Client & Family Resources
Prison Advocacy Resources
Ella Baker Center publishes “Back to Court: A Resentencing Guide for Penal Code section 1172.1 and New Sentence Enhancement Laws in California.”
The Prison Law Office strives to improve the living conditions of California state prisoners by providing free legal services. It represents individual prisoners, engages in class action and other impact-litigation, educates the public about prison conditions, and provides technical assistance to attorneys throughout the country. The office generally does not handle criminal appeals or habeas corpus petitions challenging criminal convictions.
Root & Rebound is a reentry advocacy center providing a Reentry Planning Toolkit and a Tribal Reentry Advocacy Guide.
Youth Services
Pacific Juvenile Defender Center provides resources for families involved in the juvenile justice system in California.
The Youth Law Center advocates to transform foster care and the juvenile justice systems across the nation. Its website provides resources to foster youth.
Innocence Projects
Innocence organizations provide free legal services to the wrongfully convicted and work to improve justice systems. They are independent organizations that work together. Each project is independently funded.
CDCR Resources
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is the main site for locating inmates and for learning about CDCR services. A few highlights:
Family Law Resources
For questions related to family law matters, click on this list of family law resources located in the areas served by the Fourth District Court of Appeal: Inyo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. The bar associations provide general attorney referrals, and the other organizations offer some legal services at low or no cost.