Links

The Magazine for the Wrongly Convicted, is devoted to helping people who have been wrongly convicted, according to the information they have given us.

www.cjpf.org/index.htm: Our goal is to preserve freedom and democracy by improving the criminal justice system. Our mission is to educate the public about the impact of the drug policy of the United States (and other nations) and the problems of policing on the criminal justice system.

www.mvfr.org: Founded in 1976, Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation is a national organization of family members of both homicide and state killings who oppose the death penalty in all cases. Our human rights mission is to abolish the death penalty. We support programs and policies that reduce the rate of homicide and promote crime prevention and alternatives to violence. We advocate for programs that address the needs of victims, helping them to rebuild their lives.

www.abanet.org/child/home.html: American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law

Supermax prisons

www.famm.org: Families against mandatory minimums

dcj.state.co.us/: The mission of the Office of Research and Statistics is to apply the highest level of scientific rigor and objectivity in the study of criminal justice policies, programs and practices, and to identify activities that improve the administration of justice. This includes educating policy makers, practitioners, fellow researchers, and the public through the timely dissemination of research findings.

Many available grants cited.

www.christopherthrasher.com: Alabama teen serving life. How many poor kids are serving life without parole? Christopher is just one of thousands.

ojjdp.ncjrs.org: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP supports states and communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system so that it protects public safety, holds offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitative services tailored to the needs of juveniles and their families.

www.soros.org: The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private operating and grantmaking foundation based in New York City that serves as the hub of the Soros foundations network, a group of autonomous foundations and organizations in more than 50 countries. OSI and the network implement a range of initiatives that aim to promote open societies by shaping government policy and supporting education, media, public health, and human and women's rights, as well as social, legal, and economic reform

www.jrsa.org/: Welcome to the Justice Research and Statistics Online.

www.thetalkingdrum.com/prison.htm: The prison industrial complex

www.publicintegrity.org: Investigative journalism in the public interest

www.jlc.org

The following links are thanks to the Juvenile Law Center

www.abanet.org/dch/committee: Working to Improve Access to Counsel and the Quality of Representation for Children in the Juvenile Justice System. The goal of the Juvenile Justice Center is to advance the juvenile defense bar through training, technical assistance, information dissemination and advocacy.

American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics: The American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics (ALSME) is a non-profit educational and research organization devoted to critical thought in health law, medicine, bioethics and patient care. ASLME offers 2 nationally knonw peer-reviewed journals, as well as national conferences on emerging topics in law and medicine.

Annie E. Casey Foundation: The primary mission of the Annie E. Casey Foundation is to foster public policies, human-service reforms, and community support that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families.

Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice: The Center focuses on decreasing incarceration as a solution to juvenile crime. It has programs in San Francisco, Washington DC, and Maryland. The Center also provides technical assistance to state and local governments interested in alternatives to incarceration.

The Child Advocate: Serves the needs of children, families and professionals while addressing mental health, medical, educational, legal and legislative issues.

Children's Defense Fund: Large web site. Contains articles, action alerts, and publications on children's issues.

Child Welfare League of America: Large non-profit site. Information, publications, and legislative updates on child welfare issues.

Hamilton Fish Institute: The Institute was founded in 1997 to serve as a national resource to test the effectiveness of school violence prevention methods and to develop more effective strategies. The Institute's goal is to determine what works and what can be replicated to reduce violence in America's schools and their communities

The Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (JJPL): JJPL is a non-profit statewide law and advocacy center dedicated to juvenile justice reform. The website mirrors JJPL's broad-based strategy for reform by offering resources for juvenile public defenders, parents advocating for their individual children in the juvenile justice system and communities organizing for change.

National Center for Youth Law: A private, non-profit law office, the site includes information on both juvenile justice and child welfare issues.

National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice: Includes information on prevention, education programs, transition aftercare, policy studies, parent support, and training resources.

Voices for America's Children

National Association of Counsel for Children: A non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of representation of children in the legal system. Programs range from national conferences and trainings to research and referral information.

National Center on Crime and Delinquency: The National Council on Crime and Delinquency, founded in 1907, is a nonprofit organization which promotes effective, humane, fair and economically sound solutions to family, community and justice problems. NCCD conducts research, promotes reform initiatives, and seeks to work with individuals, public and private organizations and the media to prevent and reduce crime and delinquency.

National Center for Juvenile Justice: The NCJJ strives for effective justice for children and families. NCJJ's primary means of accomplishing that mission is through research and technical assistance.

National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: The mission of the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice is to promote awareness of the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system and to assist the field in developing improved policies and programs based on the best available research and practice.

Compassion in Juvenile Sentencing: A neutral site dealing with all sides of the juvenile-adult system. Includes posts from some young prisoners.

A Voice for Juvenile Prison Reform: Posts from family members and offenders of young prisoners. Also calls to action.

www.jlwopvictims.org: for victims of juvenile LWOPS

familiesforfairness.org/: We are family members of those who have committed a sex offense as teenagers. What they did was wrong, and we're heartsick over it. First offenders, age 19 and under at the time of their offense, should not be monitored the same as pedophiles (sexually attracted to children) or predators ( kidnap, murder, use weapons).

Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition: United to reverse the excessive use of incarceration and halt the privatization of prisons in Colorado. Our goals are to end the discriminatory nature of the criminal justice system and to redirect funding and policy priorities to substance abuse and mental health treatment, alternatives to incarceration, and other strategies that will most effectively strengthen opportunities.

Performance-based Standards for Juvenile Correction and Detention Facilities: The Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) is working to improve conditions of confinement in youth correction and detention facilities by developing and implementing performance-based standards. The project is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in the Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice. Site provides information on the project.

Sentencing Project: Provides policy analysis, data, and program information on criminal justice issues. Includes information on alternative sentencing programs, technical assistance, and race and the criminal justice system. The site includes sections on news, publications, and up coming events.

Vera Institute of Justice: The Vera Institute of Justice works with leaders in government and civil society to improve the services people rely on for safety and justice. Information on and links to Vera's demonstration projects, national consulting projects, and research reports that focus on youth justice and child welfare issues.

Youth Law Center: Information on services provided by the Youth Law Center including investigating conditions of confinement, protecting children through litigation, and providing training and technical assistance to improve the treatment of children in facilities.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP): The OJJDP works with the community, at every level, to provide opportunities for young people to mature into adults who contribute to their communities, while protecting law-abiding citizens from the impact of juvenile crime and violence.