Inside-Out Alliance of Kansas, Inc.
ACLU of Kansas
The Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook
The Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook is a resource for incarcerated individuals, providing information about their legal rights, procedures, and how to navigate the legal system while in prison. It helps inmates understand their rights, learn how to file lawsuits, and address issues related to their treatment or conditions of confinement.
All inmates can request a free copy to be sent to them. Request a copy at jailhouselaw.com or contact them at:
Mailing Address:
A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual
435 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027
Email:
jlm.board.mail@gmail.com
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights and liberties of all people living in Kansas. We work in the state legislature, the courts, and local communities to ensure that those who threaten the civil liberties of Kansans are met with stark resistance. We work for policy change to expand and strengthen civil liberties, provide legal counsel, and act as an ally and an advocate for people who are denied the rights guaranteed to them by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.
It is our mission to protect and defend the constitutional rights and civil liberties of every individual in Kansas regardless of creed, race, religion, gender identification, or class. Our efforts are focused on serving and defending reproductive rights, racial justice, LGBTQ+ rights, First Amendment rights, immigrant rights, voting rights, criminal justice reform, and privacy rights.
The ACLU of Kansas protects the civil rights of segments of our population that have traditionally been marginalized, including women, people of color, lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender and queer, people, currently and formerly incarcerated people, people with disabilities, immigrants, and the poor. We defend the freedoms of all residents of Kansas without consideration of political partisanship.
PO Box 13048, Overland Park, KS 66282
913-490-4100
Legal Services for Prisoners, Inc
Attn: Bruce Hedrick
PO Box 12438
Overland Park, KS 66282
http://www.legalservicesforprisoners.org
(785) 746-7437 (Main)
Focus area/description: Has the ability to assist with post-conviction, habeas corpus, civil rights. (Cannot assist with money damages or divorce/child custody/child support cases.) In addition to the P.O. Box listed above, three other offices exist throughout the state:
LANSING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
P.O. Box 12438
Overland Park, KS 66282
(913) 727-3235 ext. 57385
EL DORADO CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
P.O. Box 311
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 321-7284
TOPEKA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
2029 SW Western Ave
Topeka, KS 66604
Project for Innocence and Post-Conviction Remedies
Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence & Post-Conviction Remedies
The Defender Project was founded at KU Law in 1965 by former Professor Paul E. Wilson to help prisoners who otherwise might not receive legal representation. In 2008, the Project was renamed in Wilson’s honor. The project’s representation extends to both district and appellate court litigation at the state and federal level.
Students in the clinic represent state and federal prisoners in appellate and post-conviction litigation in state and federal courts, including:
Conducting fact investigations
Locating and working with expert witnesses
Creating case strategy
Drafting pleadings
Filing motions
Preparing appellate briefs
Participating in district court hearings and appellate arguments
Since 2008, students in the Project have won more than 70 direct appeals, constitutional challenges and actual innocence cases. Students in the Project have helped free three wrongfully convicted Kansans since 2015. The Project gets more than 200 letters a year from inmates seeking assistance.
https://law.ku.edu/academics/hands-on-learning/clinics/project-innocence
Jean Phillips
Director, Project for Innocence
Clinical Professor of Law
phillips@ku.edu
785-864-5571
We the Action:
Non-profit Defense
We The Action connects non-profit organizations needing free legal support with a vast network of volunteer lawyers who offer their expertise to advance causes related to civil rights, voting rights, immigrant defense, and more. The organization functions as a platform, enabling lawyers to find and volunteer for legal projects with various nonprofits, ranging from startups reviewing documents to advocacy groups conducting legal research.