Youth Empowerment Project
Connections: A guide for formerly incarcerated people in New York city.
A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual
The Alliance of Families for Justice provides free behavioral and mental health therapists for youths in New York.
If you or someone you know is interested, please call our office at 347-973-0580.
The New York Public Library publishes "Connections" every year with updated information. It is a fantastic source of information about various community based organizations that provide reentry services.
You can access the 2026 edition here.
"A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual (JLM) is a handbook of legal rights and procedures designed for use by people in prison. Since publication of the First Edition in 1978, tens of thousands of prisoners in institutions across the country have used A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual to exercise their legal rights."
You can access the entire 13th edition online here:
http://jlm.law.columbia.edu/viewprevioused/
You can also order a hard copy.
For incarcerated people and their family members:
The JLM 13th Edition main volume is $30. The Immigration & Consular Access Supplement is $15. Shipping is included in the price. Prices and availability may be subject to change.
