INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE

ABOUT INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT 2 LEGAL RESOURCES 15 CONTESTING BOOK DENIALS 2 L-G-B-T RESOURCES 19 ARTIST AND WRITER RESOURCES 2 PAROLE & PRE-RELEASE 21 BOOKS-TO- PROJECTS 3 PEN PAL PROGRAMS 23 DEATH PENALTY RESOURCES 5 SUPPORT 24 EDUCATION 7 PUBLICATIONS & NEWSLETTERS 26 FAMILY RESOURCES 8 RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL 28 HEALTH RESOURCES 10 RESOURCES FOR VETERANS 30 IMMIGRATION RESOURCES 12 RESOURCES FOR WOMEN 31 INFORMACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL 14

Updated January 2020 About Inside Books Project the Mail System Coordinators Panel in Huntsville. Pages cited by the mailroom as Based in Austin, , Inside Books inappropriate are reviewed and if the book Project is an all-volunteer, nonprofi t is denied, it takes a permanent place on organization that sends free books and the banned book list. educational materials to people in Texas . Inside Books Project works to If the panel choose to censor the book, a promote reading, literacy, and education mailroom offi cial is responsible for notifying among incarcerated individuals and to you and informing you of the appeals educate the general public on issues of process. Many books are banned simply incarceration. because they are not appealed, and this means the book will be denied to everyone INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT else in the TDCJ. We encourage you to PO Box 301029 contest your publication denials, not only Austin, TX 78703 for your own sake but for other prisoners [email protected] who may request the same title. insidebooksproject.org Book denials in a federal unit may be easier to challenge. According to Federal About this Resource Guide policy, “when a publication is found unacceptable ... the warden shall permit This Resource Guide is sent free of charge the prisoner an opportunity to review this to any prisoner in the . material for purposes of fi ling an appeal. Inmates in Texas can request to receive a Resource Guide along with a request for Artist And Writer Resources books. Prisoners in other states can write AMERICAN DISSIDENT to the address listed above to request a 217 Commerce Rd. Resource Guide. Barnstable MA 02630 Considers for publication English, Spanish, Inside Books Project thanks all the or French poems and essays (650 words) organizations and people listed within for that portray life in prisons for an outside their assistance with this guide! Please audience. Write for guidelines. Sorry, no free send corrections or updates to: subscriptions available. Inside Books Project ART OF PRISON SURVIVAL ATTN: Resource Guide Updates c/o Prison Foundation c/o 12th Street Books 2512 Ave., NW #58043 827 W 12th Street Washington, DC 20037 Austin TX 78701 Bimonthly publication w/ profi les of prison artists. $2 donation. Stamps accepted. Contesting Book Denials CREATIVE NONFICTION MAGAZINE If books or literature mailed to you are GENERAL ENQUIRIES denied by TDCJ, we recommend that 5119 Coral Street you contest the denial. If a prisoner Pittsburgh, PA 15224 appeals a mailroom offi cer’s decision to No fi ction accepted. Submissions under censor a publication, the appeal goes to 5,000 words. Only responds if story is the Directors Review Committee and/or accepted.

Page 2 INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE Page 35 FANTASY AND SCI FI MAGAZINE THE PRISON ARTS COALITION C.C. Finlay – Editor, The Magazine of Online only at WWW.THEPRISONART. Fantasy & Science Fiction COM. an online platform for the network P.O. Box 8420 of people making art in and around the Surprise, AZ 85374 American prison system and those who are Accept up to 25,000 word fi ction story. One interested to learn more about this sector. story per sub, typed, double spaced & with PRISONS FOUNDATION a SASE. 2512 Virginia Ave. NW, #58043 HASTINGS WOMEN’S LAW JOURNAL Washington, DC 20037 U.C. Hastings College of the Law publish books and guides by or about 200 McAllister Street inmates and returning citizens as FREE San Francisco CA 94102-4707 downloads, including “How to Legally www.hastingswomenslj.org Avoid Being Placed on the Sex Offender Seeking personal narratives, fi ction & poetry Registry.” We also sell prison art. (at www. from women in prison. Subscription $45 safestreetsarts.org) J JOURNAL: NEW WRITING ON SAFE STREETS ARTS FOUNDATION JUSTICE 2512 Virginia Ave. NW, #58043 Department of English Washington DC 20037 John Jay College of Criminal Justice Accepts and sells/distributes prisoner art, 524 West 59th Street, 7th Fl publishes prisoner books online, and stages , NY 10019 annual shows at the Kennedy Center in Published twice a year. “We’re not interested DC. All services free; write for submission in genre writing. Some of our best fi ction, guidelines; state whether you are a writer or poetry and fi rst-person narratives approach artist (SASE ensures quick reply). justice issues from outside the traditional fi eld of , law, prison writing. We seek Books-to-Prisoners Projects strong literary work fi rst.” NOTE TO INMATES IN TEXAS: Please JOURNAL OF PRISONERS ON PRISONS do not write to a book project if they do not c/o J. Piché, Asst. Prof., Dpt.of serve Texas - they will not respond University of Ottawa 120 University, Room 13049 APPALACHIAN PRISON BOOK Ottawa Ontario PROJECT Canada K1N 6N5 PO Box 601 www.jpp.org Morgantown WV 26507 Prisoners and former prisoners may submit aprisonbookproject.wordpress.com papers, collaborative essays, interviews, Free reading material to prisoners in KY, book reviews, and photo or graphic essays. MD, OH, TN, VA, and WV. Does not send to No fi ction or poetry. Texas prisoners. PEN AMERICAN CENTER PRISON ASHEVILLE PRISON BOOKS PROGRAM WRITING PROGRAM 67 N Lexington Ave. 588 Broadway, Suite 303 Asheville NC 28801 New York NY 10012 www.main.nc.us/prisonbooks/main.html www.pen.org/prison-writing/ Free reading material to prisoners in NC, Write for free Handbook for Writers in Prison SC, GA, and TN. Does not send to Texas and guidelines on annual Prison Writing prisoners Contest (annual deadline is Sept. 1).

Page 34 INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE Page 3 BAUS BOOKS CIRCULATION MAOIST INTERNATIONALIST domestic violence survivors charged with c/o Buddhist Assoc. of USA MINISTRY OF PRISONS related to their abuse. No direct legal Attn.: Book Circulation Dept. PO Box 40799 representation or advice, no social services. 3070 Albany Crescent , San Francisco CA 94140 A very small nonprofi t organization, they Bronx, NY 10463. Revolutionary anti-imperialist group helps do what they can to answer requests for Dozens of titles on Buddhism. $2 each. prisoners organize and educate themselves. assistance promptly, but it may take a long Send SASE for catalog. Sends free books to prisoners, free time. Accepts collect calls. Phone or write. subscription to newspaper Under Lock & BOOKS THROUGH BARS – WOMEN FOR SOBRIETY Key. PO Box 618 4722 Baltimore Ave. MICROCOSM PUBLISHING Quakertown, PA 18951 Philadelphia PA 19143 112C S. Main St. Women centered approach to drug booksthroughbars.org Lansing, KS 66043 and alcohol recovery. Send SASE for Sends free reading material to prisoners microcosmpublishing.com information. Pen pal program also. in PA, NJ, DE, NY, MD, VA, WV. Does not Independent and small press publisher. 50% WOMEN ORGANIZED TO RESPOND send books to Texas prisoners. discount to prisoners. Write for catolog. TO LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES FREEDOM INSIDE MIDWEST PAGES TO PRISONERS (WORLD) PO Box 507 PROJECT 389 30th St Ashland, OR 97520 c/o Boxcar Books and Community Center Oakland, CA 94609 Free Christian books. 408 E. 6th St (510) 986-0340 Bloomington, IN 47408 www.womenhiv.org INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT www.pagestoprisoners.org Write for information and referrals PO Box 301029 concerning AIDS and other life threatening Austin, TX 78703 Free reading material to prisoners in IN, IA, diseases. They also send a free quarterly Free books to Texas prisoners. Read more KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, OK, and SD. Does newsletter with treatment information and about us on page 2. not send books to Texas prisoners advocacy tips. ITHACA COLLEGE BOOKS THRU BARS NYC BOOKS THRU BARS WOMEN’S PRISON ASSOCIATION AND c/o Ithaca College Library c/o Bluestockings Bookstore HOME PO Box 113 172 Allen Street c/o G. Lerner Brooktondale NY 14817 New York NY 10002 110 Second Ave Free reading material to prisoners in NY, www.booksthroughbarsnyc.org New York, NY 10003 MA, PA, NH, VT, RI, CT and NJ Only. Does Free reading material to prisoners from all wpaonline.org Not send books to TX inmates. states except AL, FL, LA, MA, MI, MS, NC, PA, OH and WI, with a priority for NY. (646) 292-7742 LOUISIANA BOOKS 2 PRISONERS Women only. Assists women being released NOLO PRESS 3157 Gentilly Blvd. #141 with obtaining housing and healthcare. New Orleans, LA 70122 950 Parker St ab2p.org Berkeley, CA 94710 WOMEN’S PRISON BOOK PROJECT c/o Boneshaker Books Serves AL, AK, LA, MS. Ask for a few types www.nolo.com 2002 23rd Ave S or general categories of books. Limit to one Free legal docs online. Also publishes and Minneapolis MN 55404 request every three months. sells “Legal Research” book and dozens of other law titles. www.wpbp.org LOUISVILLE BOOKS TO PRISONERS Free books and reading materials to women OPEN BOOKS PRISON BOOKS PROJECT and transgender people incarcerated in PROJECT c/o McQuixote Books state and federal facilities. Serves ONLY 1040 N. Guillemard St. 1512 Portland Ave. #1 these states: AZ, CA, FL, IL, IN, KY, MS, Pensacola FL 32501 Louisville, KY 40203 and OH. Also sends books to women only in www.openbookspcola.org Only send books to inmates in Kentucy FEDERAL prisons in TX (No books for State Free reading material to prisoners in (KY). Does Not send books to TX inmates. prisons.)

Page 4 INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE Page 33 , TX 75222 women in prison for crimes they didn’t Florida Only. Does not send books to Texas 5 Angell Street (214) 941-1333 commit and on raising public awareness of prisoners. Providence RI 02906 www.2000roses.org factors that lead to their convictions. www.providencebtb.org PAPERBACK SWAP N SHOP Provides safe transitional housing, THE FIRE INSIDE 1115 FM 517 Rd East Sends free reading material to prisoners education, job training, and entrepreneurial c/o CA Coalition for Women Prisoners Dickinson, Texas 77539 nationwide including targeted self-help and skills to help women live successfully after 1540 Market St, Suite 490 (281)-834-7730 inspirational books upon request. incarceration. San Francisco, CA 94102 www.paperbackswapnshop.com SECOND CHANCE BOOKS ACLU REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM Quarterly publication for and about women More than 30,000 paperback books for sale PO Box 4149 PROJECT in prison. to inmates. Send SASE for more info. Also Philadelphia, PA 915 15th St NW, 7th Floor FAMILIES UNITED FOR RACIAL & take orders over the phone Publishes books about prison life written by Washington, DC 20005 an inmate in PA. Write for book list & prices. ECONOMIC EQUALITY PRISON BOOKS COLLECTIVE www.aclu.org/prisoners-rights 81 Willoughby St #701 Publishing & Distribution THOMSON WEST REUTERS Works to see that pregnant women who are , NY 11201 PO Box 625 610 Opperman Dr. incarcerated receive the reproductive health (718) 852-2960 Carrboro, NC 27510 Eagan, MN 55123 services they need. Write for a “Know Your www.furee.org [email protected] Sell books on legal topics such as “Rights Rights” fact sheet. Brooklyn-based multiracial organization Was Internationalist Prison Books Collective. of Prisoners”,”Criminal Law ina a Nutshell”. CHICAGO BOOKS TO WOMEN IN made up almost exclusively of women of Free reading material to prisoners in AL and Send SASE for book list. color. Organizes low-income families to PRISON NC only. No books to Texas prisoners. Zine UC BOOKS TO PRISONERS build power to change the system so that all c/o RFUMC catalog available upon request to prisoners PO Box 515 people’s work is valued. 4511 N. Hermitage Ave in any state. Urbana IL 61803 Chicago, IL 60640 FUERZA UNIDA THE PROJECT www.books2prisoners.org Free reading material to incarcerated 710 New Laredo Hwy 915-C West Foothill Blvd. Sends free reading material to prisoners in women in state prisons in AZ, CA, CT, FL, , TX 78211 PMB 128 IL. Does not send to Texas prisoners. IL, IN, KY, MS and OH, as well as all federal (210) 927-2294 Claremont CA 91711 prisons (including Texas). Does not send to WISCONSIN BOOKS TO PRISONERS www.lafuerzaunida.org (909) 626-3066 women in Texas state prisons. 1202 Williamson St., #1 Women’s group that helps families achieve www.prisonlibraryproject.org Madison, WI 53703 CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR WOMEN justice through education, organizing, and Free reading and educational material to Free reading material to prisoners in WI PRISONERS advocacy. prisoners nationwide except AL, ME, MI. only. Also hosts LGBT Books to Prisoners. 1540 Market Street, Suite 490 NATIONAL ADVOCATES FOR PRISONER EXPRESS San Francisco, CA 94102 PREGNANT WOMEN 127 Anabel Taylor Hall www.womenprisoners.org Death Penalty Resources 875 6th Ave, Suite 1807 Cornell University Social justice organization with members New York, NY 10001 Ithaca NY 14853 CAMPAIGN TO END THE DEATH inside and out, challenges the institutional (212) 255-9252 prisonerexpress.org PENALTY violence imposed on women, transgender www.advocatesforpregnantwomen.org Free books to prisoners nationwide. Please PO Box 25730 people, and communities of color by Provides support nationwide for public send 8 “forever” stamps and specify areas Chicago IL 60625 the prison industrial complex. Publishes defenders and other local lawyers faced with of interest. www.nodeathpenalty.org irregularly The Fire Inside, a quarterly civil or criminal cases that raise legal and National grassroots organization working for publication for and about women in prison. PRISONERS LITERATURE PROJECT medical issues related to pregnancy. the abolition of capital . c/o Bound Together Books CENTER ON WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR THE 1369 Haight St COMPASSION (WOMEN’S PROJECT) DEFENSE OF BATTERED WOMEN San Francisco CA 94117 140 W. South Boundary Street Northwestern University School of Law 125 South 9th St, Suite 302 www.prisonersliteratureproject.com Perrysburg OH 43551 357 East Chicago Ave Philadelphia, PA 19107 Sends free reading material to prisoners in www.compassionondeathrow.net Chicago, IL 60611 (215) 351-0010 all states except Texas. Bimonthly newsletter edited and written by (312) 503-2391 www.ncdbw.org prisoners, sent free to Death www.law.northwestern.edu PROVIDENCE BOOKS THROUGH BARS Assists defense teams on cases involving Row prisoners. Focuses on litigation aimed at exonerating c/o Paper Nautilus Books

Page 32 INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE Page 5 DEATH PENALTY INFORMATION From June thru September use 6 Tolman www.nchv.org OFFICES CENTER Rd, Peaks Island ME 04108. “Planning for Your Release: A Guide (800) 827-1000 1015 18th St., NW, #704 6900 Almeda Rd NATIONAL COALITION TO ABOLISH for Incarcerated Veterans.” booklet for Washington DC 20036 , TX 77030 THE DEATH PENALTY reintegration sent free to prisoners, also (202) 289-2275 701 Clay Ave 1620 L Street, NW, Suite 250 available as PDF from website. www.deathpenaltyinfo.org Waco, TX 76799 Washington DC 20036 NATIONAL GULF WAR RESOURCE Analysis and information on issues Alcohol And Drug Abuse Addiction And www.ncadp.org CENTER concerning . Detailed Treatment Hotline: (800) 888-9383 Seeks to abolish the death penalty in the 1725 SW Gage Blvd information by state. No legal services. VA Medical Centers: (877) 222-8387 US. Many important online resources. Topeka, KS 66604 Texas Homeless Network: (800) 531-0828. DEATH ROW SUPPORT PROJECT (866) 531-7183 OTHER DEATH PENALTY PROJECT Church of the Brethren www.ngwrc.org VETERANS CONSORTIUM PRO BONO PO Box 1486 PO Box 600, Dept P PROGRAM Lancaster, CA 93584 ngwrc.net Liberty Mills IN 46946 2101 L St NW, Suite 420 Send SASE for info. National grassroots Education, advocacy, and support for www.brethren.org/drsp/ Washington, DC 20037 campaign organized by inmates. veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness, Pen pal service for Death Row prisoners Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic (888) 838-7727 only. Sponsored by Church of the Brethren TEXAS DEFENDER SERVICE Stress Disorder. Order free information www.vetsprobono.org but Death Row prisoners of all faiths or 1927 Blodgett Street and support guide. Second website invites Veterans whose benefi ts were denied by none are encouraged to write and tell about Houston Texas 77004 “Forgotten Warriors” of Desert Shield the Board of Veterans’ Appeals and have yourself. No online sign-up. and through Operation Southern Watch to appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for 510 S. Congress # 304 Veterans Claims can ask for case review. EQUAL JUSTICE USA contribute their experiences. Austin,Texas 78704 Free representation if accepted. Write for or 81 Prospect St. NATIONAL VETERANS LEGAL (713) 222-7788 download “Request Representation” form. Brooklyn, NY 11201 (512)320-8300 SERVICES PROGRAM VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE www.act.ejusa.org www.texasdefender.org PO Box 65762 WAR National policy organization working to Aims to improve the quality of representation Washington, DC 20035 P.O. Box 355 end the death penalty. Download Capital afforded those facing a death sentence and (202) 265-8305 Champaign, IL 61824 Defense Handbook for Defendants and to expose and eradicate the systemic fl aws. www.nvlsp.org (773) 569-3520 Their Families. Provides limited direct representation. Publishes Veterans Benefi ts Manual, Fight against war & for peace & social MURDER VICTIMS’ FAMILIES FOR a 1,900-page treatise on veterans’ law. TEXAS MORATORIUM NETWORK Updated yearly. Ask your library to order a justice for all. RECONCILIATION 3616 Far West Blvd, Suite 117, Box 251 copy ($158). VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA 405 Morson St. Austin Texas 78731 National Offi ce: Raleigh, NC 27601 (512) 961-6389 NATIONAL VETERANS FOUNDATION 8719 Colesville Rd, Suite 100 www.mvfr.org www.texasmoratorium.org 5777 Century Blvd, Suite 350 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Supports family members of murder victims Grassroots organization mobilizing support Los Angeles, CA 90045 (800) 882-1316 who opposed the death penalty; advocates for a temporary halt on executions in Texas. (888) 777-4443 Texas Chapter: for their needs and for replacing the death Tracks and monitors executions. nvf.org/veterans/ penalty with alternatives. Nongovernmental service staffed by 5601 Stage Stop Cir UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CAPITAL veterans, answering requests for assistance Austin, TX 78738 NATIONAL CAPITAL CRIME PUNISHMENT CLINIC Membership organization open to Vietnam ASSISTANCE NETWORK (NCCAN) or advice from online or by phone. Lifeline School of Law for Vets counselors access comprehensive veterans who served on active duty during a c/o Claudia Whitman 727 E. Dean Keeton St. specifi ed period. Free Agent Orange booklet 14985 Road 40.2 database of local, national, community- Austin TX 78705 based, and government resources to help available from the above address. Mancos CO 81328 www.utexas.edu/law/clinics/capital/ www.nccan.org with fi nancial problems, mental health Law students work closely with attorneys in Helps prisoners gain skills in summarizing issues, receiving benefi ts and healthcare, Resources for Women limited representation — at trial, appellate, case issues, identifying tasks, and fi nding employment, housing, family counseling and and post-conviction stages of litigation — 2000 ROSES FOUNDATION, INC. resources to become effective advocates. many other issues. of indigent defendants charged with or P.O. Box 227015 Write to above address October thru May. VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL Page 6 INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE Page 31 6711 Lincoln Dr (254) 299-9932 convicted of capital offenses. STUDENT AID (FAFSA) Philadelphia, PA 19119 Houston: (800) 433-3243 (215) 844-8494 6900 Almeda Rd. Rm. 1033 Education www.studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/ Jewish policy organization seeking to reunify Houston, TX 77030 Anyone seeking student aid should fi le political action and spiritual search. (713) 383-2715 ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY PRISON this ten-page application. Download, or San Antonio: request from this number; they recommend SYDA FOUNDATION SIDDHA YOGA COLLEGE PROGRAM 5788 Eckhert Rd, Rm. 2A112 calling between 3 and 6 p.m. CST. You PRISON PROJECT Offi ce of Extended Studies San Antonio, TX 78240 should never pay to fi le this form or to have PO Box 99140 Attn: Jim Bullington (210) 699-5064 someone do it for you. Emeryville, CA 94662 208 Edgemont Blvd., Suite 3000 Membership organization serving disabled (510) 893-4648 Alamosa, CO 81101 INCARCERATED RE-ENTRY veterans. Learn how disability benefi ts www.siddhayoga.org/syda-foundation/ Correspondence courses offered for $185 a OPPORTUNITIES withheld from incarcerated veterans can be prison-project semester. Write for catalog Rio Salado College made available to eligible dependents. Dedicated to disseminating the Siddha Yoga BLACKSTONE CAREER INSTITUTE 2323 West 14th Street teachings and practices to incarcerated HEALTH CARE FOR RE-ENTRY 1011 Brookside Road, Suite 300 Tempe AZ 85281-6942 individuals. Sends free monthly newsletter VETERANS (HCRV) PROGRAM P.O. Box 3717 Toll-free: (877) 517-8345 and Home Study Course to prisoners. Texas regional offi ces: Allentown PA 18106-3717 Onsite educational programs in Arizona; Available in Spanish. D.H. Sands, LCSW (800) 826-9228 distance learning for all states, associate Healthcare for Rentry Vets Program Paralegal, medical, dental, physical therapy, degrees. Write for catalog. Tuition fee is SRAVASTI ABBEY Conroe VA Outpatient Clinic pharmaceutical assistant correspondence $245 per credit hour. 692 Country Lane 3rd Floor courses. Write for free information. Newport, WA 99156 INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN COLEGE & 690 South Loop 336 West Provides newsletter and books on Buddhism COLLEGE-LEVEL EXAMINATION SEMINARY Conroe, TX 77304 to inmates. PROGRAM P.O. Box 530212 Warren Pearson, LCSW Southwestern Regional Offi ce Debary Florida 32753 Health Care for Reentry Veterans 4330 Gaines Ranch Loop, Suite 200 (877) 391.3741 Resources for Veterans 4800 Memorial Dr #116B Austin, TX 78735 www.iccscampus.org (713) 791-1414 Ext. 2321 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Phone: 866-392-3017 Offers affordable Theology degrees to 4800 Memorial Dr 810 Vermont Ave NW Program enables students to receive inmates. Waco, TX 76711 Washington, DC 20420 college credit for what they already know. (800) 423-2111 Ext. 53699 OHIO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Veterans crisis line: (800) 273-8255, #1 All tests are administered electronically, www.va.gov/homeless/reentry_guides.asp PROGRAM FOR THE INCARCERATED Women veterans hotline: (855) 829-6636 with exceptions only for disability; Government agency addressing re-entry Ohio University Correctional Education VA Benefi ts: (800) 827-1000 however prisoners can request special needs of incarcerated veterans with prison 102 Haning Hall GI Bill: (888) 442-4551 accommodation. The cost per test is $80. outreach and pre-release assessments, 1 Ohio University Homeless: (877) 424-3838 Practice tests and information about which as well as linkage to medical, psychiatric, Athens OH 45701 Healthcare benefi ts: (877) 222-8387 institutions (2,800 colleges and universities) social services, employment services, and Correspondence courses. Write for free Mammography Helpline: (888) 492-7844 accept CLEP credits are available online. short-term case management upon release. catalog of courses and tuitions. Toxic issues, Agent Orange, Gulf War EDUCATION BEHIND BARS Reentry guide for Texas available from THE PRISON SCHOLAR FUND Syndrome: (800) 749-8387 NEWSLETTER above website. 1752 NW Market St # 953 www.va.gov P.O. Box 69 Seattle, WA 98107 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR Berryville AR 72616 www.prisonscholars.org Program available to those with honorable P.O. Box 3565 www.prisoneducation.com discharge. Send for application. New York, NY 10008 Seeking partners and investors willing to Bimonthly newsletter from prisoner supply talent and funds for educational NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOMELESS DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS Christopher Zoukis, focused on prison grants to prisoners. Write with a summary of VETERANS Waco Region: education and its advocacy. Online only, your post-secondary goals and the classes 1730 M St. NW, Suite 705 1 Veterans Plaza accepts submissions from incarcerated and you’re interested in. Accepted scholars Washington, DC 20036 701 Clay St non-incarcerated individuals. are funded for a single class, with further (800) 838-4357 Waco, TX 76799 FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL requests considered upon successful

Page 30 INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE Page 7 completion of the fi rst course. CORRECTIONS.COM (850) 434-0058 Sends Qurans and pamphlets on Islamic www.corrections.com/LINK/LINK/37259 www.chapellibrary.org study to prisoners and prison libraries. PRISONERS’ CORRESPONDENCE GUIDEBOOK Online prison-related news, information Free to prisoners: Bible, Christian booklets, JEWISH PRISONER SERVICES www.prisonlegalnews.org/store/ for families, forums, and inmate locator study courses, audiotapes. Write for order INTERNATIONAL database by state, prison, or jail. form with over 100 free titles. Guidebook with current information on PO Box 85840 prisoner education opportunities, available DCS PRISON CALLS COMPASSION WORKS FOR ALL Seattle, WA 98145 by October 2015. $49.95 — Ask your library 1969 S. Alafaya Trail #405 Dharma Friends (206) 617-2367 to order from this online bookstore. Orlando, FL 32828 PO Box 7708 jpsi.org (888) 925-1400 Little Rock, AR 72217 Provides educational, religious, cultural (see PLN address under “Pubs & Mags”) ocsprisoncalls.com Buddhist-based monthly newsletter, and spiritual resources to Jewish inmates, PROFESSIONAL CAREER Helps families to pay less for collect prison “Dharma Friends”, free to prisoners. releases, and their families, including free DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE calls. Send SASE for more info. Support in meditation practice, healing Torahs, prayer books, and other Jewish 430 Technology Parkway and psychological guidance, and some literature. FAMILIES AGAINST MANDATORY Norcross, GA 30092 reentry counseling and resource information MINIMUMS MIRACLES PRISONER MINISTRY Online correspondence courses, including through letter-writing. 1100 H Street NW PO Box 217 law degrees, available. Write for more info. Washington DC 20005 DHARMA FRIENDS PRISON OUTREACH Lake Delton, WI 53940 WINDHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT (202) 822-6700 PROJECT Spiritual Recovery correspondence course 804 FM 2821 Rd W B, Policy activist organization, website with PO Box 7708 based on the Bible, a 12-step program, and Huntsville, TX 77320 valuable information for families, data Little Rock, AR 72217 A Course in Miracles, for prisoners, friends, (936) 291-5300 from prisoners sentenced to mandatory Send SASE for information. Free newsletter and families. Year-long study, minimum windhamschooldistrict.org minimums. and guidance for those leaving prison. commitment of 60 days. Workbooks Academic and vocational education for supplied at no cost. FREEBIRD PUBLISHERS HUMAN KINDNESS FOUNDATION eligible offenders incarcerated within the Box 541 PO Box 61619 PRISON MINDFULNESS INSTITUTE Texas Department of Criminal Justice. North Dighton MA 02764 Durham NC 27715 PO Box 206 1-888-712-1987 (toll free) (919) 383-5160 South Deerfi eld, MA 01373 Family Resources www.freebirdpublishers.com www.humankindness.org www.prisonmindfulness.org Website with services for prisoners: books, Publishes “We’re All Doing Time: a Guide Free books to prisoners on mindfulness AMACHI TEXAS self-publishing, art work, education. Order for Getting Free,” an interfaith publication practices, Buddhism, and other Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Best 500+ Non Profi t Organizations for for obtaining personal and spiritual freedom. contemplative paths. Online directory of 1400 Tillery Street Prisoners and Their Families, $14.99 + $4 English or Spanish version free to prisoners. prison dharma organizations. Austin TX 78721 shipping. Write for free copy of this and newsletter, “A (512) 472-5437 PRISON MISSION ASSOCIATION Little Good News.” Regretfully unable to fi ll www.amachi-texas.org GALAXY COUNSELING SERVICES PO Box 2300 pen pal requests. Big Brothers Big Sisters program provides 1025 South Jupiter Rd. Port Orchard, WA 98366 mentors for children (6 –16) of incarcerated Garland, TX 75042 IAS PRISON PROJECT www.pmabcf.org parents, including those on parole or (972) 272-4429 14 Commerical Blvd, Suite 101 Free bible correspondence courses in probation. In 32 Texas cities and counties. Family counseling, group therapy, anger Novato, CA 94949 English and Spanish with bibles and mgmt services. Free info on request. 5 www.ias.org literature. Prison visitation and inside BEHIND THE WALLS: FOR FAMILY AND offi ces in Texas. Islamic resources and outreach on Sufi sm programs in some areas. FRIENDS OF TEXAS INMATES to men and women in US state and federal TAMU Press, John H. Lindsey Building GIRL SCOUTS BEYOND BARS RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE prisons. Write for free quarterly newsletter. Lewis Street, 4354 TAMU (CENTRAL TEXAS) Legal Dept College Station, TX 77843 12012 Park Thirty-fi ve Circle ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF NORTH PO Box 7482 224 pages. Book for families & outsiders Austin TX 78753 TEXAS) Charlottsville, VA 22906 by former inmate Jorge Renaud about life Program allows incarcerated mothers and 840 Abrams Road Provides a Prisoner’s Rights pamphlet for in Texas prisons & how family/spouses can their daughters to spend positive time Richardson, TX 75081 free. Focus on religious freedom. together to break the incarceration cycle www.iant.com help and receive help in TDCJ. , $19. SHALOM CENTER and enhance the bond between mother and Page 8 INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE Page 29 750 Pg. soft cover manual for prisoners. 8 page newsletter about prison life. Takes daughter during incarceration Sells books for survivors of sexual abuse, Comprehensice legal manual for post submissions. Send SASE. and persons in treatment. National online LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS conviction relief. Shows you how to database of treatment services. Free WITH CHILDREN research law, study your rights, take steps storybook for children of incarcerated Religious & Spiritual 1540 Market St. Suite 490 to challenge conviction. Written in plain parents can be requested by a home-based San Francisco, CA 94102 language. Actual size example of forms caregiver, available in Oct. 2015. AHAM MEDITATION CENTER California only. Offers info & referrals. No (Habeas, etc.) Costs $49.95 Attn: Prison Ministry legal aid. TEXAS ADVOCACY PROJECT SAN QUENTIN NEWS 4368 NC Highway 134 800 Brazos St. THE MESSAGES PROJECT Friends of San Quentin News Asheboro, NC 27205 Austin TX 78701 P.O. 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Austin, TX 78702 NATIONAL LEGAL AID & DEFENDER 330 Second Avenue South, Suite 800 THE PRISON SHOW (512) 499-8111 ASSOCIATION Minneapolis MN 55401 KPFT 90.1 FM Houston grassrootsleadership.org 1901 Avenue NW, Suite 500 Immigrant Clients: (612) 341-9845 419 Lovett Blvd Coordinates a visitation program at the T. Washington, DC 20006 Asylum Hotline: (612) 746-4674 Houston TX 77006 Don Hutto immigrant detention center for (202) 452-0620 www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/ (713) 526-5738 women in Taylor, Texas, and advocates www.nlada.org legal_services_-_free Radio show airs Friday night 9:00–11:00 for an end to family detention. Coordina Devoted to the delivery of legal services to Free legal services to immigrants seeking p.m. on Houston Pacifi ca radio. Created by un programa de visitación en el centro de those who cannot afford counsel. Provide asylum and afraid to return home, detained, Ray Hill, former turned advocate. detención de inmigrantes T. 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Research and advocacy on 534-6020 & REFUGEE RIGHTS Washington DC 20005 “School-to-Prison Pipeline.” Houston Offi ce: Continental Center II, 310 8th Street, Suite 310 www.aclu.org/prisoners-rights/ 600 Jefferson, Suite 900, Houston TX FAMILIES AGAINST MANDATORY Oakland, CA 94607 Litigates to make U.S. prisons, jails,and 77002, (713) 718-3870 MINIMUMS (FAMM) (510) 465-1984 other detention facilities comply with the San Antonio Offi ce: 800 Dolorosa Street, 1100 H St. NW Suite 1000 www.nnirr.org Constitution, domestic law, and international Suite 300, San Antonio TX 78207, (210) Washington, DC 20005 Works to defend and expand the rights of human rights principles, but doesn’t assist 472-6637 Chapters in 30 states. Write for newletter. all immigrants and refugees, regardless of individuals with criminal cases. Prisoner www.justice.gov/eoir/free-legal-services- info on Booker & Fanfan decisions. Provides immigration status.Trabaja para defender Assistance Directory available online only. providers/ amicus briefs. Send SASE for info y ampliar los derechos de todos los The following “Know Your Rights” series Conducts immigration court proceedings, inmigrantes y refugiados, sin importar su available by mail, but expect long wait. THE JERICHO MOVEMENT appellate reviews, and administrative PO Box 2164 estatus migratorio. State Headquarters hearings. Website above gives directory of Chesterfi eld, VA 23832 TAHIRIH JUSTICE CENTER P.O. Box 8306 free legal service providers by state. Get Support group for Political Prisoners. National Offi ce: Houston, TX 77288-8306 updates 24/7 on individual immigration Several chapters around US. Write for 6402 Arlington Blvd. Suite 300 713.942.8146 cases at (800) 898-7180. Procedimientos addresses & more info. 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(512) 263-8920 Houston, TX 77074 Legal Resources SALVATION ARMY – TX DHQ www.texasgoodwills.org/locations.html (214) 637-1500 Correctional Ministries Team Call or write for locations of walk-in job AMERICAN ARAB ANTI- 1221 River Bend Dr. placement centers: assessment, training, CONSULAR GENERAL DE GUATEMALA DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE Dallas TX 75235 retention, and other support services. 3013 Fountain View Dr #210 Legal Department (214) 956-6000 Website lists Texas locations in 14 cities. 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No direct www.lambdalegal.org Resource and pen pal program for lesbian/ legal services for clients, representation, or A resource for prisoners wishing to fi le a Limited representation in impact cases gay/bisexual/transgender inmates. pro bono referrals. 2015 Referral Directory: lawsuit regarding prison conditions and/ challenging criminal laws directed at or Legal Services and Other Resources for SERO PROJECT or staff abuse. Write to request a copy — disproportionately applied against members Low-IncomeTexans, available by download. P.O. box 1233 $2 check, money order, or stamps. Also of the LGBT and HIV-positive communities Milford PA 18337 available as a free download. LONE STAR LEGAL AID and government actions that fund, support Write for free copy of Turn It Up!, a single- 1415 Fannin Street or facilitate discrimination JAILHOUSE LAWYER’S MANUAL issue magazine for inmates living with Houston TX 77002 Columbia Human Rights Law Review LGBT BOOKS TO PRISONERS HIV and/or hepatitis. Personal stories and (800) 733-8394 Attn: JLM Order, 435 West 116th Street c/o Rainbow Bookstore Co-operative advice from the inside on HIV, hepatitis and www.lonestarlegal.org New York, NY 10027 426 W. Gilman Street diabetes, nutrition, exercise, meditation and www3.law.columbia.edu/hrlr/jlm/toc/ Help for eligible clients with civil matters, Madison, WI 53703 more. Includes 12-page resource guide limited representation. Offi ces in 9th edition (2011). Handbook on prisoners’ www.gbtbookstoprisoners.org Angleton, Beaumont, Belton, Bryan, SINISTER WISDOM rights and how to use judicial process on Sends up to 2 packages a year of free Conroe, Galveston, Houston, Longview, 2333 McIntosh Road federal and state levels, emphasis on New books to LGBT-identifi ed prisoners in every Nacogdoches, Paris, Texarkana, Tyler, Dover, FL 33527 York State law. Immigration & Consular state except Texas. Does not send books to Waco. 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In-house legal program brings test-case US government website for searching San Francisco, CA 94102 litigation with wide impact in all areas of sources of legal aid to eligible low-income Brief Writing and Oral Argument (9th ed., (415) 392-6257 transgender civil rights. Call or write if you residents in specifi c communities. 2010). Legal writing and oral presentation, www.nclrights.org feel you’ve been discriminated against legal document samples,trial and appellate Provides legal info and resources, including LEGAL SERVICES SUPPORT because of gender identity or expression. advocacy techniques — $49.95. attorney names. Also assist Trans prisoners. State Bar of Texas TRANZMISSION PRISON PROJECT P.O. Box 12487 An Introduction to the Legal System of PRISONER CORRESPONDENCE

Page 20 INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT RESOURCE GUIDE Page 17 the U.S. (4th ed. 2010). U.S. legal system related topics. Encourages submission of Washington, DC 20543 Main offi ce : 4920 N. I-35 structure and function — $41.95 fi rst-person accounts of life inside as well as (202) 479-3211 Austin , TX 78751 information on unpublished court rulings.. supremecourt.gov Hotline: (888) 988-9996 Prisoners’ Self-Help Litigation Manual Also Publish “PRISONER’S GUERILLA Rural Legal Aid (800) 369-0574 (4th ed., 2010). Legal research, prisoners’ Provides up to 5 cases decided by court HANDBOOK TO CORRESPONDENCE www.trla.org rights, federal postconviction remedies, each term for free. Must provide name of PROGRAMS IN US” $49.95. law library requirements, civil rights forms, case requesting. 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Austin TX 78701 email at west.westlawnextresearch@ Retired warden provides fee-based advice Grievance Helpline (800) 932-1900 thomsonreuters.com, or through the Live and assistance on federal pre-sentence SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER Dispute resolution service of the State Bar Chat link on the website. report review, prison orientation, initial place- 400 Washington Ave. for fi ling a lawyer-related grievance, can ment, transfers, administrative remedies, Montgomery AL 36104 Offers frree legal research and advice. provide information about the disciplinary petition for commutation of sentence, (334) 956-8200 process or refer to other resources. Services YOUTH LAW CENTER compassionate release, expert witness www.splcenter.org in Spanish, Thai, and Laotian. c/o M.Yee, 200 Pine St., #300 testimony. No charge for review and opinion. Advocates for prisoners’ rights focusing on San Francisco, CA 94104 impact litigation in the areas of children’s TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS PRISON JUSTICE LEAGUE Handles major inst. & class action on behalf rights, economic justice, immigrant justice, ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 49988 of juveniles only.(up to age 22) Cannot LGBT rights, and mass incarceration. 6808 Hill Meadow Drive Austin TX 78765 assist individuals. Send SASE. Applications for case review online only Austin TX 78736 www.prisonjusticeleague.org Send SASE for info. Also tracks hate crimes (512) 478-2514 Works for civil rights of Texas prisoners and racist organizations. www.tcdla.com L-G-B-T Resources through impact litigation in such issues as Online referrals to attorneys. prison rape and unhealthful conditions. 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Detailed online queer/trans prisoner writing, and advocates (561) 360-2523 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW information about the steps in getting court for specifi c prisoner needs when possible. www.prisonlegalnews.org Washington, DC 20530 representation after being charged. GLBTQ LEGAL ADVOCATES AND Independent 56-page monthly with review Send SASE for info. Enforces federal civil TEXAS PRISONERS NETWORK DEFENDERS (GLAD) and analysis of prisoner rights, court rulings rights statutes regarding conditions of SUPPORT 30 Winter Street, Suite 800 and other news on international and national confi nelment, law enforcement misconduct 3005 S. Lamar Blvd., Suite D-109-224 Boston MA 02108 (state and federal) fronts. Price to prisoners: and religious rights. Write describing Austin, TX 78704 Legal services limited to prisoners in $30/year subscription. 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