A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual - Columbia Law School

App. IV DIRECTORY OF LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS 1039(b) Other Organizations Serving Prisoners in New YorkPrisoners’ Rights ProjectThe Legal Aid SocietyCriminal Appeals Bureau199 Water Street, 6th FloorNew York, NY 10038(212) 577-3530http://www.legal-aid.org/en/ineedhelp/civilproblem/prisonersrightsproject.aspxThis organization specializes in cases involving jail and confinement conditions. It representsNew York City residents incarcerated in city jails or New York State prisons. It handles onlythose cases that might expand prisoners’ rights or improve prison conditions for large numbers ofprisoners; thus, it rarely accepts cases involving only individual prisoners.Parole Revocation UnitThe Legal Aid SocietyCriminal Defense Division111 Livingston StreetBrooklyn, NY 11201(212) 577-3500This organization represents prisoners who either violate or are accused of violating parole. Itrepresents only New York City residents in city jails or New York State prisons.National Lawyers Guild, Buffalo ChapterPrison Task ForceJohn Lord O’Brian HallState University of New York Law SchoolBuffalo, NY 14260E-mail: buffaloptf@yahoo.comThe Prison Task Force goes to prisons to provide eight-week courses for prisoners in legalresearch and writing.American Civil Liberties UnionNational Prison Project915 15th Street NW, 7th FloorWashington, D.C. 20005(202) 393-4930www.aclu.org/prisonThe National Prison Project is the only organization to litigate on behalf of prisoners at a nationallevel. Since its founding in 1972, the National Prison Project has worked in more than twenty-fivestates to improve conditions of confinement.