For Prisoners


Vera Institute of Justice

Prison Reform

Penal Reform International – produces an E-news Bulletin that is a round-up of penal reform news from around the world.  To subscribe, visit this page.

Prison Policy Initiative

For Families of Incarcerated

Service Network for Children of inmates

More Programs for Children of the Incarcerated, But Needs Still High
By Leon Fooksman
Mothers And Their Children (MATCH) 
A 501-(c) 3 non-profit organization created to address the special needs of children of incarcerated mothers. Located on the grounds of the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women (NCCIW) in Raleigh, North Carolina, MATCH provides a homelike visitation center where children can visit with their mothers. We also provide parenting education and support, financial assistance for families to travel to Raleigh for visits, and special events to support MATCH families.
The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated at Family and Corrections Network
Provides information and resources for organizations and individuals that work with or study families separated by incarceration
The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections at the Hunter College School of Social Work
Provides resources for children of incarcerated parents.
The Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents (CCIP)
Presents the results of the first national study of residential, mother-child correctional programs; provides resources that promote the study of children of incarcerated parents.
Alliance of Incarcerated Canadians in American Prisons

Annie E Casey Foundation

American Correctional Association

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Barnard Center for Research on Women 
Children of Incarcerated Parents – Spring 2010 Issues of “The Scholar and Feminist Online” webjournal.

Children’s Defense Fund

Correctional Education Association

Corrections Connection

Criminal Justice Policy Foundation

Critical Resistance