The Consequences of Criminal Charges: A People's Guide This manual provides basic information about some of the many consequences of criminal charges,
arrest, and incarceration in New York State. You will find information and materials geared towards helping you understand these consequences and strategies for preventing or overcoming them. Subtopics covered include: Encounters With the Police, Civic Participation (including voting rights and jury service), Employment, Family, Public Benefits, Student Loans, Financial Impact, Housing, Immigration, Criminal Records, and Certificates of Rehabilitation.
By: Bronx Defenders and Reentry.net/NY
Beyond Going Home: From Reentry to Reintegration Provides tips on successful reintegration after release from prison. It highlights essential steps for a successful reentry including establishing a positive relationship with Parole officer; building positive relationships; getting involved in community activities; and meeting the challenge of obtaining employment.
By: Center for Community Alternatives
Collateral Consequences Calculator
(Separate Website)
A calculator designed as an aid to legal research for judges, attorneys and legal academics. It can provide a preliminary overview of the collateral consequences associated with sections of the New York State Penal Law, and can be used as a way of seeing the big picture and beginning the process of determining the varied consequences of criminal charges.
By: Columbia Law School
Preparing for the incarceration of a loved one
(Separate Website)
This guide will cover issues such as the options a relative has for caring for the child of an incarcerated loved one, options a pregnant woman has when she is incarcerated, how families can keep in touch while a loved is incarcerated, and much more.
By: LIFT
Reentry Readiness Manual
(Separate Website)
This manual ask ten questions that help determine if an individual is adequately prepared for a successful community reentry and provides guidance on how to be better prepared.
By: Center for Behavioral Services and Criminal Justice Research at Rutgers University
Back to School: A Guide to Continuing Your Education after Prison
(Separate Website)
This guide walks individuals through the process of setting educational goals and getting organized; enrolling in programs that best suits her/his needs; and receiving assistance to pay for college. The guide also contains a directory of people and agencies that can provide individuals with more information and support on the process.
By: The Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College
New York City Department of Correction Inmate Look-Up
(Separate Website)
Use this website to locate currently or formerly incarcerated persons within the New York City Jail system.
By: NYC Department of Correction
Department of Correctional Services Inmate Population Search
(Separate Website)
Use this website to locate individuals who are currently incarcerated, or who were formerly incarcerated, in New York State.
By: Department of Correctional Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
The Survival Guide to the NYC Child Welfare System: A Workbook for Parents by Parents
(Separate Website)
This workbook gives detailed information on the child welfare system, including who are the agencies and other players involved, how children enter foster care and how you can get them home again, how parent's rights are terminated, and other related matters. You can click on each section to learn more about a particular subject.
By: Child Welfare Organizing Project
Read this in:
Chinese / 中文
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Spanish / Español
Understanding Foster Care
This booklet contains important information about foster care, including what foster care is, how a child gets placed in foster care, your rights and responsibilities when your child is in foster care and the agency's duties to you, service plan reviews, getting your children back, and court.
By: National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
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Spanish / Español
Keeping the Family Tree Intact through Kinship Care
(Separate Website)
Detailed information on kinship care and adoption, including what public assistance programs might be able to provide help.
By: Adoption.com
The Administration for Children's Services Early Permanency Planning Program (EPP) for HIV+ Parents
(Separate Website)
If you are a parent who is ill and may need someone to care for your child or children soon, this fact sheet can explain some of your legal options for planning for your child(ren)'s care.
By: South Brooklyn Legal Services (A Program of Legal Services NYC)
Becoming a Legal Guardian in New York State
(Separate Website)
This booklet explains what a legal guardian is, why a parent may want to appoint a legal guardian for his or her child, and who can become a legal guardian. This booklet also explains the process of appointing a guardian.
By: Cross-Borough Collaboration (inMotion and the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project)
Read this in:
Chinese / 中文
,
French / Français
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German / Deutsch
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Italian / italiano
,
Japanese / 日本語
,
Korean / 한국어
,
Portuguese / português
,
Spanish / Español
Child Support
(Separate Website)
This guide answers questions that a non-custodial parent might have about child support.
All of the information is helpful for custodial and non-custodial parents.
By: Legal Information for Families Today
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Chinese / 中文
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French / Français
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Hebrew / עברית
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Korean / 한국어
,
Russian / Pусский
,
Spanish / Español
Services and support available to former inmates and their families
Coming home: A Family's Guide to Reunification (Separate Website)
If your family member will soon be released from prison the New York State Department of Correctional Services and the Division of Parole developed a checklist of items that are important for you to review prior to the time that your family member returns home.
By: NYS Division of Parole
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Spanish / Español
The Bronx Reentry & Resource Directory for Returning Residents and Families A comprehensive guide to reentry and related services in the Bronx. The directory is divided into several categories, including the following services: administrative and comprehensive, clothing, educational, employment, family, food pantry, health and wellness, housing, legal, mental health, substance abuse, and support groups.
By: The Bronx Reentry Working Group
Connections 2012 and the Job Search
(Separate Website)
This guide is for formerly incarcerated people to learn the various steps involved in hunting for work. It discusses job interviewing and resume writing, preparation in prison, avoiding job discrimination as a formerly incarcerated individual, and telling the truth about your conviction(s) on a job application. It also lists many helpful organizations that can help with all kinds of problems.
By: The New York Public Library
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
I do not speak English, what is my right to receive information in my language?
Video: How to Work with Interpreters
(Separate Website)
In this video, you will learn some basic tips that will allow you to communicate effectively and easily through an interpreter with a person who doesn't speak your language.
By: Legal Services of New Jersey
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Complaints About Attorneys
(Separate Website)
If you have a complaint against an attorney, you may contact the Attorney Disciplinary / Grievance Committee. The office you need to contact depends upon the location of your lawyer's office. Click for more information.
By: New York State Unified Court System
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