Legal Representation/Advice

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For Activists

Those who have been arrested in the United States as part of a political action and/or need legal representation or advice, contact:

The National Lawyers Guild
126 University Place, 5th floor
New York, N.Y. 10003
(212) 627-2656
(212) 627-2404 (fax)
nlgno@nlg.org
http://www.nlg.org/
Chapter contacts: http://www.nlg.org/chapters/chapterlist.html

American Civil Liberties Union
Contact a local chapter: http://www.aclu.org/community/community.html

Just Cause Law Collective
http://www.lawcollective.org/

New York City People's Law Collective
http://www.tao.ca/~nycplc/

Midnight Special Law Collective
1837 8th Avenue
Oakland, CA 94606
(510) 834-1883
info@midnightspecial.net
http://www.midnightspecial.net/

People's Law Library of Maryland
http://www.peoples-law.com/

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
http://www.lccr.com/

If you are in a country other than the United States and need legal advice:

Toronto Common Front Legal Committee
http://www.ocap.ca/legalguide/

People's Law School of British Columbia, Canada
http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/home/index.htm

National Lawyers Guild International Committee
Steven Goldberg
621 S.W. Morrison St. Suite 1450
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 224-2372
(503) 224-1123 (fax)
sgold3631@inetarena.com

National Lawyers Guild International Legal Action
Peter Schey, CHR&CL
256 S. Occidental Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA, 90057
(213) 388-8693 x104
pschey@earthlink.net

If you feel you/your group is the target of harassment in the U.S., contact:

Anti-Repression Task Force
Robert Boyle
350 Broadway #308,
New York, NY, 10013
(212) 431-0229

National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom
3321- 12th St, NE, Washington DC 20017
(202) 529-4225,
202-526-4611-fax
kgage@igc.apc.org

If you are with a group that works on police issues or with victims of police abuse in the U.S.:

National Police Accountability Project (NPAP)
Sarah Hogarth, Executive Director
c/o Center for Constitutional Rights
666 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10012
(212) 614-6432
(212) 614-6499 (fax)
policeproject@nlg.org

For legal advice pertaining to immigrants, refugees and detainees in the United States, contact

National Immigration Project
Dan Kesselbrenner,
14 Beacon St #602,
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 227-9727
(617) 227-5495 (fax)
nipdan@nlg.org
http://www.nlg.org/nip/

For Prisoners

Latino Representative Committee, Inc.
Lock Bag R, Rahway, New Jersey, 07065
Help prisoners with literacy problems and to preserve Latino customs and language. En Español

NAACP Legal Defense Fund
99 Hudson Street, Suite 600
New York, NY 10013

National Legal Aid and Defender Association
1625 K St., 8th Floor, NW, Washington DC 20006
Referrals to legal programs and services in your area. No direct services.

National Prison Project of the ACLU
1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009 (202) 234-4830
The National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union handles litigation on prison and jail conditions. NOT a resource for handling individual convictions or problems unless related to conditions of confinement.
Local ACLU is a place to begin on individual problems. Write for address of local chapter.

Blackstone School Of Law
PO Box 871449, Dallas, TX 75287-1449
Low cost paralegal course by mail. Covers principles of civil and criminal law. Charges fee.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
CN 6600, Princeton, NJ 08541-6600
If you have acquired knowledge of a subject without the usual formal education, take the CLEP test. With satisfactory test results, you can obtain college credit. CLEP makes examinations available to prisoners. Write for a catalogue of test subjects and information about making the necessary arrangements. Charges fee.

Florida Prison Legal Perspective
PO Box 660-3Chuluotu, Fl 32766
$5 bi-monthly

Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual
Columbia Human Rights Law Review, West 116th St.,
Box 25, NY, NY 10027. $31 for prisoners, check or money order to Columbia Human Rights Law Review.

Legal Bulletins
Lewisburg Prison Project, Box 128, Lewisburg, PA 17837
FREE catalog of federal prisoners rights. Needs SASE

Native American Rights Fund
Legal Review, 1506 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302

National Prison Project Journal
ACLU-1875 Conn. Ave. NW
Washington, DC, 20009
$2 for prisoners. ACLU DOES NOT TAKE INDIVIDUAL CASES.

National Coalition Against The Death Penalty
918 F Streeet, NW, Washington DC, 20004

National Home Study Council
1601 18th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009
Information about academic and job training schools that offer home/prison courses by mail. Charges Fee.

NLADA Directory
1625 K ST. NW-8TH FL, Washington, DC 20006
National listing of free legal services.

Office of Correctional Education
U.S. Dept. of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20202
Information about educational grants to federal and state prisoners.

The National Prison Project
1875 Connecticut Avenue, SW, Suite 410,
Washington DC, 20009
Publications for Prisoners

Project For Older Prisoners (POPS)
The National Law Center
2000 H Street, Washington, DC 20052

Prisoners Self Help Legal Clinic
35 Halsey Street, Suite 4B
Newark NJ 07102
973-242-3688 or
973-242-8922

Prisoners Self-Help Legal Clinic
Angus Love
101 Woodbine Ave.
Narbeth, PA 19072

Photo Duplication Service
Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540
Copies of manuscripts, prints, photographs, maps, etc. are available on request from the Photo Duplication Service. (Copyrighted materials cannot be copied without special permission.) Fees vary according to the request. Write for order forms and price lists.

ROP Legal Journal
558 Capp St., San Francisco, CA 94110
$5 quarterly newsletter of National Lawyers Guild.

Prison Legal News
PMB 148, 2400 NW 80th Street, Seattle, WA 98117
Newsletter for Prisoners, $15 a year.

Rules Of Criminal Procedure/Federal Rules Of Evidence
For a fee, from Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Congressional Sales Office, Washington DC 20402

Self-help Litigation Manual
Oceana Press, 75 Main St., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Excellent book includes chapters on legal research, how the legal system works, an overview of prisoners rights, how to litigate in federal courts, parole, federal post-conviction remedies, law library requirements, civil rights forms and MORE! Available to prisoners for $30.

Standing Committee Of Legal Assistants
American Bar Association, 750 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL. 60611
Paralegal studies in all 50 states. Charges fee

U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division Washington, DC. 20530

West Publishing Company
P.O. Box 64526, St. Paul, MN 55164-0526;
(800) 328-9352
Publishes mostly expensive law books, Call or write for information and free copy of WEST'S LAW FINDER: A LEGAL RESEARCH MANUAL. Their nutshell series is very helpful, including: THE LAW OF SENTENCING, CORRECTIONS AND PRISONERS RIGHTS ($22.50), overview of sentencing process, status of pre-trial detainees and convicted offenders, prisoners rights and responsibilities, and restoration of rights for released offenders; and CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN A NUTSHELL ($23.50), concentrating on constitutional criminal procedures and their limitations. The 4th, 6th and 14th Amendments are heavily covered. Includes a table of cases.

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