Iowa

American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa
901 Insurance Exchange Building
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 243-3576

Appellate Defender
4th Floor Lucas Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0068
Chief: Linda Del Gallo
515) 281-8841

Iowa State Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
521 E. Locust, Suite 302
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 244-8617

Legal Services Corporation of Iowa Volunteer Lawyers Project
1111 9th St., Suite 230
Des Moines, IA 50314-2590
(515) 243-0311

Office of the Ombudsman - Iowa Citizens Aide
Judith Milosevich, Assistant Ombudsman
Capital Complex
215 East 7th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319-0231
(515) 281-6844
Handles issues related to prisons and Iowa Dept. of Corrections

Prison Clinic
University of Iowa College of Law
Iowa City, IA 52242-1113
Instructor:  John Whiston
(319)335-9145

State Public Defender
Thomas G. Becker
Administrative Office
4th Floor Lucas Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0087
(515) 242-6158

Wisconsin Innocence Project
Frank J. Remington Center
University of Wisconsin Law School
975 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 53706-1399
The Project will consider cases from Iowa only if DNA evidence is available that can be used to prove innocence, or if there are similarly compelling and exceptional circumstances.

Support Organizations:

American Friends Service Committees
Central Region
Contact: Sonia Tuma, Regional Director
4211 Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50312
(515) 274-4851
This organization provides educational and support services to prisoners.

Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
515 28th St., Suite 107
Des Moines, IA 50312-5259
(800) 284-7821 - 24 hr support line
(515) 244-7424

Iowa CURE
c/o Jean Basinger
P.O. Box 41005
Des Moines, IA 50311
(515) 277-6296

National Alliance to End Homelessness
1518 K Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 638-1526
This project helps to prevent homelessness for reentering prisoners.  Ask for information about the Iowa office.

SAFER Foundation
605 Main St., Rm 215
Davenport, IA 52803
(319)322-7974
Job readiness training and counseling; information and referrals for clothing, food, and job placement

Education:

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

Updated June, 2005