New York

ACLU of New York
125 Broad St.
New York, NY 10004
(212) 344-3005
    
American Immigration Lawyers Association Bedford Hills Program
122 E. 42nd St.
New York, NY 10016
(212) 867-3810
Represents women with immigration claims.

American Indian Law Alliance
708 Broadway
New York, NY 10003-6946
(212) 598-0100 x252
Only represents Native Americans.

Attica Legal Aid -Wyoming County
14 Main St.
Attica, NY 14011
(716) 591-1600
Prepares and argues CPLR Article 78 petitions in Wyoming Supreme Court on behalf of state inmates.  Prepares and files administrative parole appeals for inmates challenging adverse parole release decisions.

Bronx AIDS Services Legal Advocacy Project
2633 Webster Ave
Bronx, NY10458
(718) 295-5690

Center for Immigrants Rights, Inc
48 St. Marks Place
New York, NY 10003-8129
(212) 531-3011
Immigration cases

Civil Rights Clinic
NYU Clinical Law Center
Fuchsberg Hall
245 Sullivan St.
New York, NY 10012
(212) 998-6448
Students handle an extremely limited number of civil rights, including prisoner rights, cases for New York State prisoners

Gay Men's Health Crisis Legal Services and Advocacy Dept.
119 W. 24th St.
New York, NY 10011
(212) 367-1040
Must be a New York City resident and have HIV/AIDs

Immigration Project of the Erie County Bar Volunteer Lawyers Project
107 Delaware Ave, Suite 700
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 847-0662
Represents immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship or political asylum

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights Asylum Project
333 7th Ave, Suite Fl 13
New York, NY 10001-5004
(212) 845-5200
Immigration and individual rights cases

Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc
255 Genesee St.
Utica, NY 13501-3483

Legal Aid Society Prisoners' Rights Project
15 Park Row, 23rd floor
New York, NY 10038
(212) 577-3938

The Legal Aid Society Volunteer Division, Community Law Offices
230 E. 106th St.
New York, NY 10029-4000
(212) 426-3000

Prisoners' Legal Services of New York
210 Franklin St., Suite 500
Buffalo, NY 14202

118 Prospect St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 273-2283

Legal Action Center
153 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10014
(800) 223-4044
(212) 243-1313
 Provides legal assistance for ex-offenders, ex-addicts, and ex-alcoholics who feel discriminated against for employment. Also helps these people obtain employment.

The Legal Project
2 Tower Place, Executive Park
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 435-1770

NAACP Legal Defense Fund
99 Hudson St., 16th Floor
New York, NY 10013
(212) 219-1906

National Prison Project
1875 Connecticut Ave, NW #410
Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 234-4830

New York Legal Assistance Group, Inc
130 E. 59th St.
New York, 10022-1302
(212) 750-0800

New York State Bar Association Department of Pro Bono Affairs
1 Elk St.
Albany, NY 12207-1002
(518) 487-5641

Suffolk County Pro Bono Project
1757 Veterans Highway, Suite 50
Central Islip, NY 11722-1535
(631) 232-2400

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Pro Bono Panel
40 Centre St.
New York, NY 10007-1502
(212) 857-8800

Support Organizations:

Correctional Association of New York
135 East 15th Street
New York, NY 10003
212-254-5700
Monitors prison conditions in New York

CURE-New York
P.O. Box 102
Katonah, NY 10536
Advocacy organization that works to reduce crime through criminal justice reform and the rehabilitation of errrants.

Fortune Society
19 W. 19th St.
New York, NY 10018
(212) 206-7070
Advocacy for prisoners on behalf of their families and HIV consulting and support groups.

HIV Prison Project
New York City Commission of Human Rights
40 Rector St.
New York, NY 10006
(212) 237-5566 - collect calls hotline

The Incarcerated Mothers Program
Edwin Gould Services for Children
104 E. 107th St.
New York, NY 10029
(212) 410-4200

The Odyssey House
309-11 E. 6th St.
New York, NY 10003
Education, vocational training, and advocacy for former inmates. Also provides housing for women with one or two children under the age of five.

The Osborn Association
36-31 38th Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 707-2600
Reentry services; employment and training services; prevention and training services.

PEN, Writing Program for Prisoner
560 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(212) 334-1660
Educational resources for prisoners

Stop Prison Rape, Inc
P.O. Box 2713
Manhattanville Station
New York, NY 10027
(212) 667-5562
Provides information and advocacy on sexual abuse in prisons

Womencare Inc
236 E. 27th St., 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 463-9500
Referrals, advocacy, and mentorship programs for mothers in prison

Education:

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

Updated June, 2005