A Guide to Re-entry Planning for Prisoners Living with Mental Illnesses

NAMI's re-entry guide walks you through getting health care, ID, housing, benefits and other necessities to help you succeed.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) National Prison Project

Dedicated to ensuring that our nation's prisons, jails, juvenile facilities and immigration detention centers comply with the Constitution, federal law, and international human rights principles, and to addressing the crisis of over-incarceration in the U.S.

Americans with Disabilities Act Information for Law Enforcement

Compliance assistance materials will help state and local law enforcement officers understand how to interact with victims, witnesses, suspects, and others who have disabilities.
 

Americans with Disabilities Act Title II and Title III Revised Regulations Fact Sheet Series – Detention & Correctional Facilities

A fact sheet from the ADA Network.
 

Bazelon Center

Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.
 

Bazelon Center's Publications for Individuals Involved in the Criminal Justice System

The Bazelon Center produces reports, issue papers and manuals that analyze major federal laws, policies and regulations that affect access to services and the rights of people with mental disabilities.

Building Bridges: An Act to Reduce Recidivism by Improving Access to Benefits for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities upon Release from Incarceration

Building Bridges offers states a strategy to reduce recidivism and help recently released inmates with psychiatric disabilities successfully transition to community life.
 

Center for Law and Education: When Schools Criminalize Disability

When Schools Criminalize Disability: Education Law Strategies for Legal Advocates explores various legal theories and strategies for challenging inappropriate school-initiated delinquency petitions and crime reports, and addressing their aftermath.
 

Center for Mental Health Services GAINS Center

The CMHS National GAINS Center has operated since 1995 as a national locus for the collection and dissemination of information about effective mental health and substance abuse services for people with co-occurring disorders in contact with the justice system.
 

Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)

U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division: Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)
 

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Coordinates all federal juvenile delinquency prevention programs, all federal programs and activities that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles, and all federal programs relating to missing and exploited children.
 

Fair Shake Reentry Resource Center 

Fair Shake is dedicated to supporting the successful reintegration of formerly incarcerated people into society.
 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Police Brutality Complaints

If you have a complaint of police brutality or the abuse of your rights by the police or other public officials, contact the nearest office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Federal Bureau of Prisons homepage - locate prisoners, facilities, and other information.
 

Financial Recovery Resource Guide for the Formerly Incarcerated

Starting over after incarceration can be hard. In this guide, you’ll find information on how to update your IDs, find temporary housing, and fix your credit score after being released from prison.
 

Just Detention International (JDI) Resource Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse Behind Bars

A unique State-By-State guide to legal and psychological counseling resources for survivors who are still incarcerated, those who have been released, and loved ones on the outside who are searching for ways to help.
 

Legal Action Center

LAC is a non-profit public interest law firm and policy organization that specializes in fighting discrimination against and protecting the rights of people with alcohol or drug problems, HIV/AIDS, or criminal records.
 

NAMI's CIT Center

CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) programs are local initiatives designed to improve the way law enforcement and the community respond to people experiencing mental health crises. They are built on strong partnerships between law enforcement, mental health provider agencies and individuals and families affected by mental illness.

Office for Victims of Crimes

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime.
 

Police Response to People with Disabilities

Eight-Part Series - Designed for use in roll-call training, this videotape addresses law enforcement situations involving people who have mobility disabilities, mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities, epilepsy or seizure disorders, speech disabilities, deafness or hard of hearing, and blindness or low vision. The eight segments range from 5 to 10 minutes in length.

Reentry Housing Options: The Policymakers' Guide

Provides practical steps that lawmakers and others can take to increase public safety through better access to affordable housing for individuals released to the community.
 

The Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook

How to bring a federal lawsuit to challenge violations of your rights in prison. A booklet published by the Center for Constitutional Rights.

The National Resource Center for Children and Families of the Incarcerated at Family and Corrections Network

NRCCFI is the oldest and largest organization in the U.S. focused on children and families of the incarcerated and programs that serve them.
 

U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

To File a Complaint about:1: An institution - complaints about institutions such as jails, prisons, juvenile facilities, developmental disability/mental retardation facilities, mental health facilities or nursing homes. 2: A law enforcement agency - complaints about law enforcement agencies, such as police or sheriff's departments. 3: Access Act violations - interference with access to reproductive health clinics or places of religious worship.
 

West Virginia Division of Corrections

The West Virginia Division of Corrections - locate inmates, facilities, and information.
 

West Virginia Guidebook for Incarcerated Veterans

Intended to provide current information to assist incarcerated veterans in West Virginia to access benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

West Virginia Public Defender Services

Homepage of the West Virginia Public Defender Services.

West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority

WV Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority - locate inmates, facilities, and information.