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• The Pennsylvania Prison Society245 North Broad St Suite 300, Philadelphia PA 19107 / Tel: (215) 564-6005 (800) 227-2307 / E-mail: graterfriends@prisonsociety.org / http://www.prisonsociety.org Graterfriends is a monthly prisoner advocacy newsletter that provides a voice for inmates and their families. It contains current correctional related information as well as legal information, letters from inmates and families, death penalty and legislative updates. We accept story submissions including poetry, essays, and your thoughts on the penal system. $3.00 per year suggested donation for prisoners (you may also pay with stamps). • Purple Lotus Journal / Purple Lotus Temple636 San Mateo Ave, San Bruno CA 94066 / Tel: (650) 952-9513 / http://www.purplelotus.org The objective of the Purple Lotus Temple is to promote, with compassion and dedication, the True Buddha Tantric Dharma to benefit sentient beings. The Purple Lotus Journal is a yearly magazine offering reprinted teachings and lectures. Prisoners may write to receive a free subscription and further information. We also donate Buddhist books to prison libraries and prison dharma groups. Our magazine and books are available in either Chinese or English. Please provide us with the prison regulations for sending books. • The Red Heart Warrior / Red Heart Warriors Society (RHWS)PO Box 4362, Allentown PA 18105 / Tel: (610) 437-2971 / Email: tomw@iwon.co RHWS is sponsored by the Lenape National Restoration Movement (LNRM), but is open to red-hearted warriors of every tribal or ethnic background. We publish The Red Heart Warrior, a quarterly newsletter, to encourage people to walk the traditional path of a Native American warrior, which is to lead a life of service to the people. Subscriptions are $15 per year, we accept donations of stamps. You may send us articles, poems, and artwork. • Texas Freedom Sangha Quarterly519 South Sylvania Ave, Fort Worth TX 76111-2241 The TSQ is for and about Buddhist prisoners in Texas prisons. The intent of TSQ is to build and strengthen solidarity amongst Buddhist prisoners in Texas; to help establish ties between the prison sangha and free-world groups/individuals; to encourage Texas Buddhist prisoners to actively strive for religious equality in their particular prison unit; and to promote Buddhist practice and study. Prisoners within the Texas system can send submissions of articles, sutra quotes, artwork, etc., as well as free subscription requests. Donations are appreciated. • The Victory Banner Newsletter
• Aid to Incarcerated Mothers32 Rutland St 4th Floor, Boston MA, 02118 / Tel: (617) 536-0058 / E-mail: info@aim-ma.org We are an international organization working with women on the inside and outside. We help incarcerated mothers keep their families together, provide support and counseling for children, and also offer assistance with jobs and housing when women leave prison. You may write for further information. • American Friends Service Committee Prison Watch Project89 Market St, Newark NJ 07102 / Tel: (973) 643-3192 / http://www.afsc.org The American Friends Service Committee is a practical expression of the faith of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Committed to the principles of nonviolence and justice, it seeks in its work and witness to draw on the transforming power of love, human and divine. We provide human rights advocacy and monitoring on behalf of US prisoners. Prisoners may report human rights violations and write to us for further information. We also offer the Survivor's Manual, free of charge, written by and for people living in solitary confinement or control units. • The American Legion1608 K St NW, Washington DC 20006-2847 / Tel: (202) 861-2700 / E-mail: var@legion.org / http://www.legion.org The American Legion assists veterans in obtaining benefits, including health care and compensation, from the Department of Veterans Affairs. For additional assistance, information on employment or homeless verterans issues contact the American Legion at the address above. To locate a service officer in your state call: (800) 433-3318 • Breakthrough Urban Ministries5251 North Ashland Ave, Chicago IL 60640-2001 / Tel: (773) 989-8353 / E-mail: info@breakthroughministries.com Http://www.breakthroughministries.com / Contact for Women: Breakthrough Joshua Center / Tel: (773) 722-0179 Limited job placement and training, addiction recovery programs, food, clothes. Limited overnight accommodations. Please call ahead before release. • The Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents (CCIP)PO Box 41-286, Eagle Rock CA 90041 / Tel: (626) 449-2470 / E-mail: ccip@earthlink.net / http://www.e-ccip.org Our mission is the prevention of intergenerational crime and incarceration. Our goals are the production of high quality documentation on and the development of model services for children of criminal offenders and their families. CCIP offers our education projects in three formats. Correspondence courses are available to prisoners nationwide. Courses taught by CCIP staff are offered regionally. We also train instructors to teach CCIP curricula; this service is offered nationally. The Clearinghouse project offers a collection of over 3500 documentary and audiovisual items that can be purchased online or by mail through two catalogs. By mail, through the Catalog for Incarcerated Parents, we offer more than 200 items free of charge to prisoners and their families. Directory: 2012 2012 -> The Case Against the nypd’s Quota-Driven ‘Broken Windows’ Policing What Is It? 2012 -> Annual InStructional unit plan 2012 -> University of Hawai‘i Maui College dental assisting program review october 21, 2013 2012 -> Committee on the rights of the child the rights of all children in the context of international migration 2012 -> Background on the Haitian Earthquake 2012 -> The Collected Wisdom of Science Olympiad Coaches 2012 -> Federal Communications Commission fcc 12-81 Before the Federal Communications Commission 2012 -> Aa and na members Dying from Tobacco 2012 -> [Baby Crying] 01: 04 [Ching Download 143.25 Kb. Share with your friends:
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