Moonlight Publications 1138 Tasso Ln NE Cleveland, TN 37312-4714 Epoch Publication P O 97940 Phoenix AZ 85060 --------------Prison World magazine Dawah

International, LLC PO Box 380 Powder Springs, GA 30127 $20.00 for a one-year subscription. You will receive -----------Institute for Prison Ministries 500 College Avenue Wheaton, IL 60187 Global University 1211 S. Glenstone Avenue Springfield, MO 65804 1.800.443.1083

Correspondence Courses

American Bible Academy P.O. Box 1490 Joplin, MO 64802-1490 www.abarc.org Christ Truth Ministries P.O. Box 610 Upland, CA 91786 Provides free Bible correspondence studies to inmates as well as used Christian literature to chaplains. Columbia International University Extension Education Box 3122 Columbia, SC 29230-3122 Email:distance@ciu.edu

Community Bible Chapel P.O. Box 312 Spur, TX 79370-0312 Convicts for Christ P.O. Box 1117 Chino, CA 91708-1117 Emmaus Correspondence School P.O. Box 1028 Dubuque, IA 52004-1028 Exodus Prison Ministry P.O. Box 6363 Lubbock, TX 79493-6363 www.exodusprisonministry.org Set Free Prison Ministries, Inc. P.O. Box 5440 Riverside, CA 92517-9961 Gospel Echoes Team P.O. Box 555 Goshen, IN 46527-555 www.gospelechoes.com Taylor University College of Lifelong Learning 1025 Rudisill Blvd. Ft. Wayne, IN 46807 http://cll.taylor.edu/ Keys of Freedom Ministry P.O. Box 37042 Jacksonville, FL 87401 Lamp & Light Publishers, Inc. 26 Road 5517 Farmington, NM 87401 Lamplight Studies P.O. Box 290088 Brooklyn, NY 11229-0001 Mount Hope Prison Ministry P.O. Box 1511 Hagerstown, MD 21741-1511

Justice Prison Evangelism P.O. Box 3353 Pawleys Island, SC 29585-3353 Prisoner's Web P.O. Box 6 Middlesex, NJ 008846-9990 Source of Light Schools 1011 Mission Road Madison, GA 30650 www.sourcelight.org
Ohio University's College Program for the Incarcerated (CPI)

Ohio University Hanning Hall 222 Athens, OH 45701 1-800-444-2420 Email: cpi@ohio.edu www.ohio.edu/adultlearning/incarc.htm

THE BOOKS 4 PRISONERS

APPALACHIAN PRISON BOOK PROJECT (APBP)
601 26501 P.O. Box Morgantown, WV appalachianpbp@gmail.com Free books to prisoners in West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland.

ASHEVILLE PRISON BOOKS

C/o Downtown Books and News 67 N Lexington Ave Asheville, NC 28801
For volunteer or info contact Erick: twothirds@riseup.net

BOOK 'EM
P.O. Box 71357 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 bookem@keromail.com www.thomasmertoncenter.org/bookem.htm www.prisoners.com/bookemi.html Sends free books to prisoners in all states except Oregon and men in Texas. (ie, Will send to women in Texas).

BOOKS
4722 Philadelphia,

THROUGH
Baltimore PA

BARS
Ave. 19143

215-727-8170 www.booksthroughbars.org Sends progressive political and educational materials at no charge to county, state and federal prisoners in the Mid Atlantic region (PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA, WV). Also donates books to libraries & education programs in jails, prisons, and halfway houses. Request books by topic. No catalog. Donations including artwork and stamps greatly appreciated.

BOOKS THROUGH BARS - NYC

C/o Bluestockings Bookstore 172 Allen St New York, NY 10002 (212) 254-3697, ext. 326 www.abcnorio.org/affiliated/btb.html Ships to prisoners nationwide. Specializes in political and history books. Also sends literary fiction and other educational books. Does not send religious literature. Donations of stamps and cash are appreciated. If you send a money order, please make it out to the groups fiscal sponsor, ABC No Rio.

BOOKS THRU BARS OF ITHACA

Second Floor Autumn Leaves Bookstore 115 The Commons Ithaca, NY 14850 www.btbithaca.org An all-volunteer operated, community-based "grassroots" organization that receives and process dozens of requests from inmates. Sends books free of charge to prisoners in in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.

BOOKS TO PRISONERS
C/o Left Bank Books 92 Pike St., Box A Seattle, WA 98101 www.bookstoprisoners.net Free books to prisoners to all states except CA. Request by subject, no religious materials or legal materials. donations appreciated. Special Note - Does not ship to prisons who require all books sent to be new.

CLEVELAND BOOKS 2 PRISONERS

P.O. Box 602440 Cleveland, OH 44102 clevelandbooks2prisoners@hotmail.com Free books to prisoners in Ohio only.

CHICAGO BOOKS TO WOMEN IN PRISON

C/o Beyond Media Education 7013 N. Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60626 http://www.chicagobwp.org Free books to women prisoners in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi and Ohio.

DC PRISONS BOOK PROJECT

P.O. Box 5243 Hyattsville, MD 20782 http://www.quixote.org/ej/bookstoprisons/ bookstoprisons@mutualaid.org Free books to prisoners nationwide.

GAINESVILLE BOOKS FOR PRISONERS

P.O. Box 12164 Gainesville, FL 32604

http://www.civicmediacenter.org/links/2003/11/01/13.29.05.htm Covers prisoners nationwide. Accepts Requests by topic of interest only.

INSIDE

BOOKS

PROJECT

C/o 12th St. Books 827 West 12th Street Austin, TX 78701 www.insidebooksproject.org Sends free books and literature to prisoners in Texas only. Send one 41 cent stamp for Texas prisoner focused newsletter. Accepts artwork donations for their yearly prisoner art show.

INTERNATIONALIST PRISON BOOKS COLLECTIVE

405 w. franklin st. chapel hill, NC 27516 www.prisonbooks.info New program that sends books to Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.

LOUISIANA BOOKS 2 PRISONERS

831 Elysian Fields #143 New Orleans, LA 70117 books2prisoners@riseup.net Ships free books to prisoners all over the US but focuses primarily on serving Inmates in Louisiana.

MIDWEST BOOKS TO PRISONERS

C/o Quimby's Bookstore 1321 North Milwaukee Ave. PMB #460 Chicago, IL 60622 www.freewebs.com/mwbtp Free books to midwest prisoners.

MIDWEST PAGES TO PRISONERS PROJECT

C/o Boxcar Books 310A S. Washington St. Bloomington, IN 47401 812-339-8710 http://www.pagestoprisoners.org/ Sends free books to prisoners in the following states AZ, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, MN, IA, MO, AR, IN, OH, KY, TN, and FL. Sends up to 3 books at a time. Books can be requested every 2 months. Sends all subjects of fiction and non-fiction reading material. Priority is given to people requesting books from women's and youth facilities.

BOOKS TO OREGON PRISONERS

POB 11222 Portland, OR 97211 http://www.bookstooregonprisoners.org Free books to Oregon prisoners only.

PRISON

BOOK

PROGRAM

C/o United First Parish Church 1306 Hancock St. Suite 100 Quincy, MA 02169 617-423-3298 (NO collect calls) http://www.prisonbookprogram.org/ Covers prisoners in all states but CA, MD, MI, PA, or TX. Does not offer computer books, horror, romance, textbooks, true crime, or white supremacist materials. Publishes the National Prisoner Resource List free to prisoners nationwide on request.

PRISON
C/o Food for

BOOK
Thought Books

PROJECT

P.O. Box 396 Amherst, MA 01004-0396 (413) 584-8975 ext. 208 www.prisonbooks.org Serves prisoners in New England states (Maine, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI) and Texas only. Request books by topics of interest, not title. No mailing list or catalogue. No hardback books.

PRISON

LITERATURE

PROJECT

C/o Bound Together Bookstore 1369 Haight St. San Francisco, CA 94117 No Texas requests. Request types of books-not specific titles, Stamps or donations greatly appreciated.

THE

PRISON

LIBRARY

PROJECT

915 West Foothill Blvd. Suite C128 Claremont, CA 91711 Free books on self-help, personal and spiritual growth, wellness, and metaphysical books. No law books, technical, or GED. No catalogue. Free resource guide on request.

THE READERS CORNER

Prison Book Program 31 Montford Ave. Asheville, NC 28801 prisonbooks31@hotmail.com http://www.main.nc.us/prisonbooks/ Sends free books to prisoners in North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee only.

URBANA

CHAMPAIGN

BOOKS

TO

PRISONERS

PROJECT

C/o Spineless Books PO Box 515 Urbana, IL 61803 www.books2prisoners.org ucbtp@yahoo.com ucbtp@yahoogroups.com (listserve) Sends all types of books to state and federal prisoners in Illinois. Has a large selection of novels, but tries to stock popular genres such as African American history and lit, as well as dictionaries, though they're hard to maintain.

WISCONSIN

BOOKS
WI

TO
St.

PRISONERS
#B 53703

1019 Williamson Madison, 608-262-9036 www.madisoninfoshop.org/wbtp/ Free books to prisoners in WI.

WOMENS

PRISON
Ave. MN

BOOK
Bookstore S.

PROJECT
55405

C/o Arise 2441 Lyndale Minneapolis, www.prisonactivist.org/wpbp

Free Bible Resources for Inmates CORE MINISTRIES 8857 Bennett Hill Road Central Lake, MI 49622

800.967.0732 website www.coreministries.com

They publish: INSIDE BROTHERS CHECK-UP and a quarterly newspaper of articles written by inmates for inmates, CHRISTIAN INMATE NEWS LIFES KEY P.O. Box 10 Bethel Park, PA 15102-9902 They provide at no cost BIBLE STUDIES PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES website: www.pfm.org P.O. Box 17500 phone 1.877.478.0100 Washington, D.C. 20041-0500 They have many resources, too numerous to list here. Write for the contact person in your area. They are undoubtedly the leaders in prison ministry and have the biggest organization. They are active in prison programs, mentoring training and aftercare ministry. Ask for their free bimonthly magazine:INSIDE JOURNAL written especially for inmates. RBC MINISTRIES website: www.rbc.net P.O. Box 2222 Grand Rapids, MI 49501-2222 They send at no cost the DAILY BREAD booklet which is an excellent daily devotional LAMP AND LIGHT PUBLISHERS 26 Road 5577 Farmington, NM 87401-1436 Free Bible lessons 505.632.3521

INTERNATIONAL PRISON MINISTRY (formerly Chaplain Ray) 800.527.1212 P.O. Box 2868 website www.chaplainray.com Costa Mesa, CA 92628-2868 CROSSROAD BIBLE INSTITUTE P.O. Box 900 Grand Rapids, MI 49509-0900 Free Bible lessons AMERICAN BIBLE ACADEMY P.O. Box 1490 Joplin, MO 64802-1490 Contact for Bible lessons and other resources EMMAUS CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL P.O. Box 1028 Dubuque, IA 52004-1028 Free Bible lessons website www.crossroadbibleinstitute.org

website www.arm.org

website www.emmaus.name

Free Books for Prisoners

Books for Prisoners, c/o Left Bank Bookstore, 92 Pike St. Box A, Seattle, WA 98101 Provides up to 3 free books at a time. Request by subject, no religion or legal. FIRM (Furnishing Inmates Reading Material), Don Bowman, 7 West Lake Drive, St. Simons Island, GA 31522. They send books/materials to prison chaplains. Library of Hope, Impact Life Ministries, 1107 Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80907. Books and materials to chaplains. Books through Bars, c/o New Society Publications; 4722 Baltimore Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19143 Free book program, donations appreciated. (all states but OR) International Bible Society, PO Box 35700, Colorado Springs, CO 80935. Free Bible to inmates who write a personal request. Prison Library Project, PMB 128, 915-C W. Foothills Blvd., Claremont, CA 917113356. books to prisoners, no religion or legal. (all states except OR) Prisoner Literature Project, c/o Bound Together Books, 1369 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 49117 (no TX inmates) Jesus Loves Me, Jesus Loves Me Ministry, In Care of: Mike Clontz, P.O. Box 2876, Albertville, Alabama 35950. Free Gospel book to prisoners, "Jesus Loves Me" by H.L. Roush. English or Spanish. Praise Books by Merlin Carothers, free to chaplains: Foundation of Praise, PO Box 2518, Escondido, CA 92033 Ask your chaplain to request books, they need full address and number of inmates in facility. (Individual copy "Prison to Praise" is $6.20 total cost). Love Press , 2251 Destiny Way, Unit 1, Odessa, FL 33556 Offer books on God, including "Come Unto Me" by Dr. James P. Gills. Inmates can ask their chaplains to order. The Readers Corner Prison Book Program, 31 Montford Ave., Asheville, NC 28801. Books to NC, SC, VA, KY, TN, GA, LA, MS, FL, AL. and a Resource List for all prisoners. Be patient, 4-6 month backlog.. Women's Prison Book Project, C/O Arise Bookstore, 2441 Lyndale Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55405 free reading materials of various topics to women in prison.

Correspondence Schools
Blackstone School of Law, Blackstone Career Institute, 218 Main Street, P.O. Box 899, Emmaus, PA 18049-0899. Offers a well-known, accredited paralegal program.

CLEP (College Level Exam Program), PO Box 6600, Princeton, NJ 08541-6600 College credits for self-taught knowledge. Crossroad Bible Institute, PO Box 900, Grand Rapids, MI. 49509-0900 . 800-668-2450 offers beginner and up Bible studies and personal discipleship.Aftercare program for CBI students. Emmaus Bible Correspondence School, PO Box 1028, Dubugue, IA 52004 (319) 5888000 offers free Bible courses to prisoners. INTERNATIONAL BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL, Ron Thompson Jail & Prison Ministry, P.O. BOX 618477,ORLANDO, FL 32861 PMI Center for Biblical Studies, PO Box 177, Battle Creek, MI 49016-0177 Check out Programs for degrees and Ordination. National Home Study Council, 1801 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009 Write for a list of schools and courses that are offered to prisoners by mail. Office of Correctional Education, U.S. Dept. of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Washington, DC 20202. Information about educational grants. The Paralegal Institute, 3602 West Thomas Rd. # 9, Drawer 11408, Phoenix, AZ 850611408 (602) 272-1855 Associate Degree program available. Accredited by the D.E.T.C.

Miscellaneous Resources
Cornerstone Ministries, Inc., PO Box 1672, Wylie, TX 75098 (972)475-5789. Contact Chaplain Al Gibbons for free book: From Crime to Christ, a collection of inmate stories. Breaking The Cycle of Slavery to Sin, Book by Gordon P. Magee, Christ Light Ministries, PO Box 5631, Petaluma, CA 94955-5631. We all have battles with sin, this insightful, clearly written book will help identify and overcome problems in your life. Only $5.00 incluses shipping. The Ellsworth Letters, Roy Ellsworth, 162 Iris Lane, Winfield, Alabama 35594. Exoffender's letter of hope to inmates collected into a book. $5 to prisoners/$10 to others. Chicano Awareness Center, 4825 South 24th St, Omaha, NE 68107-2704 Indian Life, Box 32, Pembina, ND 58271 "Indian Life" publication news from across Native North America. $7.00 for 1-year single copy cost $1.50. JEWISH Prisoner Services International , PO Box 85840, Seattle, WA 98145-1840. Tel: 206-985-0577 Emergency Collect Phone: 206-528-0363. Offers support, referrals, guidance, educational and religious programs. Mexican-American Legal Defense Education Fund (MALDF), 634 North Spring St. 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014

Mexican Awareness Through Association (MATA), Box 2500, Lincoln, Nebraska 68542-2500 They put out a bulletin from inside "Torcido", send 3 stamps or more. Native American Prisoners Rehabilitation Research Project, 2848 Paddock Lane, Villa Hills, KY 41017 offers services for Native American prisoners. Innocent Project, C/O Cardozo School of Law, 55 5th Ave. #1701 New York, NY 10003 really likes to deal with "DNA CASES." N.Y. Express, P.O. Box 532, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 Gifts; Write and request for a flier. This group sends paid gifts by you to your love ones at great prices. P.A.I.N., Inc., RD # 1, Box 273 Alexandria, PA 16611 Provides a great support to those who are denied justice. Request for their newsletter, $2 to all inmates and prisoners. (POPS), C/O Jonathan Turley, Director, The National Law Center, 2000 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20052. "Power For Living" - for free copy send name, address, ID# to : Power for Living, PO Box 5022-c, Warminster, PA 18974-9944 (800) 358-1000 Stop Prison Rape, Inc., PO Box 2713, Manhattanville, NY 10027-8817 (212) 663-5562 Advocacy on sexual abuse and exploitation of prisoners. The Safer Society, PO Box 340, Brandon, VT 05733-0340 (802) 247-3132. Self help material for sex offenders. (cost)

Artists & Writers

Alternative Arts Alliance, 1432 W. 37th Ave., Denver, CO 80211 write for more information. PEN Writing Program for Prisoners, 588 Broadway, Suite 303, New York, NY 10012 (212) 334-1660 They offer a great resource booklet for writing contest for prisoners. Ridge Art Association, Inc., 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Heaven, FL 33880 Send SASE for contest information.

The Poetry Wall, Cathedral of St. John, 1047 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10025 displays poetry written by prisoners.

Publications
"Compassion", 140 W. South Boundary Perrysburg, OH. 43551---Publication, Writings by DR inmates and others "Fortune News", Attn. Inmate Subscriptions, The Fortune Society, 53 West 23rd St., 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010. Free to prisoners. "Inside Journal", C/O Prison Fellowship Ministries, P.O. Box 17500 Washington, DC 20041-7500. Sent to chaplains. "Freedom Within", Dolly & Raymond May, 95 Pinewood Drive, Thornhill, Ontario, L4J5P6 Canada, Christian publication with writings, poems, art, etc by inmates. "Encouraging Hearts Newsletter", Encouraging hearts ministry P.O. Box 1126, Owingsville, KY 40360. "Fishers of Men Newsletter", Fishers of Men Prison Ministries C/O Bethany Church, attn: Lori Mitchell 5403 North Second Street, Loves Park, IL 61111. "Heart Of America Prison Ministries Newsletter", Heart Of America Prison Ministries, P O Box 1685, Independence, MO 64055 (Quarterly). "Moriel Quarterly", Moriel Ministries USA, 382 Kinder Road, Scenery Hill, PA 15360. writings on God. "Prison Victory Magazine", Bikers and race car fans, don't miss this!! Need donations; Chaplains can order by bulk, 50 copies for $50 plus $9 S&H; P.O. Box 129, Mansfield, PA 16933 607-742-9245 "Yard Out", Prisoners For Christ Outreach Ministries, PO BOX 1530, Woodinville, WA 98072 Great reading! Ask to be placed on their mailing list. "Journal of Prisoners on Prisons", Box 54, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2; a 70 page bi-monthly magazine. Writings by prisoners, many within the U.S. $4 for prisoners. "Free Grace Broadcaster", c/o Mt. Zion Publications, 2603 W. Wright Street, Pensacola,

FL 32505. "Double-Time", c/o NCDBW, 125 S. 9th, Suite 302, Philadelphia, PA 19107: Bi-monthly newsletter of National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women (NCDBW). Free to women prisoners. The American Bible Society, 1865 Broadway, New York, NY 10023-7505 Write and ask for their catalog publications. Free Bibles to inmates. "The Angolite", Angola State Prison, Angola, LA 70712 A magazine remarkable for its candor about prisons. $20.00 a year. World Challenge, Inc., PO Box 260, Lindale, TX 75771. Publication from David Wilkerson's Church. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Washington, DC 20531 Ask for journal and to be placed on their mailing list. Free U.S. Mennonite, Office of Criminal Justice, Box 500, Akron, PA 17501-0500 Offers many great publications that can help. "Truth for Today", 111 Robin Hood Dr., Forest City, NC 28043-6189 "Cry Justice Now Newspaper", P.O. Box 2525 New Bloomfield, MO 65063 Really great news paper that touches every heart that reads it. Advocates for criminal justice reform and reprints writings by inmates; they let you be heard. "Seeds From the Sower", The Guido Evangelistic Association, Inc., PO Box 508,Metter, GA 30439-0508 Daily Devotional, and other literature. "NOOR UL HAQ/Light of Truth", PO Box 550, Republic, MO 65738-0550. It is a preevangelism magazine written in both English and Arabic. It can now be downloaded and printed from www.thelightoftruth.com "Saved By Grace News" Requests, PO Box 1242, Raymore, MO 64083. Prisoners sharing testimonies, poetry, art, more. "Evangelical Gleanings" Blessed Hope Ministries 4800 Poplar Springs Rd. Gainesville, GA 30507. (770) 532-3726

Pre-Release & Parole

Altar of Ed Ministries, 2800 Ontario Road, NW, suite 506, Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-0886 If you are in need of help with re-entry, contact Jim Wilder and explain your situation. AMERICAN Correctional Association, Publications Dept., 8025 Laurel Lakes Court, Laurel, MD 20707-5075 (800) 825-2665 Parole planning guide: "As Free as an Eagle". Sells other self-help books. Association of Gospel Rescue Missions,1045 Swift Street, North Kansas City, MO 64116-4127. (816)471-8020 or (800)624-5156) Residential programs in some cities. "Conquest Offender Reintegration Ministries", PO Box 73873, Washington, DC 20056-3873 (202) 723-2014 Federal prisoners who want to be released to DC, write for an application for transitional housing. INTERSTATE Publishers, 510 North Vermillion Street, P.O. Box 50, Danville, IL 61834-0050 (217) 446-0500 also sells parole planning manual: "From the Inside Out". "Getting Out and Staying Out". MANATEE Publishing, 4835 North O'Conner St. #134435, Irving, TX 75062 Fee $22.45. OPEN, Inc., PO Box 472223 Garland, TX 75047-2223. Sells "99 Days & a Get-Up", "Man I need a Job!". $4.95 each. Good helps! "The Salvation Army ", 615 Slaters Lane, Alexandria, VA 22313. Have transitional housing in some cities. "Transition of Prisoners ", Transition of Prisoners, Inc., PO Box 02938, Detroit, MI 48202-2119. Resources & Support. "The Missing Link ", PO Box 40031, Cleveland, OH 44140-0031. (440) 282-1683. Links troubled youth and adults with life-changing programs including Christian residential programs.

Seeking God & Spiritual Truth

Alpha North America, 109 East 50th St, New York, NY 10022 (888) WHY-ALPHA. Write and find out what is available in your state, excellent group! American Rehabilitation Ministry (ARM), PO Box 1490, Joplin, MO 64802-1490 Bible study and other help to prisoners. Agape Chapel Ministries, PO Box 59084. Norwalk, CA 90652. Offer Biblical literature, booklets free. Billy Graham Evang. Assoc., Christian Guidance Department, BGEA, P.O. Box 1270, Charlotte, NC 28201. Reading materials. Bread of Life, Free booklets and pamphlets for prisoners. Gospel Messenger Service, P.O. Box 331, Lancaster NH 03584 Great reading!! Christian Ambassadors, PO Box 62876, Colorado Springs, CO 80962-2876. Discipleship program. Bible Believers Cassettes, 130 North Spring St., Springdale, AR 72764 Study the Bible on cassettes. A loan library. Free, except cost of return mailing. Good News Publishers, 1300 Cresent Street, Wheaton, IL 60187. Ask for literature including "More Than a Carpenter". Impact For Life , Attn: Curt Douglas, 590 Hwy 105 #235 Monument, Colorado 80132. Providing Bible, literature, also offer discipleship and aftercare program Inmate Discipler Fellowship, PO Box 22098, Ft. Worth, TX 76122.Contact person is Mark Hollis. Mt. Nebo Prison Ministry, 2015 N. Dobson Rd., Suite 4-PMB-7, Chandler, AZ 85224. They offer a 93 page workbook (Fundamentals of Faith) After completed and mailed back at inmates expense and you pass you receive a soft cover McArthur Study Bible. Source of Light, 1011 Mission Road, Madison, GA 30650-9399. (706) 342-0397. They offer good Bible studies in several languages, including Spanish and French. Free to inmates. International Prison Broadcasting, PO Box 63, Dallas, TX 75221 Many great writings for spiritual growth. Liberty Prison Ministries, PO Box 8998, Waukegan, IL 60079-8998. Write to Bruce and Shirley O'Neill and ask for their offers to prisoners.

Jesus Christ Prison Ministry, P.O. Box 770, Lucerne Valley, CA 92356. "Change Your Life Bibically" Free and other Christian literature, newsletter. Mt. Zion Bible Church, Chapel library, 2603 W. Wright Street, Pensacola, FL 32505 "Free Grace Broadcaster," send for their catalog of tapes and publications-free. Open Door Ministry, Gospel Tabernacle, Rt. 2, Box 17, Coudersport, PA 16915 Write and ask for their writings. Piedmont Christian Ministries, PO Box 118, Piedmont, OH 43983 (740) 489-5189 Offer materials to inmates and chaplains, including videos. RBC Ministries, P.O. Box 270, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0270 "Our Daily Bread" devotional and other publications. Salesian Missions, 2 Lefevres Lane, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Offers a poetry booklet, 1 year (6 issues) for $7.00 The Bible League, PO Box 28000, Chicago, IL 60628. Provide Bibles. United Prison Ministry International, 890 CR93, PO Box 8, Verbena, AL 36091 (205) 755-4744 Provides literature, newsletter, and videos. Write to Richard Bland to find out what they have available. WELS Special Ministries, PO Box 452, New Ulm, MN 56073. Study Booklets, Lutheran. Victory Outreach LaPuente, Inc., 454 Coberta Ave., La Puente, CA 91746

Services for Prisoners & their Families

Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents, 714 West California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91108, (818) 397-1396. Provides a clearinghouse that distributes publications and audiovisuals to prisoners. Free Broken Yoke Ministries, Inc., Bob and Cathie Van Domelen, PO Box 361, Waukesha, WI 53187-0361 Ministry to inmates struggling with sexual abuse or homosexuality and seek healing in Christ. Newsletter: "Wellspring". Coalition of Prison Evangelists (COPE), 2400 Ludelle Street #400, Ft. Worth, TX 76105 (817)535-1218 or (803) 548-2670. Provides a national referral network for visitation/emergency needs. Links families with local churches, newsletter and ministry directory.

8857 Bennett Hill Rd., Central Lake, MI 49622 (800) 967-0732. Help for inmates, exoffenders, and the families. Provides a great publication to chaplains. Hoshia Inmate Ministry (Messianic Jews), PO BOX 599, Vidor TX 77662. Support and pen pals. Family and Corrections Network, Jane Adams Center M/C 309, 1040 West Harrison St. #4001, Chicago, IL 60607-7134 Provides information about programs serving families of prisoners. Fathers Behind Bars, P.O. Box 86, Niles, MI 49120 (616) 684-5715 A by prisoners for prisoners' agency that helps set up institutional parent groups. Hearts In Prison, Suite A, 9330 Leverett Dr., Semmes, AL 36575 (334) 829-6892 Family support group. Osborne Association, Serving Prisoners, Former Prisoners and their Families 175 Remsen Street, Eighth Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201. The Keys Ministry, Rodel Eberle, Box 97, Wykoff, MN 55990. Support, help for someone wanting to overcome homosexual life style. In His Service Ministries, PO Box 2194, Kansas City, KS 66110-0194. Grief support for any who have lost a loved one. Narcotics Anonymous, World Service Office, Inc., P.O. Box 9999, Van Nuys, CA 91409 free material. Pen Pal Connection, PO Box 11296, Hickory, NC 28603 Provides Christian pen pals and resources to prisoners. Web site: http://www.christian-penpals.com/bi/index.html Reaching Beyond The Walls, Michael Burts, PO Box 6905, Rutland, VT 05702-6905. Pen Pal web site, connections, newsletter, more. Someone Cares, Don and Yvonne McClure, P.O. Box 15338, Fort Wayne, IN 46885. Newsletter for inmates, pen pals. LOOPS (Love Ones of Prisoners), P.O. Box 14953 Odessa, TX 79768 We are told that this is a good organization for families. United Brethren,1278 Glenneyre #219, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Offer 7-part study of the new testament as well as a 12-step, Christ-centered sponsorship program, counseling. Yokefellow Society, Inc. P.O. Box 482 Rising Sun, MD 21911 (410) 658-2661 Publishes

quarterly "Yokefellow News". Helps prisoners with local groups. Gene Neill World Wide Prison Ministry, P.O. Box 78. Mayo, FL 32066 good to help prisoners, offers a very good book called "I'm Gonna Bury You" by Gene Neill, an exprisoner. Prison Fellowship, P.O. Box 17500 Washington, DC 20041-7500. Angel Tree. Prison Fellowship, P.O. Box 2205, Ashburn, VA 20146-2205. Provides Christmas gifts and summer camp for children of prisoners.

We at Christian Pen Pals/Pen Pal Connection and Church USA would like to thank you for the love and support that you all have given us through your reaching out. We were able to reach within and grasp hold to the hearts of many. By His love for you we are one. If you can, please send a donation to help support the Christian Pen Pals/Pen Pal Connection so that we would be able to continue the work of the pen pal program as well as, the cost of mailing resources, and copies of our newsletter. We would like to thank you in advance and may God bless you all.

Christian Pen Pals/Pen Pal Connection Jesse & Beth Michael P.O. Box 11296 Hickory, NC 28603
Spiritual Resources / Christian
American Bible Academy PO Box 1627 , Joplin MO 64802 / Website: www.abarc.org We offer seven different Bible correspondence courses in English and Spanish. We also provide Bibles, Christian greeting cards and baptisteries, available through your prison chaplain. Bethany Divinity College and Seminary 2573 Hodgesville Road, Dothan AL 36301 / Tel: (334) 793-3189 / E-mail: bethanybc @alla.net / Website: www.bethanybc .edu Bethany Divinity College and Seminary is now in its third decade of providing offcampus theological education to students. We are a nondenominational school, conservative theologically, offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees in the areas of Christian counseling, Christian education, missions, Bible, and theology. We are an approved Southern Baptist seminary extension. Inmates receive 50% discount off the regular tuition. Write for further information. Christian Bible College and Seminary 10106 East Truman Road, Independence MO 64052-2158 / Tel: (800) 543-3720 /

E-mail: info@cbcs-degree.com / Website: www.cbcs-degree.com The Christian Bible College and Seminary was founded to make available valid and affordable Theological degrees and/or a Christian Counseling Therapist Certification to all who labor in His service. We offer accredited Associate, Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral degree programs, and board certified Christian Counseling and Therapist Certification. Emmaus Correspondence School 2570 Asbury Road, Dubuque IA 52001 / Tel: (563) 588-8000 / E-mail: rnor@emmaus .edu / Website: www.ecsministries .org Offers Bible correspondence courses in English and Spanish. Today, through the cooperation of the Emmaus Home Office and a network of prison coordinators, doors have been opened to more than 3,000 institutions, where inmates are being reached and taught through Emmaus correspondence courses. More than 4 million courses have found their way behind bars and into prison cells. This ministry has been used by God to transform lives, not only of prisoners, but often of family members. Many become powerful witnesses to other inmates. Certificate of completion upon completion of course. Full Gospel Bible Institute PO Box 1230, Coatesville PA 19320 / Tel: (610) 857-2357 Preparing and developing men and women for the ministry through in-depth study of the Bible. We offer a nationally accredited Graduate of Theology Program through correspondence. Heart of America Prison Ministry Inc. PO Box 1685, Independence MO 64055 / Tel: (816) 257-1822 / E-mail: tommhair @comcast .net / Website: www.heartmin.org Heart of America Prison Ministry is dedicated to helping inmates come closer to God. If you write a short testimony, we will put you on a waiting list to receive a beautiful leather-bound study Bible. You will also be placed on the mailing list for our monthly newsletter. International Bible Society 1820 Jet Stream Drive, Colorado Springs CO 80921-3696 / Tel: (719) 488-9200 / Website: www.ibsdirect.com Inmates may write to request an NIRV (New International Readers Version) Free On the Inside Bible. Developed in conjunction with Prison Fellowship, this paperback Bible includes helps, easy-to-read text, and is available in English or Spanish. Prison inmates nationwide testify that this Bible has changed their lives like no other. Joy Writers' Ministry / The Church at Liberty Square 2001 Liberty Square Drive, Cartersville GA 30121 Christian pen pals. Lamp and Light Publishers, Inc. 26 Road 5577, Farmington NM 87401 / Tel: (505) 632-3521 / E-mail: lamplight@cyberport.com Offers a total of 14 Bible correspondence study courses free of charge. Certificate of completion. Loved Ones of Prisoners (LOOPS) PO Box 14953, Odessa TX 79768 / Tel: (915) 580-5667 / E-mail: info@loopsministries .com / Website: www.Loopsministries.com

Loved Ones Of PrisonerS, Inc. is a nondenominational, nonprofit, religious organization dedicated to the support and restoration of prisoners and their families through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Inmates may write to LOOPS and request their newsletter, Reflections. The newsletter lists the Bible correspondence courses which are offered. Certificate of completion. The Messianic Times PO Box 2190, Niagara Falls NY 14302 / Tel: (905) 685-4072 / E-mail: office @messianictimes .com / Website: www.messianictimes .com The Messianic Times is a leading international Messianic Jewish newspaper. It includes news from the worldwide Messianic community, Israeli current events and analysis, opinion pieces, book and music reviews, teaching articles, and a directory of Messianic Jewish synagogues. We seek to provide accurate, authoritative, and current information to unite the international Messianic Jewish community, teach Christians the Jewish roots of their faith, and proclaim that Yeshua is the Jewish Messiah. Write for a free subscription. The Missing Link PO Box 40031, Cleveland OH 44140-0031 / E-mail: online@misslink.org / Website: www.misslink .org We concentrate on linking troubled youth and adults with life changing programs around the world. Our services include: Christian residential programs, providing counseling and other services to incarcerated adults and juveniles, ministering to the needs of families who have a member in prison, providing encouragement and guidance to persons recently released from prison, and many other services. We offer our services without discrimination toward one's religious or sexual preferences. Prisoners for Christ Outreach Ministries PO Box 1530 Woodinville WA 98072-1530 / Tel: (425) 483-4151 ext. 1 / E-mail: GVT@pfcom.org Prisoners For Christ Outreach Ministries is a nondenominational Christian prison ministry. We are dedicated to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and are now expanding throughout the United States with our popular Bible study correspondence course. You may write to receive the first introductory lesson. Certificate of completion issued after each unit of the course. Prison Fellowship Ministries PO Box 17500, Washington DC 20041 / Tel: (703) 478-0100 / E-mail: correspondence @pfm.org / Website: www.pfm.org PFM is a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization with one mission: exhort, equip, and assist the Church in its ministry to prisoners, ex-prisoners, victims and their families, and to promote biblical standards of justice in the criminal justice system. We are the largest prison ministry in the world, offering a broad array of services which include, InnerChange Freedom Initiative: comprehensive in-prison pre-release programs and aftercare; Angel Tree: church volunteers buy and deliver gifts to the children of prisoners in the name of the incarcerated parent; Pen Pal Program; and we publish the Inside Journal, a free newspaper written strictly for prisoners and distributed in nearly every American correctional facility seven times a year through the chapel. Prison Mission Association / Bible Correspondence Fellowship PO Box 2300, Port Orchard WA 98366 / Tel: (360) 876-0918 / E-mail: pma@pmabcf.org / Website: www.pmabcf.org

Inmates may write to PMA and request Bible study courses. PMA will respond with the first Bible course. Completion certificate issued at the end of each course studied. Prison Resources Maury Maurer, 59 Industrial Rd, PO Box 649, Addison IL 60101 / Tel: (630) 5431441 / E-mail: friendmaury @cs.com/ Website: www.prisonresources.com We provide Christian literature, both for evangelization and for feeding souls, to inmates or chaplains upon request. You can write to receive free Bibles, calendars, and Christian literature (nonfiction). Set Free Prison Ministries PO Box 5440, Riverside CA 92517 / Tel: (909) 787-9907 / E-mail: sfpmkyr @aol.com Bible study courses sent directly to inmates, free of charge, in Spanish and English. SFPM provides a set curriculum of Bible courses, along with a postage paid return envelope, and offers a completion certificate with each completed course. United Brethren Jail and Prison Outreach Ministry Kirk Killingsworth and Cris Hamilton, 1278 Glenneyre Box 219, Laguna Beach CA 92651 / E-mail: unitedbrethren4god@yahoo.com This ministry offers resource information, especially for medical needs, a pen-pal ministry, and educational information for parents of incarcerated men and women. We also offer a 12-step, Christ-centered recovery program with a Life Recovery Bible. This unique program teaches the spiritual 12 steps and also provides accountability through a sponsorship program with an individual sponsor/pen-pal. Water of Life/Steinkamp Bible Studies 7623 East Avenue, Fontana CA 92336 / E-mail: brians@wateroflifecc.org Steinkamp Prison Ministry offers a 10-lesson course that takes you through all 27 books of the New Testament and exposes you to 9 basic doctrines. Course takes 10 months. A certificate is issued at the 3rd lesson and upon completion. You will receive a full Bible after lesson 7. We also provide Now What booklets to help you understand Salvation.

The Prisoner's Guide to Survival PSI Publishing, Inc., 413-B 19th St #168, Lynden WA 98264 / Tel: (800) 557-8868 / E-mail: prisonersurvival @earthlink.net / Website: www.prisonerlaw.com A comprehensive legal assistance manual for post conviction relief and prisoners' civil rights actions. 750 pages, soft cover, $49.95 for prisoners. No matter what your legal or educational background, The Prisoner's Guide to Survival will help you learn how to research the law, study your rights, determine your legal options, and take the necessary steps to protect your rights or challenge an illegal conviction or sentence. Complex issues are explained in plain language so that even if you don't have an attorney you can make an informed decision regarding your legal choices. The Survival Guide includes: Current legislation and court decisions affecting prisoners, actual-size example forms for Appeals, Habeas Corpus actions, Motions, Constitutional rights complaints for state and federal prisoners, and much more.

Free Book Resources

 The Aleph Institute 9540 Collins Ave, Surfside FL 33154 / Tel: (305) 864-5553 / Website: www.alephinstitute.org Aleph is a not-for-profit national organization which has created and implemented a host of programs over the past 20 years that provide alternatives to incarceration, rehabilitate inmates, counsel and assist their families, and provide moral and ethical educational programs inculcating universal truths and concepts common to all of humanity. Jewish inmates may write to receive free books, regular monthly literature, holiday offerings, and family programs. Books for Prisoners c/o Groundwork Books, 0323 Student Center, La Jolla CA 92037 / Tel: (858) 4529625 / E-mail: groundwork@libertad.ucsd.edu Groundwork Books offers up to two books per person, free of charge. Send your request, specifying your interests, and we will send you a detailed booklet for that area of interest. Subjects: politics, spirituality, feminism, dictionaries, culture, social criticism, and select novels. Stamp donations are appreciated but not required. Books Through Bars 4722 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia PA 19143 / Tel: ( 215) 727-8170 / E-mail: info@BooksThroughBars .org / Website: www.BooksThroughBars.org We offer a wide range of reading materials free of charge to inmates. Request books by topic and specific subject areas (for example: novels, self-help, American history, etc.). If you wish, you may request specific titles or authors, however, we may not be able to provide these. No legal books. Donations, including stamps, are greatly appreciated. Please send information regarding prison regulations for reading material being sent in. Allow 3 to 4 months for delivery. Only serving prisoners in PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA, WV. Books to Prisoners (BTP) 92 Pike St Box A, Seattle WA 98104 BTP sends donated books to prisoners. Choice of books is limited. Please send a list of topics you are interested in. No legal or religious books. It may take six to eight months for material to arrive, please be patient. Donations of stamps are appreciated. Books to Prisons D.C. Area PO Box 34190, Washington D.C. 20043 Books to Prisoners offers free educational as well as a wide selection of fiction and nonfiction reading material to prisoners around the United States free of charge. Please limit requests to once per 5 months. You can request titles, but prioritized subjects of interest are preferred. Please list prison restrictions if known. Stamps appreciated. We lack postage money to respond to all requests and put lower priority on the following: New England, Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. The Granite Publishing Group PO Box 1429, Columbus NC 28722 / Tel: (828) 894-8444 / E-mail: brian@5thworld.com / Website: http://5thworld.com Inmates may write to receive free books on subjects that support the cultivation of planetary consciousness. The metaphysical/transformational subjects of our books range from Native American spirituality to the extraterrestrial presence. Please send postage if possible.

 Inmate Book Service / Buy Books On-Line PO Box 58221, Oklahoma City OK 73157 / E-mail: inmatebooks @yahoo.com Inmate Book Service will order books for you from Amazon or other on-line retailers. Also paper, envelopes, or other items if you can receive them. Send SASE for details and order form. The Inside Books Project c/o 12th Street Books, 827 West 12th St, Austin TX 78701 / Tel: (512) 647-4803 / E-mail: insidebooksproject @yahoo.com We send books free of charge to Texas inmates only. Please expect a three to six month wait. We also offer a resource list and a free newsletter. Donations and/or stamps are appreciated if possible. Jewish Prisoner Services International PO Box 85840, Seattle WA 98145-1840 / Tel: (206) 985-0577 / Emergency Collect: (206) 528-0363 Offers support, referrals, guidance, educational and religious programs, pen pal service, free Jewish books (to Jewish inmates only). Prison Book Program c/o Lucy Parson's Bookstore, 1306 Hancock St, Quincy MA 02169 / Tel: (617) 4233298/ E-mail: info@prisonbookprogram.org / Website: www.prisonbookprogram.org The Prison Book Program has been supplying individuals and groups of prisoners with free, quality reading material since 1972. We believe that literacy and access to reading materials are crucial for the personal, spiritual, and political development of all people. We offer a free National Prisoner Resource List to all prisoners. We do not offer a catalog of books, so please request books by topics. When requesting books, please send us your prison's restrictions on reading material. Donations, including stamps, are always welcome. Be patient, we have over a 3 month backlog of requests. We do not send books to Texas, California, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, or Maryland (except Jessup). Prison Book Project PO Box 396, Amherst MA 01004-0396 / Tel: (413) 584-8975 ext. 208 / E-mail: info@prisonbooks .org / Website: www.prisonbooks.org You may request books by topics of interest. We do our best to meet the needs and demands of inmates. You may also request a specific book and we will try to find it for you. No mailing list or catalogue. Donations of artwork and poetry for fundraising greatly appreciated. Sorry, no Texas inmates. Prisoners Literature Project c/o Bound Together Bookstore, 1369 Haight St, San Francisco CA 94117 / Email: prisonlit@yahoo.com / Website: www.prisonersliteratureproject.com Please request types of booksnot specific titles. No legal books. Stamps or donations are greatly appreciated but are not required. Sorry, no Texas or Oregon prisoners. Only 1 request per year and please note, there is a several month delay. The Prison Library Project 915 West Foothill Blvd PMB 128, Claremont CA 91711 The Prison Library Project supplies books free of charge to inmates who request them. We try to provide an ongoing invitation to prisoners to embrace personal responsibility, growth, and a deeper appreciation for the world of books, ideas, and education. We offer books on self-help, personal and spiritual growth, wellness, and metaphysical books. No law books, technical, or GED, and no catalogue.

 Real Cost of Prisons Project 5 Warfield Place, Northampton MA 01060 / Email: info@realcostofprisons .org / Website: www.realcostofprisons .org RCPP works to strengthen and deepen the organizing capacity of people and communities struggling to end mass incarceration. Resources include a website with useful up-to-date research, books, links to hundreds of organizations, PDF's of RCPP created materials, including three comic books ( Prison Town Paying the Price, Prisoners of a Hard Life Women and Their Children, and Prisoners of the War on Drugs ) and the newest sections Comix from Inside and Writing from Prison. Our comic books are free to prisoners and to organizers, advocates, family support groups, educators and others. San Diego California Coalition for Women Prisoners (SDCCWP) SDCCWP c/o World Beat Center, 2100 Park Blvd, San Diego CA 92101 / Tel: (619) 987-7553 SDCCWP sends books to women prisoners on various women's and political issues. Please write to request a free book list. Stamp donations are appreciated to pay for shipping. Wisconsin Books to Prisoners Project c/o Madison Infoshop, 1019 Williamson St. #B, Madison WI 53703 / Tel: (608) 2629036 / Website: http://lists.madimc .org/~infoshop/wbtp/ Wisconsin Books to Prisoners is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that sends books to prisoners in the state of Wisconsin , however, we do respond to requests from all over the country. WBTP believes that books are tools for learning and opening minds to new ideas and possibilities. By providing books to prisoners, we hope to foster a love of reading and encourage the pursuit of knowledge and selfimprovement. Incarcerated individuals may send us their requests for books. We attempt to provide the requested materials from our stock of donated books. We also provide books directly to prison libraries. Women's Prison Book Project (WPBP) WPBP c/o Arise Bookstore, 2441 Lyndale Ave South, Minneapolis MN 55405 / Tel: (612) 729-5845 / E-mail: wpbp@prisonactivist .org / Website: www.prisonactivist .org/wpbp Since 1994, the Women's Prison Book Project has provided women in prison with free reading materials covering a wide range of topics from law and education (dictionaries, GED, etc.) to politics, history, and women's health. There are other prison book projects, but we seek to meet the specific needs of women in prison. Prison Fellowship Ministries PO Box 17500, Washington DC 20041 / Tel: (703) 478-0100 / E-mail: correspondence @pfm.org / Website: www.pfm.org Prison Fellowship's Pen Pal Program matches prisoners with Christian volunteers whose letters bring hope, compassion, and the Gospel.

Creative Writing / Artistic Resources / Newsletters / Magazines

The Beat Within 275 Ninth St, San Francisco CA 94103 / Tel: (415) 503-4170 / Website: www.pacificnews .org/yo/beat Our Beat contributors, most of whom are in the system, from death row to county

jail, to various youth facilities, as well as some of whom are now in the free world, are in a unique position to express themselves and realize they are not alone. Through their writings and art, they discover that they are a part of a larger community. Furthermore, their voices reach, touch, and hopefully influence the lives of judges, probation officers, families, community workers, youth, and many others. Our purpose is to educate readers inside and outside of the system. This is why we challenge our writers to think as teachers as they reflect on their pasts and look ahead. Prisoners may send commentaries, artwork, and poetry, directed towards teaching, inspiring, and giving hope. Prisoners may receive a free subscription, donations are appreciated. Captive Imagery 3300 NW 185th #129, Portland OR 97229 / E-mail: captiveimagery@captiveimagery.com / Website: www.captiveimagery.com Our goal is to represent the most talented artists currently incarcerated in prisons around the world. We evaluate samples, accepting and rejecting potential clients, on a daily basis. This means our website is growing and changing every week, with only the best prison artists achieving representation. Originals received from our clients are placed up for auction in their respective categories on our website. Bids are accepted for a period of seven days, at which time each original is sold to the highest bidder. Inmate artists are welcome to send us up to five samples of artwork (photographs, photocopies, or originals), however, we generally do not return samples. If we agree to represent you, we will send you an agreement with all the necessary information. Cell Door Magazine 12200 Road 41.9, Mancos CO 81328 / E-mail: publisher@celldoor .com / Website: www.celldoor.com The Cell Door Magazine is written for a free audience by prisoners or people who are family members or friends of prisoners. Our goal is to develop an audience who reads The Cell Door Magazine for its educational and entertainment value and quality, learning in the process that prisoners are intelligent, personable, talented human beings. We will definitely consider all submissions. We publish art, poetry, essays, news, opinion, fiction, humor, and inmate cases. Critical Resistance National Office 1904 Franklin St Suite 504, Oakland CA 94612 / Tel: (510) 444-0484 / Email: crnational @criticalresistance.org / Website: www.criticalresistance.org Critical Resistance works to end society's reliance on prisons, policing and other forms of social control as solutions to social problems. The Abolitionist is a quarterly newspaper, provided free to all imprisoned people, that highlights the struggle of those inside and out against the prison industrial complex and is a tool for resistance and political discussion. Submissions are encouraged. Gassho Newsletter / Atlanta Soto Zen Center Attn: Gassho, 1167-C Zonolite Place, Atlanta GA 30306 / Website: www.aszc.org The Gassho newsletter is a free publication created by and written for incarcerated sangha practitioners. Articles discuss prison life and the practice of Buddhism for those serving time. Each issue is produced in conjunction with the Atlanta Soto Zen Center. You may write and request to be on the mailing list. Also, we welcome questions, articles, artwork, etc. from prisoners for publication. The Journal of Prisoners on Prisons Subscriptions: University of Toronto Press, 2250 Military Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150 /

Tel: (800) 565-9523 Submissions: Liz Elliott, Editor, Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5A 1S6 The Journal of Prisoners on Prisons is a unique forum for the voices of prisoners everywhere. Drawing on writing from prisoners across the world, the JPP allows those most knowledgeable about the realities of prison life and most closely affected by those realities to speak out. The JPP brings us the passionate, articulate voices not previously heard in the ongoing debates about penology, prison abolition, and prisoners' rights. Creative writing, personal stories, artwork, academic, and legal arguments, contribute their perspective to a wide range of contemporary issues related to crime, justice and punishment. Published annually. Submissions: Prisoners and former prisoners are encouraged to submit papers, collaborative essays, discussions transcribed from tape, book reviews, and photo or graphic essays (no fiction or poetry). We publish articles in either French or English. Off Our Backs: A Women's Newsjournal 2337B 18th St NW, Washington DC 20009 / Tel: (202) 234-8072 / E-mail: offourbacks @cs.com / Website: www.offourbacks .org Off Our Backs is a bi-monthly newsjournal by, for, and about women. It is the longest surviving feminist newspaper in the United States. Our mission is to provide news and information about women's lives and feminist activism; to educate the public about the status of women around the world; to serve as a forum for feminist ideas and theory; to be an information resource on feminist, women's, and lesbian culture; and to seek social justice and equality for women worldwide. Subscriptions are free for women prisoners. We are happy to accept writing or art submissions from woman prisoners. Pen Prison Writing Program Pen American Center, 588 Broadway Suite 303, New York NY 10012 / Tel: (212) 334-1660 ext: 117 / E-mail: prisonwriting @pen.org / Website: www.pen.org Upon request, we will send inmates, free of charge, a writing handbook offering information on the craft of creative writing, places to send your work and a list of organizations and resources for writers. We also sponsor an annual writing contest for prisoners. The Pennsylvania Prison Society 245 North Broad St Suite 300, Philadelphia PA 19107 / Tel: (215) 564-6005 (800) 227-2307 / E-mail: graterfriends @prisonsociety.org / Website: www.prisonsociety.org Graterfriends is a monthly prisoner advocacy newsletter that provides a voice for inmates and their families. It contains current correctional related information as well as legal information, letters from inmates and families, death penalty and legislative updates. We accept story submissions including poetry, essays, and your thoughts on the penal system. $3.00 per year suggested donation for prisoners (you may also pay with stamps). Purple Lotus Journal / Purple Lotus Temple 636 San Mateo Ave, San Bruno CA 94066 / Tel: (650) 952-9513 / Website: www.purplelotus .com The objective of the Purple Lotus Temple is to promote, with compassion and dedication, the True Buddha Tantric Dharma to benefit sentient beings. The Purple Lotus Journal is a yearly magazine offering reprinted teachings and lectures. Prisoners may write to receive a free subscription and further information. We also donate Buddhist books to prison libraries and prison dharma groups. Our magazine

and books are available in either Chinese or English. Please provide us with the prison regulations for sending books. The Red Heart Warrior / Red Heart Warriors Society (RHWS) PO Box 4362, Allentown PA 18105 / Tel: (610) 437-2971 / Email: tomw@iwon.co RHWS is sponsored by the Lenape National Restoration Movement (LNRM), but is open to red-hearted warriors of every tribal or ethnic background. We publish The Red Heart Warrior, a quarterly newsletter, to encourage people to walk the traditional path of a Native American warrior, which is to lead a life of service to the people. Subscriptions are $15 per year, we accept donations of stamps. You may send us articles, poems, and artwork. Surviving The System Traci Lister, PO Box 1860, Ridgeland MS 39158 / E-mail: tlister@survivingthesystem.com / Website: www.survivingthesystem.com We are a spiritually-based organization, primarily focused on educating youth and communities about the consequences of substance abuse and the resultant criminal behaviors. We are trying to keep kids out of prison. In support of this educational outreach, prisoners may share their stories, artwork, poetry, program ideas, and views on current events, as well as their joys and fears. Inmates may also write to us to get involved in our recovery/outreach programs. Texas Freedom Sangha Quarterly 519 South Sylvania Ave, Fort Worth TX 76111-2241 The TSQ is for and about Buddhist prisoners in Texas prisons. The intent of TSQ is to build and strengthen solidarity amongst Buddhist prisoners in Texas; to help establish ties between the prison sangha and free-world groups/individuals; to encourage Texas Buddhist prisoners to actively strive for religious equality in their particular prison unit; and to promote Buddhist practice and study. Prisoners within the Texas system can send submissions of articles, sutra quotes, artwork, etc., as well as free subscription requests. Donations are appreciated.

Jobs / Careers / Continuing Education

America's Job Bank (website) Toll-free help line: (877) US-2JOBS or (877) 889-5627 / Website: www.ajb.org America's Job Bank is a publicly-funded resource for job seekers and businesses. Find jobsfrom entry level to technical to professional. Locate public workforce services in your area. Explore alternative career paths, compare salary data for different occupations, learn which careers are hot, get resume writing tips and job interview strategies, and much more. Visit our site and see how we can help you find the job that's right for you. Thousands of new jobs are posted daily by employers. Blackstone Career Institute PO Box 899, Emmaus PA 18049-0899 / Tel: (800) 826-9228 (610) 967-3323 / Website: www.blackstonelaw.com Blackstone Paralegal Studies offers a Legal Assistant/Paralegal program for those interested in distance education. Blackstone has an impeccable reputation and has been in continuous operation providing legal training since 1890, with the distinction of being the first and oldest distance education training school. CareerBuilder.com (website) Website: www.careerbuilder.com CareerBuilder.com puts jobs in front of poised job seekers, wherever they are, at

home or at work, in print and on the internet. We are the leading recruitment resource, with presence in more than 130 local newspapers and more than 26 million visitors to our newspaper websites each month. Cool WorksJobs In Great Places (website) E-mail: greatjobs @coolworks .com / Website: www.coolworks.com Year-round, full-time jobs in great places: national and state parks, camps, cruise ships, rafting, ranches, amusement parks, ski resorts, lodges and resorts. Some of the coolest jobs in the best places. The Distance Education and Training Council 1601 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 / Tel: (202) 234-5100 / E-mail: detc@detc.org / Website: www.detc.org You may write to receive a free directory of accredited institutions that offer distance learning education courses. EDPUBSU.S. Department of Education PO Box 1398, Jessup MD 20794-1398 / Tel: (877) 433-7827 / Website: www.edpubs.org A resource for Department of Education Publications. United States Department of Education products can be identified and ordered through the website, or you may write to request the following helpful booklets: Student Aid, Student Guide, Funding Your Education, Need Money for College, College Preparation Checklist. All publications are provided at no cost to the general public. Net-Temps Career Center (website) Website: www.net-temps .com A website that helps you find a new job and manage your career. Search from tens of thousands of contract and direct jobs, post your resume, have jobs automatically e-mailed to you, reach over 7,500 top recruiters. Non-Profit Career Network (website) PO Box 241, Haddam CT 06438-0241 / Tel: (860) 345-3255 (888) 844-4870 / Email: ncn@prodigy.net / Website: www.nonprofitcareer.com This website is dedicated to the nonprofit sector of today's business and economic world. Our mission is to be a complete, one-stop resource center for nonprofit organizations, individuals seeking job opportunities in a nonprofit organization, and people who want to volunteer to make a difference in this world. Prisoner's Guerilla Handbook to Correspondence Programs in the United States and Canada: High School, Vocational, Paralegal, College, and Graduate Courses Biddle Publishing Company, PMB 103 13 Gurnet Road, Brunswick ME 04011 / Website: www.biddle-audenreed.com Any prisoner seeking to begin or continue their education behind bars will find this handbook to be an invaluable roadmap. The author, Jon Marc Taylor BS, MA, an inmate presently incarcerated in Missouri, is a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award winner. A partial list of what this handbook offers: 250 plus programs outline, free programs for the blind, prisoners tuition rates and discounts, 200 plus diploma/associate/baccalaureate degrees, 60 plus graduate degree programs, 25 cross-referenced indexes, bar exam qualified law schools, bonus articles on correctional education. Regular Price: $24.95 plus $6.00 priority shipping ($3.00 discount for prisoners). Professional Career Development Institute

430 Technology Parkway, Norcross GA 30092 / Tel: (800) 223-4542 / Website: wwwpcdi .com Professional Career Development Institute is a nationally accredited distance learning school founded in 1987. We offer home study training courses for continuing education. Whether you want to develop professional career skills, earn your high school diploma, or get your college degree, PCDI can help. Discounts for prisoners. Write for further information. SCORECounselors to America's Small Business SCORE Association, 409 3rd Street SW 6th Floor, Washington DC 20024 / Tel: (800) 634-0245 / Website: www.score.org The SCORE Association is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth, and success of small businesses nationwide. SCORE provides free business counseling and advice as a public service. SCORE offers 'Ask SCORE' email advice online, face-to-face business counseling and lowcost workshops at 389 chapters nationwide, and free and confidential small business counseling. Through free, small business counseling and support services, SCORE volunteers are here to keep your business going and growing. USAJOBS (website) Tel: (478) 757-3000 or (478) 744-2299 - 24 hours, 7 days a week / Website: www.usajobs .opm.gov This is a United States Office of Personnel Management web site. USAJOBS is the Federal Government's official one-stop source for federal jobs and employment information. Learn how to apply for jobs, build your resume, find an ideal job, or explore exciting federal career options that match your interest.

A Few Things To Think About If You Are Incarcerated

Despite difficult obstacles, there is much you can do, while incarcerated. The following is a list of ways to minimize the negative impact of your experience and maximize the positive. The recidivism (backsliding/relapse) rate for prisoners across the nation is approximately 80%. This rate drops to about 20% when prisoners attend any type of educational program. Our experience has been that the recidivism rate is even lower when prisoners attend spiritual programs such as ours. - The Gangaji Foundation Prison Program Since more than 90% of the nation's prisoners are eventually released, it is important that you work toward the following goals: Choose your battles (your primary focus): 1) Your personal growth should be the focus of your efforts. Don't dwell on issues of your status in prison, the staff at the institution, or your fellow prisoners. You can't control your environment, but you can control what you do with your own life.

2) Grievances and litigation are expensive, time-consuming, generally unsuccessful, and frustrating. Concentrate on bettering yourself. There are self-help and religious materials available which can assist you. 3) There is no significant merit to being the center of attention or a staunch defender of what's right. It is counter-productive to cultivating serenity. 4) Prepare mentally and emotionally for your eventual freedom. If you are a lifer, or even if you are in for a specific term, your "freedom" increases as your own inner attitudes and perceptions change for the better. If you are looking at getting out at some point, then practice visualizing and feeling those positive activities and interactions you will have with people when you get out. This type of visualization is helpful for creating your future. Nurture relationships: 1) Understand that others on the streets do have a life and many responsibilities (especially in view of your absence), and may not be home whenever you call. 2) Correspond with those who are positive, supportive, and helpful in terms of a positive future. 3) Do not abuse telephone privileges. It is expensive. 4) Letters, calls, and visits should focus on positive issues and free world events, and not be a gripe session regarding prison policies. Ask your loved ones to focus on the positive as well. 5) Be supportive of others on the street. The inmate is not the only one who has problems. Be sensitive to your family's difficulties. They may experience changes in income, responsibilities, residence, etc., possibly because of your absence. 6) Because life in the free world may be hectic, you may have to do more than 50% of the work to maintain the relationship. Remember, your close friends and family are "doing time" with you. Be grateful for those who remain loyal and supportive. Don't waste time and energy being angry with those who cannot be supportive. 7) It takes time to build on relationships, to get to an intimate level. Be sensitive to opportunities to discuss your background, offense patterns, etc. Learn to listen. Contribute to your environment in a positive way: 1) Contribute your gifts and talents to help individuals and organizations in and out of the prison environment. 2) Your offending behavior was a part of your life, not the whole thing. Certainly there is a need to take responsibility for your past actions and address psychological issues with honesty and without denial. However you must also learn to build on the positive aspects of who you are. Build on positive personality traits and qualities and stop playing the old negative self-talk tapes. 3) Be aware of all possibilities for participation at your facility in positive, selfenhancing activities. Learn what is available. Like any new living experience, you must seek ways to participate. Check with staff or fellow inmates to learn what activities are available and how to go about getting involved. You will have to take the initiative to find these. Read bulletin boards, talk to counselors and chaplains for suggestions. 4) Find a suitable job and work hard at it. It may differ from your free world profession, but make the best of it.

Find ways to grow: Nurture your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health: 1) Learn a creative hobby. 2) Read the classics of spiritual and world literature. Read something besides novels. Consider reading the Bible, Talmud, Bhagavad Gita, Dhammapada, Upanishads, and so forth. Study self-help, metaphysical, or ageless wisdom literature. In this way, you can learn to understand yourself better, understand the larger view of human evolution and the universe in which we live, understand the deeper psychological and spiritual aspects of personal transformation, and learn to train yourself to be of service to others. 3) Educate yourself. Consider psychological, self-help, spiritual, or vocational correspondence courses. Earn a GED or other educational diploma or certificate. If you have a degree, take courses, if available. 4) Attend church services and Bible studies. You will find that the Christian path is deep, profound, and capable of bringing total renewal and transformation to your heart and mind. However, this requires that you really understand the teachings, understand who Christ truly is, and that you let both the Christ and his teachings deeply into your heart. 5) Attend groups who are studying Buddhist teachings such as Tibetan Buddhism or Zen. The Buddhist teachings of all lineages offer the most profound path to transformation and awakening. If you are diligent in studying and practice you will gain deep insight into the exact causes of unhappiness and suffering, you will learn how to transform your perception of reality so as to end your confusion and suffering, and ultimately you will awaken your heart and mind with wisdom and compassion, bringing benefit to all beings. 6) Attend meditation groups. The practice of meditation is by far one of the single most powerful practices you can do for personal transformation and awakening. Meditation helps you to know yourself at the deepest levels of your being. It has also been proven to be an excellent practice for emotional and mental stability and reducing stress. 7) Join civic clubs (e.g. Jaycees, NAACP, etc.), if available. 8) Learn to play a musical instrument. 9) Learn to exercise regularly. Your institutional meals may not be satisfying, so you may want to balance that factor in positive and healthy ways. Discipline yourself to not overeat; not eating too much is a major factor in creating and maintaining good health. If it is available, eat as much raw, uncooked foods as you can (salads, vegetables, etc.). Cut down on your intake of meat and eat more vegetables or grains. Take care of your health, medical facilities will not be extensive. Get your sleep and rest. Take charge of your recovery: 1) Request therapy, if available. Most programs have waiting lists based on parole eligibility. Show significant interest in participation. Sometimes it can help in getting enrolled. 2) Study self-help literature. It is available by mail. 3) Join some type of self-help group, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, or start one if none are available. This type of mutual support will be extremely beneficial for your personal development.

4) Perform an honest evaluation of your psychological (emotional and mental) maturity. Your psychological identity may have been very difficult to discuss in your regular life setting. But you must look at this seriously as you study your offending behavior. Be honest with yourself; you will be happier. Plan for your release: 1) Begin planning as soon as possible, but no later than six months before your release date. 2) Line up treatment, therapy, a support group, and/or a place where you gather with others for your spiritual practice. 3) Locate potential housing. 4) Make plans for transportation which may include obtaining a driver's license. 5) Locate employment or employment services. 6) Be realistic about employment possibilities. Consider your energy levels as you make these plans. You have not been accustomed to a real world work place. Know your emotional limitations; know your physical limitations. You may have many parts of your life you are putting back together besides work. Don't overwhelm yourself with a heavy work load at first. 7) Plan to take care of yourself first. Once that is done, you will be in better position to help others.

NATIONAL: Prison Art was created (and is being maintained) by Ed Mead, a former political prisoner, member of the George Jackson Brigade, organizer of Men Against Sexism, who was incarcerated at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, who co-founded Prison Legal News, and is a long-time prisoner rights activist. Prison Art is a non-profit website created to provide an online outlet for the sale of crafts and artwork created by prisoners. Inmate artists from throughout the U.S. can post there works within. Each item of art or craft is posted with the artist's name, and in some cases a very short biography of the artist is included. To Find out more write or email: Prison Art Prison Art Project P.O. Box 69586 Seattle, WA 98168-9586 Phone: 206-271-5003

ARTISTS and WRITERS

Alternative Arts Alliance, 1432 W. 37th Ave., Denver, CO 80211. Write for more information. "Caged In", c/o Oberlin Action Against Prison, P.O. Box 285, Overlin, Ohio 44074. They accept writings from prisoners on prisons. PEN Writing Program for Prisoners, 568 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Ask about writing contest for prisoners. Ridge Art Association, Inc., 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Heaven, FL 33880 Send SASE for contest information.

Surviving The System, Traci Lister PO Box 1860, Ridgeland, MS 39158. Send writings to help youth: testimonies, articles on anger management, addictions, prison life, etc. Good inmate support group too. The Poetry Wall, Cathedral of St. John, 1047 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10025. Displays poetry written by prisoners.

BOOKS, FREE TO PRISONERS

Books for prisoners, c/o Left Bank Bookstore, 92 Pike St. Box A, Seattle, WA 98101 (no religion or legal). Books through Bars, c/o New Society Publications; 4722 Baltimore Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19143. Book program, donations appreciated. FIRM (Furnishing Inmates Reading Material) Don Bowman, 7 West Lake Drive, St. Simons Island, GA 31522. To Chaplains Prison Library Project, PMB 128, 915-C W. Foothills Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711-3356. Self-help books, not religion or legal. (Not to OR) Prisoner Literature Project, c/o Bound Together Books, 1369 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 49117 (no TX inmates) Women's Prison Book Project, C/O Arise Bookstore, 2441 Lyndale Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55405. Free to women prisoners. The Readers Corner Prison Book Program, 31 Montford Ave., Asheville, NC 28801. Books to NC,SC,VA,KY,TN,GA,LA,MS,FL,AL. and a Resource List for all prisoners. Be patient, 4-6 month backlog. JESUS LOVES ME Ministry, Book Distribution 1014 Daisy Street Albertville, AL. 35951; Attn: Mike Praise Books by Merlin Carothers, free to chaplains: Foundation of Praise, PO Box 2518, Escondido, CA 92033. Ask your chaplain to request books, they need full address and number of inmates in facility. (Individual copy "Prison to Praise" is $6.20 total cost) Love Press, 2251 Destiny Way, Unit 1, Odessa, FL 33556 Offer books on God, including "Come Unto Me" by Dr. James Gills. Inmates can ask their chaplains to order.

CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS
Blackstone School of Law, P.O. Box 701449, Dallas, Texas 75370; (800) 8269220. offers a well-known paralegal program. CLEP (College Level Exam Program), CN 6600, Princeton, NJ 08541-6600. College credits for self-taught knowledge. Crossroad Bible Institute, 2976 Ivanrest SW Suite 125, Grandville, MI. 49418. Bible study, beginners and up, personal discipleship. Emmaus Bible Correspondence School, 2570 Asbury Road, Dubugue, IA 52001 (319) 588-8000. Offers free Bible courses to prisoners. National Home Study Council, 1801 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009. Write for a list of schools and courses. Office of Correctional Education, U.S. Dept. of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Washington, DC 20202.

The Paralegal Institute, 3602 West Thomas Rd. # 9, Drawer 11408, Phoenix, AZ 85061-1408 (602) 272-1855. Associate Degree program available. Accredited by the D.E.T.C.

ART BEHIND BARS, INC., P.O. Box 2034, Key West, FL 33045 2034 National call for artists on the inside to donate their work. CALIFORNIA PRISON FOCUS, 1904 Franklin St, Ste 507, Oakland, CA 94612 Human rights group that publishes stories, poetry from behind any U.S. walls. Quarterly: $5 per year for prisoners. PEN PRISON WRITING PROGRAM, 588 Broadway, Suite 303, New York, NY 10012 Free Handbook for Writers in Prison upon request. Also sponsors annual writing contest for prisoners. PRISONS FOUNDATION 1600 K Street NW, Ste 501, Washington, DC 20006 Promotes arts and education in prison and alternatives to incarceration. Has yearly play/musical writing contest. THE PRISON ART PROJECT, P.O. Box 69586, Seattle, WA 98168 - 9586 Sells prisoner-created artwork and crafts over the Internet (except any writings). Send SASE for free brochure. Send only copies, no original art accepted. THE POETS WORKSHOP, c/o Sarah Lindahl - St Louis County Jail, 4334 Haines Rd, Duluth, MN 55811 Publishes monthly magazine including poetry by prisoners. Free to prisoners who submit poetry that is published.

Prisoners should include ID# and complete address Bethel Prison Ministry PO Box 1286 Tucker, GA 30084 Christs Prison Fellowship Box 632 Wichita, Ks 67202 New Life Course Box 55 Los Angeles, CA 90053 Gospel Ministries Bible Course PO Box 126 Pitman, NJ 08071 First Alliance Church PO Box 40 Roseland, FL 32957 His Place Foundation Richard L. Benton, Pres. 3508 N. Broadmoor Blvd. San Bernardino, CA 92404 Exodus Prison Ministry PO Box 6363 Lubbock, TX 79493-6363 Hope Aglow Ministries Box 3057

Lynchburg, VA 24503 Gospel Echoes Box 555 Goshen, IN 46527-0555 The Hour of Grace and Power PO Box 400 Roseland, FL 32957 Back to the Bible PO Box 82802 Lincoln, NE 68501 John N. Clayton 718 E. Donmoyer Ave. South Bend, IN 46614 Prison Fellowship PO Box 17500 Washington, DC 20041-0500 Jubilee Shop 21st S 7th St. Lebanon, PA 17042 Pocket Testament League PO Box 800 Lititz, PA 17543-7026 Lamplight Studies PO Box 290088 Brooklyn, NY 11229-0088 Prison Evangelism Outreach Box 70 Gulfport, MS 39502 Mailbox Correspond Course 4122 N. Lange Ave. Tucson, AZ 85705 Prison Ministry 414 Country Club Dr. Fayetteville, NC 28301 (Only sends courses to prisoners in NC) Mount Hope, Inc. PO Box 1511 Hagerstown, MD 21741-1511 Prison Mission Association Rev Vernon Bigelow PO Box 1587 Port Orchard, WA 98366 (Offers Bible Correspondence in English and Spanish) Pan American Literature Mssn 5215 E. Fort Lowell Rd. Tucson, AZ 85712 Little Lambs Inc. John Sala PO Box 32 Sebring, FL 33871-0032 Beacon Prison Ministry Canada C/O Jeannine Robinson PO Box 39544 374 Lakeshore Road East Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5G 4S6 (Requires extra postage for Canada) Mobile Source of Light

Bible School PO Box 91694 Mobile, AL 36691-1694 The Quiet Hour 630 Brookside Ave Redlands, CA 92373-4699 World Home Bible League 1981 Van Dam Rd. So Holland, IL 60473 Turning Point Jail & Prison Ministry PO Box 2430 Cleveland, TN 37320-2430 Southern Baptist Hm Mssn Bd Correspondence Bible Course 4200 North Point Pkwy Alpharetta, GA 30202-4174 World Wide Bible Study PO Box 100676 Denver, CO 80250 Ten-Mile Bible School PO Box 85 Burlington, KY 41005 Source of Light Ministries 1011 Mission Rd Madison, GA 30650 Gospel Express Evangelistic PO Box 217 Lynn, NC 28750 Stonecroft Ministries Bible Correspondence Dept PO Box 9609 Kansas City, MO 64134-0609 Crossroads Bible Inst 2976 Ivanrest SW Suite 125 Grandville, MI 49418 (Requires return postage) Ark Ministries PO Box 1152 Chandler, AZ 85244 Lamp and Light Publishers, Inc 26 Road 5577 Farmington, NM 87401 (Inmate must pay for return postage of lessons) (Offers Bible Correspondence Courses in English and Spanish) Evangelicaln Ministries Inc. 110 Bridge St. Box 327 Wheaton, IL 60187 The Evangelical Baptist Mission, Inc. MailBox Club PO Box 625 Louisburg, NC 27549 (Offers Bible Correspondence in English and Spanish) Welch Rd Baptist PO Box 160 Commerical Point, OH 43116 Rock of Ages Prsn Ministry 626 Sugar Creek Rd.

Cleveland, TN 37323-9040 Hope For You 1027 Leonard St. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503-1299 Prison To Praise International Pilot Program 1707 San Jacinto Place Dallas, TX 75201 (Offers Bible Correspondence in English and Spanish) Steinkamp Bible Study Program PO Box 3475 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729 Mail Box Correspondence Course Box 337 Aleif, TX 77411 Project Philip Box 35 Muskegon, MI 49443 Set Free Prison Ministries PO Box 5440 Riverside, CA 92517 (Offers Corr. Courses in Russian) Adrian Church of Christ 719 W. Maumee St. Adrian, MI 49221 Christ Truth Ministries PO Box 610 Upland, CA 91785 Emmaus Bible School of IN Distrib of Correspondence PO Box 1008 Chino, CA 91708-1008 (Bible Studies for Indiana, (also in Spanish)) Church of Christ Ministry Courses to Corr Facilities PO Box 169 Muncie, IN 47308-9929 Kirk Booth Church of Christ Ministry PO Box 453 Crescent, OK 73025-0453 *College level courses available: American Bible Academy PO Box 1490 Joplin, MO 64802 (Requires return postage) (Provides Free Correspondence Courses for Inmate's Spouse) Inmate Disciple Fellowship SWB Theological Seminary PO Box 22098 Ft. Worth, TX 76122

(Requires return postage) Dept of Correspondence Studies Fort Wayne Bible College 1025 W. Rudisill Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46807 (Inmates must pay for tuition) Family Radio School of Bible 290 Hegenberger Rd. Oakland, CA 94621 (Inmates must pay for tuition)

Correspondence Schools & Educational Resources

Here is an address listing for Correspondence Schools and courses available to the prisoner who wants to "redeem the time." Many are free or will assist the serious prisoner financially.

ADAMS CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS - October 28, 2005 - Bellingham, WA. Our classes run for eight weeks each with homework and certificates. In the past, we have helped prisoners obtain new vocations which they appreciated. Our costs run from $89 to $125 for each complete course and many have been able to obtain financing through other prisoner help resources. Sincerely, Robin C. Adams robina333@yahoo.com

Bethel Prison Ministry PO Box 1286 Tucker, Georgia 30085 The courses are divided into 7 lessons, Lesson 1. A country called Heaven; Lesson 2. What is God like?;Lesson 3. The way of Victory; Lesson 4. The Word of God; Lesson 5.When Jesus comes; Lesson 6, Salvation and Rewards; Lesson 7. 4 (four) things God wants you to know. Certificate available after each set of lessons. The second set of courses contain 10 lessons on the Life of Christ, and Certificate available upon completion. Bethel Prison Ministry PO Box 729 Hixon, Tennessee 37343

Studies are very basic and geared to the KJV with Certificates available upon completion of courses, and one course available on the Basic Steps Toward Christian Maturity Cost: The studies are free to inmates. Bethany Bible College and Seminary 2311 Hodgesville Road PO Box 1944 Dotham, Alabama 36302 Courses are degree programs. They have correspondence courses available. Cost: $454.00 Bible Institute of the Air HCJB PO Box 39800 Colorado Springs, Colorado 809499800

Courses are available in English as well as Spanish, and are in 4 basic areas of the Bible Survey, Basic Theology, Bible Exposition and Practical Ministries. These courses provide the biblical foundation necessary to enable God's people to apply His truth to whatever situation they may encounter. Cost: Some modest costs involved for some courses.

Billy Graham PO Box 779 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440

Books, tracts, tapes, and studies are available through this Ministry. Cost: All are free to inmates.

Christian Bible College and Seminary 9603 E. Truman Road Independence, Missouri 64052

Study at your own pace, and the studies are fully accredited, Associate through Doctorate are accredited by ACI. The choices are yours, and you may change courses or your major without losing the credits you have earned. Cost: There is a $20.00 enrollment fee.

Christs's Invaders Prison Work 770 East 7th Street St. Paul, Minnesota 331063026

Three courses offered with a free Bible from the Ministry if needed. A Certificate is issued upon completion of each course. Cost: Course is free to inmates.

Church of Nazarene 6401 The Peseo Kansas City, Missouri 641311284

They have a total of 36 studies. 16 are on the New Testament, and 20 are on the Old Testament

Cokesbury Seminars/Disciple Bible Study PO Box 801 Nashville, Tennessee 372020801

They only have material for self study, but supply the following materials: books, tapes, videos, church supplies, and several different catalogs.

Cons for Christ PO Box 1117 Chino, California 91708

They have 32 courses, most of their material comes from the Bible League, and deals with Christianity subjects, as well as covering the Old Testament.

Criminon West U.S. PO Box 9091 Glendale, California 91226

We have been working with inmates and helping them to restore their self respect and dignity by offering them the opportunity to participate in an extension course called "The Way to Happiness". The studies provides the opportunity to understand and practice basic values such as Love, Kindness, Hygiene and Common Courtesy, The course is made up of 21 lessons, the application of which tend to displace the "Criminal Moral Code".

Emmaus Correspondence School 2570 Asbury Road Dubuque, IA 52001

Emmaus Correspondence School offers a basic curriculum of 36 units of Bible study. The first course "Born to Win" is written specifically for prisoners. "Doing Time With Jesus" is for prisoners who have trusted Christ as their personal Savior. There are courses on salvation, Christian living, prophecy, and other subjects. All courses are written on a popular level. There is a certificate program which reflects the level to which each student attains in his or her studies. Cost: All courses are free to inmates.

Family Radio School of the Bible PO Box 2140 Oakland, California 946219802

The King James Bible was used in preparing most of the studies. Although other versions may be helpful for further understanding, There are three areas of study available, Associate of

Religious Education degree; Bible Certificate Program; and Spiritual Enrichment Program . Practical Biblical Theology. Old and New Testament Surveys; and I Corinthians. A more detailed list is available upon request. Cost: Many courses are free to inmates.

Follow Up Ministries Correspondence Bible Course Ministry PO Box 2514 Castro Valley, California 94546

These are 2 courses of study available; the "Scripture Investigation Course" is designed to offer help in personal investigation of the Scriptures. . A CERTIFICATE of completion is awarded to those completing all 28 lessons. Cost: The lessons are available FREE of charge as the Lord provides.

Freedom Flyers Ministries Attn: Correspondence Dept. PO Box 562 Bellville, Illinois 62222

Basic Doctrine, Advanced Bible Doctrine, Christian Growth I and II, John, Acts, and Proverbs. These are geared to the King James Version and are Baptist in doctrine. A certificate is given upon completion of each course. Cost: Several courses FREE of charge to inmates.

Fuller Theological Seminary 135 N. Oakland Avenue Pasadena, California 91182

Has correspondence courses.

Full Gospel Assemblies International PO Box 1230 Coateville, Pennsylvania 19320 (610) 8572357

The Graduate Bible Study Program. External Theological Training for Ministry. Preparing and developing men and women for the ministry through indepth study of the Bible. National accredited Graduate Program through correspondence. Cost: The cost $15.00 per course the 1st and 2nd year, and $20.00 per course for the final 2 years.

Good News Jail and Prison Ministry 9401 Mathy Drive #100 Fairfax, Virginia 220315311

There are 136 lessons available covering 10 books of the New Testament, all keyed to the King James Bible, on a basic to intermediate level.

Cost: FREE to inmates.

Good News Outreach PO Box 11 Bishopville, South Carolina 29010

Studies are available in English, as well as Spanish, and Portuguese. Cost: Studies are free to the inmates.

Gospel Echo Team PO Box 125 Sherridan, Oregon 97378

Certificate is earned at completion of each of the advanced Courses, and a special certificate is given when the whole series of these 8 courses is completed.

Gospel Ministries Bible Course PO Box 126 Pittman, New Jersey 08071

The studies are basic but thorough, and certificates are given for successful completion, while bible memorization is stressed. Cost: Free to inmates.

Harvesters Christian Fellowship PO Box 87A Chelsea, Oklahoma 74016 (918)7893786

Has God called you to the threshold of ministry and you need the key to open the door? We offer these services: Ordination, IRS nonprofit affiliation, School of Ministry Correspondence Dept., HCF Benefit Program. A full Gospel, Charismatic, Faith Ministry, NonDenominational.

His One's Bible Mailbox School, Inc. PO Box 1061 Dunedin, Florida 346971061Certificates on completion and Bibles to inmates when needed

Studies are free to inmates.

Home Mission 4200 North Parkway

Alpharetta, Georgia 302024174

HM has 48 lessons in 19 volumes covering the entire Bible for self study only. Certificates available after the completion of each volume.

Home Mission Board, SBC 1350 Spring Street NW Atlanta, Georgia 303675601

The Correspondence Bible Course available from the Southern Baptist Convention is a detailed study of the Bible. The complete course is 19 volumes divided into 48 lessons, but the courses are not available for credit. Cost: Studies are free to inmates.

Home Mission Division 8855 Dunn Road Hazelwood, Missouri 630422299

One course titled:Born in the fire, it is the study on the book of Acts, and is broken into 28 lessons.

Homestead College of the Bible PO Box 1 Orlando, Florida 32802

Homestead offers Bible Studies covering all 66 books of the Bible including lectures on cassette. All courses can be applied toward a regular or graduate level degree. Cost: Cost is $30.00 per month.

Hope Aglow Ministries PO Box 3057 Lynchburg, Virginia 24503

There are 16 biblically sound courses available. The lessons are very thorough, with good background information and lots of Scriptural references. Cost: Free to inmates.

Institute for Christian Counselor Training 382 Redemption Rock Trail Sterling, Massachusetts 01364

(508)4228132

Students become certified/licensed as pastoral counselors and can earn an undergraduate or graduate degree. All courses are home study and Biblically based. ACT accredited.

International Seminary PO Box 1208 Plymouth, Florida 3327681208

Doctrinally sound degree courses are offered which can lead to an AA, BA, MA, or PHD. There are two different types if courses, each taking about eight months to complete.

Jack Van Impe Ministries

PO Box J Royal Oaks, Michigan 480688908

They have Bible studies for prison inmates Cost: free to inmates.

Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley, Texas 76036

This Bible course is a 12 month study, one lesson per month. Cost: Is free to inmates but carry a waiting list.

Knotty Oak Baptist Church

11 Knotty Oak Road Coventry, Rhode Island 02816

This study is called "Source of Light" There are 100 lessons in the course. program is in English as well as in Spanish. Diplomas are mailed after each course is completed. Cost: Studies are free to inmates.

Lamp and Light Publishers 25 Road 55 77 Farmington, New Mexico 87401

They have 9 courses with a total of 58 lessons. They have strict grading, so this is for the serious student only, studies on the following topics: The first step; Steppingstones to God; Seven Steps to Obedience; The life of Christian Stewardship; The heavenly Pilgrimage; Instep with the Prince of peace; the faith Worth Dying for; Fasting; and Discerning God's Will.

Lamplight Studies PO Box 88 Brooklyn, New York 11229

They have 4 courses covering the following: Gospel of John, 22 lessons; Genesis, 22 lessons; Exodus, 18 lessons; and Messianic Prophecy, 13 lessons. The last 3 are a great Old Testament study for new converts.

LOOPS Ministries Correspondence Course PO Box 14953 Odessa, Texas 79768

Gospel of John, 1st Corinthians, 2nd Corinthians, Book of Job, Book of Genesis, Book of Acts, Book of Ephesians, Essential Bible Truths Cost: All correspondence courses are available to the inmate free.

Lutheran Hour Ministries 2185 Hampton Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63139

They have 2 courses for selfstudies. These are : Real Life and Listen up. Both of these courses have 8 lessons.

Mailbox Correspondence Course PO Box 337 Alief, Texas 77441

They have 10 courses for the inmate and their families. The courses have up to 12 lessons each.

Midway Correspondence 19537 US 6 Rt. 1 Weston, Ohio 43539

Bible studies for prison inmates Cost: These courses are free to the inmates only.

Moody Bible Institute 820 N. Lasalle Street Chicago, Illinois 606103284

We have 3 different levels of study to choose from. College Credit, which you will receive an Associate of Biblical Studies DEGREE. Scofield and adult courses can earn you a CERTIFICATE for adult Bible Studies. When you write for a catalog of course description, include a letter of recommendation from your chaplain.

Cost: Cost ranges from $19.00 each for the Adult courses; $470 for the entire Scofield courses; and $90.00 per semester hour for college courses.

Navpress PO Box 201 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901

Correspondence courses available for the inmates Cost: free to inmates

Set Free Prison Ministry PO Box 5440 Riverside, California 92517

They have over 100 courses and are obtained from Moody, Emmaus, and Navigators. They will send one course each week, and expect you to send one back in each week. There are 25 courses for slower readers, and 50 courses in Spanish.

Tennessee Temple University 1815 Union Avenue Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404 (800)5534050

The TTU School of Undergraduate Studies offers 2year, 3year, and 4year programs in a variety of majors. Associate degrees are available in: Biblical studies; Church Education; General education; Home Economics; Pastoral studies; Secretarial science; and Sign language interpretation. 3 year diploma programs are available in: Church education and Pastoral studies. 17 programs are available in the 4 year Bachelor Degrees.

Wels Special Ministries PO Box 452 New Ulm, Minnesota 56073

They have 4 bible correspondence courses for inmates Cost: Studies are free of charge.

Wheaton College Graduate School Extension Department Wheaton, Illinois 60187

Correspondence courses are available to inmates

Zion Faith College

PO Box 804 Caldwell, Idaho 83606

We have 2 courses. There are 48 lessons in the first course with a test after every 4th lesson. You need only to return the tests back to us. There are a total of 12 tests.

Zola PO Box 12268 Dallas, Texas 75256

All courses are of JewishChristian nature. Cost: 12 courses costing $30.00 each or $150.00 in advance for six, $300.00 for all twelve

Blackstone School of Law, P.O. Box 701449, Dallas, Texas 75370 (800) 8269220 offers a wellknown paralegal program.

CLEP (College Level Exam Program), CN 6600, Princeton, NJ 085416600 College credits for selftaught knowledge.

Emmaus Bible Correspondence School, 2570 Asbury Road, Dubugue, IA 52001 (319) 5888000 offers free Bible courses to prisoners.

Emmaus Bible School, P.O. Box 12155, Augusta, GA 30919

Grace Bible College, PO Box 5008, Cary, NC 27512. They offer courses that are affordable and easy to follow recommended for an inmate graduate.

National Home Study Council, 1801 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009 Write for a list of schools and courses that are offered to prisoners by mail.

The Paralegal Institute, 3602 West Thomas Rd. # 9, Drawer 11408, Phoenix, AZ 850611408 (602) 2721855 Associate Degree program available. Accredited by the D.E.T.C.

CrossWays Ministries P.O. Box 1954 Auburn, WA 980711954 Phone: 2538870946 Fax: 4259621136 Email: contact@crosswaysministries.com

Website: www.crosswaysministries.com

International Prison Ministry P.O. Box 63 Dallas, TX 75221 Email: taran@ipm.org Website: www.ipm.org

Prison Fellowship Ministries P.O. Box 17500 Washington, DC 200410500 Phone: 7034780100 Email: correspondence@pfm.org Website: www.angeltree.net/

Prison Mission Association / Bible Correspondence Fellowship P.O. Box 2300 Port Orchard, WA 98366 Phone: 13608760918 Fax: 13608760972 Email: pma@pmabcf.org Website: www.pmabcf.org

Prisoners Of Hope P.O. Box 600026 San Diego, CA 92160 Phone: 6197414673 Email: Poh@mvcf.com Website: www.prisonersofhope.org

The International Fellowship of Chaplains, Inc.

http://www.ifoc.org/

The International Fellowship of Chaplains, Inc. (IFOC) is a non profit, providing training, recognition, certification and information in the varied areas of Chaplaincy. We also interface with the secular and ministry worlds for the purpose of promoting tolerance and understanding, as well as, provide professional, trained and dedicated Chaplains in the various fields of need.

The work of the Chaplain differs greatly from the work of the Pastorate. The Pastor cares for the Spiritual needs of the congregation; whereas, the Chaplain must care for the needs of the Secular World as well.

There are several fields of Chaplaincy, some of which are easily recognized. Others are not. The IFOC endorses all types of Chaplains and recognizes the need for Credentialed Coverage. Some Chaplaincy areas of note are, Police, Fire, Hospital, Jail, Industrial, Transportation, Search & Rescue, Sports, Collegiate, Hospice, Nursing Home, Motor Cycle, and the list goes on. All are valid in scope and design. All need Education, Credentials & Guidance to do the work their hearts desire.

Resources: Training Schools

Posted on Saturday, June 02 @ 13:10:26 EDT by barryf

ACTS American Chaplaincy Training School

http://www.gospelcom.net/acts tmbeckner@tayloru.edu

Taylor University , 1025 West Rudisill Blvd. Fort Wayne , Indiana 46807 USA (219) 4562111 Description: Provide specialized knowledge and skills needed to minister in the criminal justice system. Cost: Introductory session $480.00

The Prison Connection" provide's affordable bus transportation to State Correctional Facilities in NY., Fla. and Tx., and is

now beginning in California starting the first week of July, 2001.

Price's are less than greyhound and we go directly to the Prison gate and/or visitor center. In most cases meals are provided. Make alot of friend's with other inmate families and loved one's, relax and let us do the driving.

We provide free gift's to all our riders and if there is something we can do for you, please don't hesitate to ask. We provide many recreational and religeous supplies to the Chaplains at the prison's. We are all Family.

For Information on Price's and scheduling please call the reservation center toll free 18882188464

General info & contact Info@POH

Bible courses, video & Audio Mike Main

Mailing Address: PO BOX 600026 San Diego, Ca. 92160

Phone Number 619.741.HOPE(4673)

Prisoners of hope

Free Offers

We offer correspondence courses to inmates. Our courses are designed to teach the full counsel of God by having studies through the whole Bible, Chapter by Chapter, verse by verse.

Send Bible's and other Christian Books.

Offer cassette and video Bible studies. The media studies are from our Sunday morning services were Pastor Barry Teaches through the Bible.

Counseling to family members. We offer counseling by email, phone or in Office. Our office is located in San Diego California.

12 page newsletter to anyone, inmate or free person. Newsletter is full of stories, testimonies, poetry by inmates, exinmates, Christian writers and Pastors

For any of our resources email us @poh info

Set Free Prison Ministries P.O. Box 5440 Riverside, CA 92517 Phone: 9097879907 Fax: 9097870486 Email: sfpmkyr@juno.com Website: www.prisonoutreach.org

Christian Faith College's correspondence courses, prison inmates are reading the Bible for credit. The school solicits donations to pay for the classes, which are for the inmates' personal use to help them in their religious growth, says Shirley West, an administrative assistant at Christian Faith. For classes such as "Old Testament Survey I," "Book of Acts," and "Foundations of Christian Doctrine," students are responsible, through the use of wordstudy books, topical Bibles, and commentaries, for researching subject matter for themselves to see what Scripture actually teaches about the subject. The only admissions criteria is simply the desire to do the work.

http://www.russianharvest.org/corresp.html

http://www.inmatecentral.com/corrschl.html

http://www.prisonsmart.org/

http://www.prisontraining.com/welcome/welcome.html

ALLIED BUSINESS SCHOOLS, INC. 22952 Alcalde Drive Laguna Hills, CA 92653 T 800.542.5543 x248 F 949.461.9557

Correctional Education Program, 9199622648 or 8008625669.

Independent Studies participates in several programs designed to assist persons in the North Carolina prison system who are interested in pursuing collegelevel work. Outreach to Inmates enables qualified inmates to enroll in correspondence courses at no charge. EconoCollege for Inmates, located at Orange Correctional Center in Hillsborough, provides a combination of services including correspondence courses, onsite classes, enrichment activities, academic advising, and studyrelease on campus. Onsite instruction and related activities are also available at the NC Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh, at Johnston Correctional Institution in Smithfield, Dan River Prison Work Farm in Yanceyville, Harnett Correctional Institution in Lillington, and Polk Youth Institution in Butner. Additional onsite instruction is provided at Foothills Correctional Institution and Western Youth Institution (both in Morganton), and Craggy Correctional Center in Asheville through an agreement with UNCAsheville; at Eastern Correctional Institution in Maury, Hyde Correctional Institution in Swan Quarter, Pender Correctional Institution in Burgaw, and Southern Correctional Institution in Troy through an agreement with East Carolina University; and at Sandhills Youth Center in McCain and Morrison Youth Institution in Hoffman through an agreement with Fayetteville State University. For more information about any of these programs, contact the Correctional Education Program, 9199622648 or 8008625669

http://windham.myriad.net/ Windham School in Texas

http://www.ceanational.org/ HUGE RESOURCE Correctional Education Association

http://www.easternlincs.org/correctional_education/

Choose to Change 12 steps to recovery

Contact Eileen Cable at: Phone: 204 725 3532 Fax: 204 725 3537 Email: eileenelbacp@hotmail.com Or Write: 375 Smithfield Road, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 5Y5

http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/slrc/links/corrections.htm Louisiana

http://www.corrections.com/

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/OCE/index.html

http://www.ericacve.org/fulltextresource.asp#distance

http://www.ericacve.org/

http://virlib.ncjrs.org/Corrections.asp A BUNCH OF GOOD documents you should read

http://www.ncjrs.org/

http://www.nicic.org/

http://cln.esd101.net/
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