Legal Services - Prisoner Re-entry 

http://www.lsnjlaw.org/english/courts/statecourts/municipal/cyr/index.cfm 

Explanation of the expungement process. Forms are available only by order for $15.

http://www.lsnjlaw.org/espanol/crimenes/borrarantecedentes/index.cfm 

Esta guía le explicará el proceso de borrar sus expedientes penales, pero los formularios a los cuales este documento refiere están disponibles sólo en la edición impresa. Si quiere una copia de este manual, la puede obtener pagando $15, lo cual incluye el costo de envío. 

https://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwewh/org/7676154.html 

Provides legal advice, referrals, and some court order preparation for low-income clients. Income proof is required. $3 for legal advice.

Address:  Hall of Records, Room 118, 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102 

Contact:  (973) 622-1513

http://www.lsnj.org/directory.htm#essex 

Aims to provide full access to civic legal aid for economically disadvantaged people who cannot secure a lawyer on their own.

http://www.lsnj.org/hotline.htm 

Provides legal information, advice, and referral to low-income residents of New Jersey with civil legal problems (criminal cases are referred). Hotline service is free for those deemed financially eligible.

http://www.state.nj.us/defender/ 

Provides constitutionally mandated representation for adults or juveniles charged with criminal offenses who are unable to afford private lawyers. Must be deemed eligible for public defender services by the court.

http://www.volunteerlawyersnj.org/relese.htm

"Organized through a collaboration among Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s Office, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, and other organizations, and with the support of community based organizations, local law firms, IOLTA and the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, ReLeSe matches clients with volunteer attorneys to handle issues most commonly encountered by recently incarcerated individuals but not handled by existing legal services programs. Referrals to the program are made by local service providers that work with the reentry population, as well as by Newark City Hall. All assistance is provided free of charge....ReLeSe does not accept self-referrals. If you are in need of assistance, call (973) 645-0022 or email relese@vlinj.org to be referred to a partner organization which will screen you for eligibility."  See also the publications of this program at http://www.njisj.org/publications.html .

http://pshlc.org/ 

Legal resources for pro se litigants (people wanting to represent themselves in a court of law).

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