Massachusetts
Legal Resources:
ACLU of Massachusetts
99 Chauncey St., Suite 310
Boston, MA 02111-1703
(617) 482-3170
Civil liberties violations; limited direct referrals.
AIDS Action Committee
131 Clarendon St.
Boston, MA 02116-5145
(617) 450-1297
Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration Services
270 Washington St.
Somerville, MA 02143-3314
(617) 625-1920
Centro Presente Inc
54 Essex St.
Cambridge, MA 02139-2699
(617) 497-9080
Immigration law.
Children's Law Center of Massachusetts, Inc.
Pro Bono Project
156 Broad St.
Lynn, MA 01901-1603
(781) 581-1977
Juvenile law.
Community Law Center
122 Boylston St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-2294
(617) 522-3003
Criminal Justice Program of the American Friends Service Committee
New England Office
2161 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 661-6130
Prisoner referrals; resources for available legal help for prisoners and ex-offenders. Newsletter available to prisoners free of charge. Services limited to Mass.
Disability Law Center Inc.
11 Beacon St., Suite 925
Boston, MA 02108-3013
(617) 723-8455
The Economic Justice Project
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
294 Washington St., Suite 443
Boston, MA 0218-4608
(617) 482-1145
Federal District Court Pro Bono Project
1 Courthouse Way, Ste 2300
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 748-9152
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)
294 Washington St., Suite 740
Boston, MA 02108-4602
(617) 426-1350
Impact litigation on civil rights and discrimination issues for lesbian and gay prisoners.
Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project
Austin Hall
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-3127 (collect, for inmates)
Representation of inmates at disciplinary and /or parole hearings
International Institute of Boston Legal Department
1 Milk St.
Boston, MA 02109-5413
(617) 695-9990
Immigration law.
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law of the Boston Bar Association
294 Washington St
Boston, MA 02108-4608
Phone: 617-482-1145
Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services, Inc.
8 Winter St.
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 482-2773
Services to MA prisoners on conditions issues, sentence calculation, parole application
and revocation, advice and referrals for disciplinary hearings and post conviction proceedings (no direct representation), transfers and visiting.
New England Innocence Project
Goodwin Procter LLP
Exchange Place
53 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR)
14 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02106-2137
(617) 742-9296
Prisoners' Assistance Project
Wallace Holohan
Northeastern University School of Law
400 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 337-3660
Represents state prisoners in parole revocation and rescission, disciplinary and parole release hearings.
Public Defender Office
44 Broomfield St.
Boston, MA 02018
(617) 488-6212
Volunteer Lawyers Project of Boston Bar Association
29 Temple Place
Boston, MA 02111-1350
(617) 423-0648
Youth Advocacy Project
Contact: Joshua Dohan
10 Malcolm X Blvd., Suite 2-1
Roxbury, MA 02119-1175
Phone: (617) 445-5640
Support Organizations:
CURE
PO Box 2310
National Capitol Station
Washington, DC 20013-2310
(202) 789-2126
Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty
PO Box 51920
Boston, MA 02205
(617) 523-3951
Education:
Prison Book Program
c/o Lucy Parsons Bookstore
1306 Hancock Street, Suite 100
Quincy, MA 02169
Southland Prison News
PO Box 339
955 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
Updated June, 2005
