Florida

ACLU of Florida
4500 Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 340
Miami, FL  33137-3227

Capital Defense Project
Mark E. Olive
(850) 224-0004  
320 W. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Habeas assistance and training.

The Florida Bar Referral Service
651 E. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
850/561-5600

Florida Innocence Project
Nova Southeastern University
Shepard Broad Law Center
3305 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
(954) 262-6174

Florida Innocence Project
FSU College of Law- Cawthon House
425 W. Jefferson St.
Tallahassee, FL 32306

Florida Institutional Legal Services, Inc
1010-BNW 8th Ave.
Gainsville, FL 32601
352-375-2494

Florida Justice Institute, Inc
Jonel Newman
2870 First Union Financial Center
200 S. Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL  33131-2310
(305) 358-2081

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
126 West Adams St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 356-8371
Provides services, with private bar assistance, for sealing and expunging criminal records. They also assist in petitioning for restoration of civil rights including voting rights. They help employees and applicants for certain sensitive positions obtain employment exemptions from the regulating agency.

Miami Public Defender
1320 NW 14th Street
Miami, FL 33125

State Public Defender
25 N. Market St.
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Phone: (904) 630-1501

Branch Offices:
Clay County Contact: Ted Hellmuth
Branch Office Coordinator
Clay County Courthouse P.O. Box 386
Green Cove Springs, FL 32043
Phone: (904) 284-6318
Fax: (904) 284-6386
Nassau County Contact: Brian Morrissey
Branch Office Coordinator
Nassau County Judicial Annex
76347 Veterans Way
Suite 2065
Yulee, FL 32097
Phone: (904) 548-4750
Fax: (904) 548-4778

University of Florida Law School
The Pro Bono Project
Jessie Howell Wallace, Associate Director
P.O.Box 117633
Gainesville, Florida 32611
(352) 392-0499

University of Miami School of Law
Pro Bono Project
P.O. Box 248087
Coral Gables, FL 33124

Support Organizations:

Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities
2671 Executive Center
Circle, West, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301-5024
(850)488-9071
-Fights for the rights of disabled persons.

Beth-El Mission
PO BOX 860
Wimauma, FL 33598
-Two lawyers and support staff provide
pro bono help with civil issues including domestic
violence, employer issues, landlord problems, and
contract review and offer guidance to community
organizations.

Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (CUADP)
PO Box 335
2603 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hwy
Gainesville, FL 32609
(800) 973-6548

CURE- Florida
P.O. Box 15667
Plantation, Florida 33318-5667

Florida FLIP (Families with Loved Ones in Prison)
710 Flanders Ave.
Daytona, FL 32114
(904) 254-8453

House of Hope
Contact: Thomas Johnson,
Executive Director
P.O. Box 12113
Gainesville, FL 32604
(352) 376-3964
The House of Hope, a faith-based organization, offers shelter and job placement to recently released people with criminal records.

"P. S..." Parole Support
P. O. Box 14984
Gainesville, FL 32604-4984

Statewide Human Rights Advocacy Comm. (HRAC)
State of Florida
Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Bldg. 1, Room 400
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(904) 488-6173
Fax: (904) 922-5312

Education:

Books Through Bars
4722 Baltimore Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 727-0882 ext 2
Sends books to prisoners.

Updated June, 2005