RELATED NON-PROFITS, ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES AND RESEARCH

 

For more information about The Children's Center at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, please contact Jane Silfen @ 914-241-3100 ext 4050

 

 

HOUR CHILDREN

 

Hour Children is a leading provider of services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women in New York State. Focused on women and their children, they support families during a mother’s incarceration and help families get back on their feet upon release.

 

 

ECHOES OF INCARCERATION PROJECT

 

"Echoes of Incarceration" is a youth-produced documentary project focusing on impact of the prison system on children. The films, produced by teens with incarcerated parents, explore an issue facing an estimated 7 million children in the US, and seek to create powerful advocacy tool, told from the life experiences of the filmmakers themselves.

 

 

VOLS' Incarcerated Mothers Law Project

 

The mission of the Volunteers of Legal Service Incarcerated Mothers Law Project (IMLP) is to make legal information and advocacy on family law issues accessible to mothers in prison or jail.

 

 

The Correctional Association of New York

 

For 175 years, The Correctional Association of New York (CANY) has been the only independent organization in New York with authority under state law to monitor prisons and report findings to the legislature and the broader public.

 

 

OSBORNE ASSOCIATION - NY INITIATIVE FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS

 

The Osborne Association serves individuals, families, and communities affected by the criminal justice system. In 2006, Osborne launched the NY Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents, a statewide collaborative focused on the well-being of children whose parents are justice-involved.

 

 

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JUSTICE REFORM ORGANIZATIONS

 

 

WOMEN's PRISON ASSOCIATION (WPA)

 

WPA is a service and advocacy organization committed to helping women with criminal justice histories realize new possibilities for themselves and their families.

 

 

FAMM (Families Against Mandatory Minimums)

 

FAMM (Families Against Mandatory Minimums) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization fighting for smart sentencing laws that maintain public safety.

 

 

VOICE OF WITNESS

 

Voice of Witness is a non-profit organization that uses oral history to illuminate contemporary human rights crises in the U.S. and around the world.

 

 

Pew's Public Safety Performance Project (PSPP)

 

PSPP works with states to advance data-driven, fiscally sound policies and practices in the criminal and juvenile justice systems that protect public safety, hold offenders accountable, and control corrections costs.

 

 

THE INNOCENCE PROJECT

 

The Innocence Project is a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.

 

 

RECLAIMING FUTURES

 

Reclaiming Futures is a national public health oriented juvenile justice reform organization dedicated to improving behavioral health outcomes for youth and families.

 

 

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ONLINE

 

Restorative Justice Online is a service of the Prison Fellowship International Centre for Justice and Reconciliation. Its purpose is to be an authoritative, credible, non-partisan resource of information on restorative justice.