Sunday Sites

This is something I'm going to start doing every Sunday: list sites I've come across in the last week that relate in some way to prison, the death penalty or wrongful convictions. If you have any suggestions, please email me at vlu777@gmail.com

Today's sites:

Letters from Prison: Doing Life in Angola - this is a blog by a woman who's brother is serving a life sentence for murder in Louisiana's Angola prison. The blog posts come from her letters to and from him and her visits to him. From the blog:

I am writing this blog in the hopes that it will spark a public outcry for change. We need prisons, people need to pay for their crimes. We also need prison reform... prisons should reform criminals, not torture them. I hope this blog helps at least one inmate, changes policy and treatment in at least one prison.

AdvoCare, Inc - From their web site:

AdvoCare is a non-profit, membership organization that is part of a national effort to reduce crime through criminal justice reform.

AdvoCare’s goals are: (a) to provide assistance to prisoners and ex-offenders in the form of education and employment referrals; (b) to provide prisoners, family members of prisoners and all others concerned with updates on legal issues regarding prison conditions and criminal legislation; (c) to provide a periodic newsletter to those concerned with prison related legal issues; and (d) to provide a link with other nonprofit organizations.

Prisonofficer.org - an online community of Corrections Officers from all over the world. Anyone can sign up for a free account and post to the "Ask a CO" forum. While I am a very vocal advocate of prisoner's rights, I firmly believe that if we don't support corrections officers properly (meaning proper training focussing on nonviolent methods, as well as proper pay), both prisoners and officers alike will continue to suffer abuses in the system. Understanding is the first step to peace in any situation.

Prison Photography - just as it sounds, a blog that posts photos of prisons, worldwide.

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