Resources for Family and Friends -

 

Prisoner Re-entry 

 

For Family and Friends

 

Centerforce

http://www.centerforce.org/index.cfm 

California-based organization that aims to strengthen individuals and families affected by incarceration through a comprehensive system of education and support. Web site offers information for ex-prisoners and their families, including links to online chat groups for families and friends and tips on how to prepare children for prison visitations.

 

Family & Corrections Network

http://www.fcnetwork.org/main.html 

Offering information and networking for organizations and individuals working with families and children of prisoners.

 

Family Connections / Family Reunification, Outreach, & Foster Care Services

http://www.familyconnectionsnj.org/services-familyreunification.html 

Reunity House provides family therapy, parenting skills training, peer support, recreation, and therapeutic supervised visitation program for families separated due to abuse or neglect.

Address:  122 Irvington Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079

Contact:  (973) 763-2158

 

Families of Prisoners

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/families_of_prisoners/ 

Online group that connects individuals and groups fighting for prisoners' and families' rights.

 

Newark Emergency Services for Families

http://www.nesfnj.org

Housing, health, and other emergency support is available from this organization.

Address:  982 Broad St., Newark, NJ 07102

Phone:  973-643-5727

 

Locating a Correctional Facility

 

Correctional Facilities / The Corrections Connection

http://www.corrections.com/links/show/5 

Directory of correctional facilites by state. Includes listings regional and federal facilites.

 

Correctional Institutions and Addresses / New Jersey Department of Corrections

http://www.state.nj.us/corrections/contact_us/cia.html 

Table of the 14 major correctional facilities in New Jersey, their administrators, and inmate population numbers, with hyperlinks to individual facilities' Web sites.

 

Federal Prison Facilities / Federal Bureau of Prisons

http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityLoc 

View maps of federal facilities by region or search by facility name, state, and/or type.

 

Locating an Inmate

 

Inmate Locator / Federal Bureau of Prisons

http://www.bop.gov/inmate_locator/index.jsp 

Locate a federal inmate (from 1982 to present) by name or ID number. Website also includes general information on visiting a federal inmate and how to locate inmates incarcerated before 1982.

 

Inmate Locator / The Corrections Connection

http://www.corrections.com/links/show/20 

Links to state inmate locators.

 

New Jersey Superior Court Criminal Conviction Records

http://php.app.com/njsent/search.php

Search by name, county of conviction, type of crime, or sentencing judge.

 

Offender Search Form / New Jersey Department of Corrections

https://www6.state.nj.us/DOC_Inmate/inmatefinder?i=I 

Search for inmates in state facilities by SBI number, name, sex, alias, physical description, facility, or birth date and age. Some photos available.

 

Parole Eligibility / NJ State Parole Board

http://www.state.nj.us/parole

Links to weekly parole eligibility notices by county, an explanation of parole calculation, and an overview of the process of parole in New Jersey.

 

Population/Active Charge Report / Hunterdon County Department of Public Safety, Corrections Division

http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/911/jail/inmates.htm

Continually updated list of inmates in the Hunterdon County jail, description of charges, bail, and sentence (if applicable).

 

Prison Search / Ancestor Hunt

http://www.ancestorhunt.com/prison_search.htm 

Locate inmates in state correctional facilities. This Web page is a collection of links to each state's Department of Corrections Inmate Locators and other free search engines. 

 

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