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Law & Justice
Featuring law and justice issues in reentry, critical matters hampering individuals in transition to community & that may prevent success in transition. Issues include identity & documentation, unlawful discrimination, rap sheet errors, Certificates of Relief from Disability, etc. re: housing, employment, health care, & personal well-being. Email suggestions & corrections.
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[Local Resources & Agencies][Legal Resources Online][Good Reading]
Identity: "How to Re-Establish Your Identity," short guide to obtain birth certificates, Social Security cards, New York State "Non-Driver's License," & US passports. Read here or print.
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Local Resources
Center for Dispute Settlement (CDS): 585-546-5110 & website. Alternative dispute resolution processes to resolve conflicts w/out litigation; training.
JPC, Judicial Process Commission: 285 Ormond St., Rochester, NY 14605 (one block east of Amtrak station downtown), 585-325-7727. Collaborates w/MCLAC (below), help w/rap sheets, identification documents, housing, employment, & other legal advice; case management.
The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, One West Main St., Suite. 800, 14614. 585-232-4090. Representation: family, domestic violence, housing, immigration, youth advocacy & education, law guardianships. [Contents]
Monroe County Legal Assistance Center (MCLAC), One West Main St., Rochester, NY 14614. 585-325-2520. Fax: 585-325-2559. Jason Hoge, Esq., Lead Counsel. The MCLAC Re-Entry Project assists persons reentering society & w/criminal records. Focus on "Collateral Sanctions" or "Collateral Consequences of Criminal Sanctions" as described here. Often involves applying for Certificates of Relief from Disability, &/or applying to correct &/or to seal criminal records. Mr. Hoge teaches "What Every Poverty Lawyer Must Know About trhe Criminal Justice System (Reentry)." Call for more information.
Restorative Justice. National movement, brings victims & perpetrators together; helps minimize ill effects of incarceration; maximizes possibilities for successful reentry. Partners in Restorative Justice, 111 Hillside Ave., Rochester, NY 14610; 585-473-0970; 585-473-4868 fax, formerly the Finger Lakes Restorative Justice Center. [Contents]
U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, Federal Building, 100 State St., Rochester 14614. 585-263-6810. Areas: Pretrial, presentence, & probation.
Part of U.S. District Court w/dedicated staff. Goal ensure community protection. Helps Court make informed, objective decisions; provides community-based correctional services.
Volunteer Legal Services Project, One West Main St., Rochester 14614; Shiela Gaddes, Director; 585-232-3051. Coordinates volunteer private lawyers serving low-income Monroe County residents; deals w/wide range of issues.
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Legal Resources Online
Reentry Net. Website. Legal materials on reentry & cases for attorneys, providers, & policy reform. Reentry Net/NY is the New York State clearinghouse. Browse National Research & Policy Library for hundreds of relevant documents. [Contents]
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Good Reading
Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court, by Amy Bach (NY: Metropolitan Books, 2009). Excellent, well-written legal & journalistic analysis of how "ordinary" situations & relationships, occuring frequently w/in the criminal justice system, often prevent justice from being done. Calls for legal community & public to monitor & address these performance & procedure issues. Case studies & stories brightly illuminate & humanize the problems. [Contents]
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