ATI/Reentry Coalition Members
Legal Defense Providers
Other Nonprofits Working in Criminal Justice
Government Agencies

ATI/Reentry Coalition Members

Center for Community Alternatives (CCA)
http://www.communityalternatives.org
CCA is an organization that advocates community-based alternatives to incarceration.

Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)
http://www.ceoworks.org
CEO is an agency that provides employment services to people with criminal records.

Education & Assistance Corporation, NYC TASC & Mental Health Programs (EAC)
http://www.eacinc.org
EAC is a not-for-profit agency providing a broad array of educational, vocational, counseling, mediation and intervention services.

Fortune Society
http://www.fortunesociety.org
The Fortune Society is a non-profit that offers a number of services to formerly incarcerated persons.

Legal Action Center (LAC)
http://www.lac.org
A non-profit public interest law firm and policy organization, LAC specializes in fighting discrimination against and protecting the rights of people with alcohol or drug problems, HIV/AIDS or criminal records.

Osborne Association
http://www.osborneny.org
The Osborne Association is an agency that offers opportunities for individuals who have been in conflict with the law to transform their lives through innovative, effective, and replicable programs that serve the community by reducing crime and its human and economic costs.

Women's Prison Association (WPA)
http://www.wpaonline.org
WPA is a service and advocacy organization committed to helping women with criminal justice histories realize new possibilities for themselves and their families.


Legal Defense Providers

Brooklyn Defender Services
http://www.bds.org

Bronx Defenders
http://www.bronxdefenders.org

Legal Aid Society
http://www.legal-aid.org
The Legal Aid Society provides free legal aid to New Yorkers living at or below the poverty line.

Neighborhood Defender Service
http://www.ndsny.org

New York County Defender Services
http://www.nycds.org

New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division Assigned Counsel Plan (18b)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/dmh/dmh.shtml

Youth Represent
http://www.youthrepresent.org
Youth Represent utilizes a holistic, client-centered model of legal representation and advocacy for youth age 24 and under in New York City. It provides defender representation and addresses other legal issues that may stem from a young person's involvement in the criminal justice system.


Other Nonprofits Working in Criminal Justice

Center for Court Innovation
http://www.courtinnovation.org
CCI is a New York based organization seeking to improve the performance of the court system.

The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
http://www.cjcj.org/index.php
An agency established to create humane and balanced juvenile and criminal justice policies through direct service, technical assistance, and policy research.

The Correctional Association of New York
http://www.correctionalassociation.org
A private, non-profit criminal justice policy and advocacy organization, the Correctional Association of NY works to create a fair, efficient and humane criminal justice system.

Exalt Youth
http://www.exaltyouth.org
Exalt is an organization that specializes in serving the needs of court-involved youths.

Family and Corrections Network
http://www.fcnetwork.org
FCN is devoted to the families of prisoners in order to help the criminal justice system become more oriented towards family assistance. The site provides access to information for families, parenting programs, keep-in-touch and visiting programs, and prison marriage programs.

Justice Policy Institute
http://www.justicepolicy.org
Justice Policy Institute is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce society's reliance on the use of incarceration as a solution to social problems.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
http://www.criminaljustice.org/public.nsf/FreeForm/PublicWelcome?OpenDocument
NACDL is an organization of the nation's criminal defense lawyers that seeks to ensure justice, fair treatment, and due process for those that are accused of a crime. The site provides defendants and their attorneys with information, current events, event schedules, and other resources.

National Council on Crime and Delinquency
http://www.nccd-crc.org
National Council on Crime and Delinquency is a nonprofit organization which promotes effective, humane, fair and economically sound solutions to family, community and justice problems.

New York City Criminal Justice Agency
http://www.nycja.org
NYCJA is a not-for-profit corporation that provides pretrial services for New York City's Criminal Courts.

The Real Cost Of Prisons Project
http://www.realcostofprisons.org
The Real Cost of Prisons Project works to strengthen and deepen the organizing capacity of people and communities struggling to end mass incarceration. Resources include a website with useful up-to-date research, books. links, RCPP-created materials, and a daily blog of news fucusing on mass incarceration at http://www.realcostofprisons.org/blog

Reentry Net/NY
http://www.reentry.net/ny
Reentry Net/NY is a support network and information clearing house on reentry from jail and prison and the civil consequences of criminal proceedings.

The Sentencing Project
http://www.sentencingproject.org
The Sentencing Project is an advocacy group that promotes reforms in sentencing laws and practices.

Vera Institute of Justice
http://www.vera.org
Vera is an independent, non-partisan, nonprofit center for justice policy and practice.


Government Agencies

New York City Center for Economic Opportunity
http://www.nyc.gov/ceo

New York City Department of Correction
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doc/home.html

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/home.html

New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
http://www.nyc.gov/dycd

New York City Department of Probation
http://www.nyc.gov/html/prob/home.html

New York State Office of Children and Family Services
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us

New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives
http://dpca.state.ny.us

U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA

U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org
This federal site provides information on conferences, funding opportunities, new publications, and other data related to juvenile delinquency.

New York City Courts
http://www.nycourts.gov

New York County District Attorney's Office
http://www.manhattanda.org

Bronx County District Attorney's Office
http://bronxda.nyc.gov

Kings County District Attorney's Office
http://www.brooklynda.org

The Center for Mental Health Services' National GAINS Center
http://www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov
The National GAINS Co-Occurring Disorders and Justice Center is an agency that provides assistance to help communities design and implement systems of mental health and substance abuse services for individuals in the criminal justice system.