PRISONERS ADVOCACY

HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR PRISONERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

 HOW WE CAN ADVOCATE?

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 HOW WE CAN ADVOCATE

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 PROBATION DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEERS

PROBATION DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEERS SERVE IN FUNCTIONS THAT SUPPORT AND

STRENGTHEN THE WORK OF PROBATION OFFICERS IN INSTITUTIONS AND IN THE
COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR FAITH-BASED VOLUNTEERS SERVE THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF
YOUTH IN DETENTION CENTERS AND CAMPS. VOLUNTEERS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF
YOUTH FROM HEALTH AND FITNESS TO PROVIDING EDUCATION, CULTURAL AND
ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS. SPECIAL HOLIDAYS ARE FILLED WITH VOLUNTEER-BASED ACTIVITIES
THAT EDIFY THE LIVES OF YOUTH ON PROBATION.
 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE

AROUND THE WORLD. WE STAND WITH VICTIMS AND ACTIVISTS TO PREVENT
DISCRIMINATION, TO UPHOLD POLITICAL FREEDOM, TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM INHUMANE
CONDUCT IN WARTIME, AND TO BRING OFFENDERS TO JUSTICE. WE INVESTIGATE AND
EXPOSE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND HOLD ABUSERS ACCOUNTABLE. WE CHALLENGE
GOVERNMENTS AND THOSE WHO HOLD POWER TO END ABUSIVE PRACTICES AND RESPECT
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW. WE ENLIST THE PUBLIC AND THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL.
 LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN

LSPC ADVOCATES FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT OF INCARCERATED

PARENTS, CHILDREN, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND PEOPLE AT RISK FOR INCARCERATION THROUGH
RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, TRAININGS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
LITIGATION, COMMUNITY ACTIVISM, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE ADVOCATES. OUR
FOCUS IS ON WOMEN PRISONERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND WE EMPHASIZE THAT ISSUES OF
RACE ARE CENTRAL TO ANY DISCUSSION OF INCARCERATION.
 CURE

CITIZENS UNITED FOR REHABILITATION OF ERRANTS (CURE) IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION.

WE WORK HARD TO PROVIDE OUR MEMBERS WITH THE INFORMATION AND TOOLS
NECESSARY TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND TO ADVOCATE
FOR CHANGES. WE BELIEVE THAT PRISONS SHOULD BE USED ONLY FOR THOSE WHO
ABSOLUTELY MUST BE INCARCERATED AND THAT THOSE WHO ARE INCARCERATED SHOULD
HAVE ALL OF THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND. WE ALSO BELIEVE
THAT HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTS PROVIDE A SOUND BASIS FOR ENSURING THAT CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEMS MEET THESE GOALS.
 ALL OF US OR NONE

ALL OF US OR NONE IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZING INITIATIVE OF PRISONERS, FORMER

PRISONERS AND FELONS, TO COMBAT THE MANY FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION THAT WE FACE
AS THE RESULT OF FELONY CONVICTIONS. AFTER SERVING TIME IN TORTUROUS CONDITIONS,
WE WERE MET AT THE GATE WITH PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION THAT MADE OUR RE-
ENTRY INTO SOCIETY DIFFICULT AND IN SOME CASES IMPOSSIBLE. MANY OF US RECOGNIZE
THAT OUR PRISON SENTENCE NEVER ENDS AS LONG AS THE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST US
CONTINUES.
 NATIONAL LEGAL AID & DEFENDER ASSOCIATION

1140 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 900

WASHINGTON DC 20036
(202) 452-0620
DIRECTORY OF LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER OFFICES (2007-08) LISTS OVER 3,000 CIVIL LEGAL
AID AND PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES IN THE US, LOCAL AND NATIONAL SUPPORT AND
RESOURCE CENTERS, AND SENTENCING ADVOCATES AND MITIGATION SPECIALISTS WHO
WORK WITH PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND OTHER CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS - $100.
 (CIC) CTUAL INNOCENCE CLINIC

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW

727 EAST DEAN KEETON STREET
AUSTIN TX 78705
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SCREENS AND INVESTIGATES CLAIMS THAT INMATES ARE ACTUALLY INNOCENT OF THE
OFFENSE THEY ARE SERVING TIME FOR. IMMEDIATE REPLY TO INQUIRIES, BUT NOT ALL CASES
ARE ACCEPTED.
 AS A TEACHER WHAT STRATEGIES, PEDAGOGY WILL
PROMOTE CHANGE
AS A TEACHER I WILL IMPLEMENT FREIRE'S PEDAGOGY ,
MYLES HURTON
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
STRATEGIES LEARNED IN PACIFIC OAKS COLLEGE
# 361 LECTURES
 PEDAGOGY OF THE OPPRESSED

"THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NEUTRAL EDUCATION PROCESS. EDUCATION EITHER

FUNCTIONS AS AN INSTRUMENT WHICH IS USED TO FACILITATE THE INTEGRATION OF
GENERATIONS INTO THE LOGIC OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM AND BRING ABOUT CONFORMITY
TO IT, OR IT BECOMES THE 'PRACTICE OF FREEDOM', THE MEANS BY WHICH MEN AND WOMEN
DEAL CRITICALLY WITH REALITY AND DISCOVER HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
TRANSFORMATION OF THEIR WORLD."
RICHARD SHAULL, DRAWING ON PAULO FREIRE
 MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

IS A SET OF STRATEGIES AND MATERIALS IN EDUCATION THAT WERE

DEVELOPED TO ASSIST TEACHERS WHEN RESPONDING TO THE MANY ISSUES
CREATED BY THE RAPIDLY CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF THEIR STUDENTS.
IT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISTORIES,
CULTURES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF DIVERSE GROUPS
 MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

ALSO VIEWED AS A WAY OF TEACHING, PROMOTES PRINCIPLES SUCH AS

INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, DEMOCRACY, SKILL ACQUISITION, INQUIRY, CRITICAL
THOUGHT, VALUE OF PERSPECTIVES, AND SELF-REFLECTION.[2] IT
ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO BRING ASPECTS OF THEIR CULTURES INTO THE
CLASSROOM AND THUS, ALLOWS TEACHERS TO SUPPORT THE CHILDS
INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL GROWTH
 MYLES HURTON

THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION - WHERE STUDENTS WERE THE AUTHORITIES IN

THE CLASSROOM, THE TEACHER IS A FACILITATOR, AND THE FOCUS OF EDUCATION IS
TEACHING COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
CONCEPT: "THAT AN OPPRESSED PEOPLE COLLECTIVELY HOLD STRATEGIES FOR LIBERATION
THAT ARE LOST TO ITS INDIVIDUALS
 PACIFIC OAKS PHILOSOPHY

LEARN BY SHARING PERSONAL STORIES, AND LISTENING TO THE EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE
SHAPED THE LIVES OF THEIR CLASSMATES. IN SAFE, INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM CULTURE, THESE
CONVERSATIONS PROVIDE POWERFULLY INSTRUCTIVE TOOLS, INTEGRATING THEORY WITH
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES WHILE FOSTERING A PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT
FOR THE UNIQUE IDENTITY OF EVERY HUMAN BEING.
 HD361 SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXTS OF
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ATTITUDES TOWARD GENDER, CLASS, RACE/ETHNICITY, DISABILITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
ALONG WITH THE HISTORICAL CONTEXTS WITHIN WHICH SPECIFIC THEORIES OF HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT WERE CREATED. STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED TO EXAMINE THESE INFLUENCES
ON THEIR OWN GROWTH AND PERCEPTIONS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR, TO DEFINE THEIR
PERSONAL ETHICS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, AND TO SEARCH FOR
CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSES TO INEQUALITY AND BIAS.
 IMPLEMENT EQUITY

AN EQUITY PEDAGOGY EXISTS WHEN TEACHERS MODIFY THEIR TEACHING IN

WAYS THAT WILL FACILITATE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS
FROM DIVERSE RACIAL, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND SOCIAL-CLASS GROUPS
 PROMOTE CIVIC GOOD

RIGHT THE HISTORICAL RECORD

INCREASE SELF-ESTEEM OF NON-MAINSTREAM STUDENTS
INCREASE DIVERSIFIED STUDENT EXPOSURE
PRESERVE MINORITY GROUP CULTURE
FOSTER CHILDREN'S AUTONOMY
PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY
ENABLE STUDENTS TO SUCCEED ECONOMICALLY IN AN INTEGRATED,
MULTICULTURAL WORLD [12]
 LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS BY FREIRE

IN THE WORDS OF THE BRAZILIAN EDUCATOR AND THEORIST PAULO FREIRE, "NO ONE IS BORN
FULLY FORMED: IT IS THROUGH SELF-EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD THAT WE BECOME WHAT WE
ARE." INDEED, OUR STUDENTS OFTEN SAY THAT BY LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES,
THEY LEARNED TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

4) POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS
NOBODY Y LIBERATES NOBODY, NOBODY LIBERATES THEMSELVES ALONE: HUMAN BEINGS
LIBERATE THEMSELVES IN COMMUNION.