by a crime to collectively seek ways to recover from the resulting trauma... Read More

Works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by producing groundbreaking research to promote reforms in sentencing policy, address unjust... Read More

A digital experience that invites the public to sit face-to-face with people serving life without the possibility of parole to hear them... Read More

An international membership association that supports and assists people and communities working at models of restorative justice by providing resources, training, and... Read More

An online database from the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research, providing free access to information on prison systems around the... Read More

A resource for both those in prison and those who would like to reach out to a prisoner but are unable to... Read More

A series of podcasts from WBEZ in Chicago, about life inside a maximum-security prison cell, adapted from essays written at Stateville Correctional... Read More