Prisoners' Friends & Family

Links

• New York State DOCS Inmate Locator
  Search by inmate number or name.
  
  
• New York State Correctional Facilities
  Mail and street addresses of all New York State Department of Correctional Services Facilities.
  
  
• Handbook for the Families and Friends of New York State DOCS Inmates
  Rules and regulations concerning visits, mail, commissary, etc.
  
  
• New York City DOC Inmate Locator
  Search by book and case number or name. Includes detainees held on Rikers Island and other city jails.
  
  
• "How Do I..." Page, New York City DOC
  Rules and regulations concerning bail, visits, mail, commissary, etc.
  
  
• How Do I Post Bail?
  From the Legal Aid Society. Instructions in how to post bail for someone incarcerated in a New York City Department of Correction facility.
  
  
• Osborne Association's Family Resource Center
  Provides a support group for prisoners' families, a hotline, workshops, and other assistance to help families stay healthy and connected when a member is incarcerated.
  
  
• Hour Children
  A community organization in Long Island City helping incarcerated mothers communicate with their children and their children's caregivers, help plan for reunification, offers mentoring to children of incarcerated mothers and more.
  
  
• Edwin Gould Services for Children
  Provides various programs assisting children who have a parent incarcerated.
  
  
• Correctional Association of New York - Reports
  The Correctional Association of New York is a non-profit organization with permission from the New York State Legislature to visit New York State's 70 correctional facilities, interview prisoners and staff, and issue reports. The most recent reports can be found here.
  
  
• Prison Talk Online
  Interactive forum for family and friends of prisoners nationwide. Under "U.S. Regional Forums", each state and many prisons have specific discussion boards.