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Best of the Web: Community Information » Prisoners' Friends & Family
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Edwin Gould Services for Children
Provides various programs assisting children who have a parent incarcerated.
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Handbook for the Families and Friends of New York State DOCS Inmates
Rules and regulations concerning visits, mail, commissary, etc.
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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.
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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.
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How Do I... Page, New York City DOC
Rules and regulations concerning bail, visits, mail, commissary, etc.
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How Do I... Page, New York City DOC
Rules and regulations concerning bail, visits, mail, commissary, etc.
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New York City DOC Inmate Locator
Search by book and case number or name. Includes detainees held on Rikers Island and other city jails.
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New York State Correctional Facilities
Mail and street addresses of all New York State Department of Correctional Services Facilities.
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New York State DOCS Inmate Locator
Search by inmate number or name.
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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.
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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.
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May Day in New York (1856). NYPL Picture Collection.
One of 700,000 pictures in the NYPL Digital Gallery