When a loved one is incarcerated it can add unexpected financial expenses to the family. Depending on your means, you’ll need to determine how much money you’re going to put…
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Sending Mail & Email
Communication is important to keep the prison family together. It’s important to know if the facility where your loved one is serving time allows emails. It’s also important to know…
Visiting
Having a loved one in the prison system is like entering another world. There are rules and regulations that you need to know and follow. Below is information that will…
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Public Safety – https://www.ncdps.gov/ North Carolina 211 Resource hub – https://nc211.org Caring.com – https://www.caring.com/caregivers/burnout/https://www.caring.com/caregivers/burnout/
Ohio
Ohio Department of Corrections – http://doc.mo.gov/ Ohio 211 Resource hub – https://nrd.gov/resource/detail/18415778/2-1-1+Ohio+-+Community+Resource+Directory
Food Security in Prison
https://www.thebetterindia.com/119400/orissa-prison-inmates-organic- farmers/#:~:text=%E2%80%9COrganic%20farming%20can%20raise%20the%20produce%20by%20thre e,said%20to%20the%20New%20Indian%20Express.%20Advertisement%20Advertisement http://sustainabilityinprisons.org/blog/tag/evergreen-organic-farm/ https://civileats.com/2016/10/17/philadelphias-prison-system-is-fighting-food-waste-and-recidivism- with-an-organic-farm/
Permaculture & Prisons
https://www.slideshare.net/NicoleEmptyCages/permaculture-prisons https://www.permaculturenews.org/2015/12/14/permaculture-in-prison/ https://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-12-22/responding-to-the-prison-industrial-complex-with- permaculture-and-resilience/ https://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-12-22/responding-to-the–industrial-complex-with- permaculture-and-resilience/
Yoga & Meditation in Prison
https://www.yogiapproved.com/meditation-prison-system-video/ https://na.prison.dhamma.org/en/articles/ The Damma Brothers @ Donaldson – https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=phHib5VaCeE&feature=emb_logo https://buddhists.org/meditation-healing-prisoners-body-and-mind/ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar – Prison SMART on WTTW – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzCjEzg6qXk https://web.archive.org/web/20191006041722/ http://www.prisonprogram.org/sheriff-suggests-prison-smart-for-stress-management-at-local-jail/ Transcendental meditation – https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/prisons.html Dr. Drew Leder…
Music & Dance In Prisons
https://irenetaylortrust.com/what-we-do/our-projects/music-in-prisons/ Effect of Music – https://irenetaylortrust.com/changing-lives/ https://mostlydance.com/tag/dance-in-prisons/
10 Steps to Follow When a Loved One is Arrested and/or Incarcerated
Facing the arrest or imprisonment of a loved one can result in a roller coaster of feelings. Anger, fear, disbelief, shock, and guilt, among others. In the best of situations,…
Reentry
Securing housing after incarceration
National Resources
Alliance for Safety and JusticeAmerican Civil Liberties UnionAnti Recidivism CoalitionThe Bail ProjectBeyond PrisonsColor of ChangeCommon JusticeThe Constitution ProjectCritical ResistanceEqual Justice Initiative Essie Justice GroupFamilies Against Mandatory Minimums Federal Bureau of…
Nevada Work/Training Resources
DETR – Nevada Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation – 702-486-7923. www.detr.nv.gov Dress for Success – Professional clothes and training for women. 702-684-6412. www.dressforsuccesssouthernnevada.org FIT – Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow –…