California
Legal Resources:
ACLU of Southern Cal.
1616 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 977-9500
Jail and prison conditions, rare habeus corpus.
ACLU of Northern Cal.
1663 Mission St., Suite 460 San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 621-2493
Prison conditions, rare post-conviction matters; habeus corpus.
California Prison Focus
Contact: Corey Weinstein
2940 16th St., #307 San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 252-9211
Investigate conditions of confinement in California's control unit prisons at Pelican Bay, Corcoran and Valley State Prison for Women.
California Innocence Project
225 Cedar St. San Diego, CA 92101
(800) 255-4252
Civil Rights Legal Defense Team
2207 South 39th St. St. Louis, MO 63100
Disability Rts. Education Defense Fund
2212 - 6th Street Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 644-2555
Justice NOW
1322 Webster Street, Suite 210 Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 839-7654
Provides legal services, education, and support to women prisoners.
National Center for Youth Law
405 - 14th St., 15th Floor Oakland, CA 94612-2701
(510) 835-8198
Post-Conviction Justice Project
USC Law Center, University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071
Prison Law Office
General Delivery
San Quentin, CA 94964
(415) 457-9144
http://prisonlaw. com
Legal assistance on prison conditions, in particular disability rights and health care issues.
Law Offices of Alan Ellis
916 Irwin St. San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 460-1430
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
1540 Market St., Suite 490 San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 255-7036
National Prison Project
1875 Connecticut Ave, NW #410 Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 234-4830
Penal Law Project
n/co "CLIC"
W. 2nd and Cherry Streets
Chico, CA 95929
Habeus corpus, direct referrals, legal research.
Prison Law Clinic
P.O. Box 4745
UC School of Law
Davis, CA 95616
Office of Public Defender
555 7th St. San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 553-1671
State Public Defender, Sacramento
801 K St., suite 1100 Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-2676
Southern Center for Human Rights
83 Poplar St., NW Atlanta, GA 30303-2122
(404) 688-1202
Support Organizations
AIDS Project Los Angeles
Client Services
611 S. Kingsley Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90005
(800) 922-2438
California Coalition for Women Prisoners
Contact: Karen Shain
150 Market St., Suite 490 San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 255-7036
Raise public awareness about the cruel and inhumane conditions under which women in prison live and advocate for positive change.
CASA Frontera Visitor Center
P.O. Box 70407
Riverside, CA 92513-0407
(909) 597-7845
Provides services to help the families of state prisoners make visits.
Catholic Charities of the East Bay Detention Ministry (CCEB)
Contact: Frank Beville
433 Jefferson St. Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 768-3168
Provides religious and pastoral services in the jails and juvenile halls of Alameda and Contra Costa counties
The Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents
Contact: Dolores Thomas
P.O. Box 41-286
Eagle Rock, CA 90041
(626) 449-2470
Services for children of criminal offenders and family reunification projects.
Centerforce
Contact: Peter Breen
64 Main St. P.O. Box 336 San Quentin, CA 94964
(415) 456-9980
Demonstrates concern for prison visitors through a network of Prison Visitor Hospitality Centers. Provides transportation, child care, shelter, and general hospitality.
Criminal Justice Consortium
Contact: Naneen Karraker
1515 Webster ST. Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 836-6065
Organizations interested in changing public policies that result in an over-reliance on incarceration
Critical Resistance
1904 Franklin St., Suite 504 Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 444-0484
Activist organization, publishes The Abolitionist, a newsletter for prisoners about abuse. Write to receive a copy.
CURE California
P.O. Box 637
Acton, CA 93510
P.O. Box 32627
San Jose, CA 95152
(408) 251-1776
Friends Outside
P.O. Box 4085
Stockton, CA 95204
Provides various social services to state and country prisoners and their families
HIV/Hepatitis C in Prison (HIP committee)
California Prison Focus
2940 16th St. #B-5 San Francisco, CA 94103
(510) 665-1935
Prisoners' Right Union
P.O. Box 1019
Sacramento, CA 95812
(916) 322-2676
A New Way of Life
P.O. Box 875288
Los Angeles, CA 90087
(323) 563-3575
The mission is to help women and girls to lead productive lives and break the cycle of entrapment in the criminal justice system

Libraries/Education :
Books Through Bars
4722 Baltimore Ave Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 727-0882 ext 2
Sends books to prisoners.
Kern County Law Library
301 Admin And Courts Bldg.
1415 Truxtun Ave Bakersfield, CA 93301
Alameda County Law Library Southern County Branch
224 W. Winton Ave. Hayward, CA 94544
L.A. County Library
301 W. Flint St. Los Angeles, CA 90012
University of Southern Cal.
Law Library
University Park MC 0072
Los Angeles, CA 90069-0072
Contra Costa County Law Library
Courthouse
Martinez, CA 94553
Alameda County Law Library
1225 Fallon St., Room 200
Crt house
Oakland, CA 94612
California State Law Library
P.O. Box 2037
Sacramento, CA 95809
Kratter Law Library
University of San Diego, Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92100
San Diego County Law Library
1105 Front Street San Diego, CA 92102
Bancroft-Whitney Co. Law Library
301 Brannan San Francisco, CA 94107
Santa Clara County Library
191 N. Flint St. San Jose, CA 95113
San Luis Obispo Co. Law Library
Room 235, Courthouse Annex
San Luis Obispo, CA 93408
Orange County Law Library
515 N. Flower St. Santa Ana, CA 92703
Heafey Law Library
U. of Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA 95053
Ventura County Law Library
800 S. Victoria Ave Ventura, CA 93009
University of West Los Angeles
12201 Washington Place West Los Angeles, CA 90066