Alcatraz Island - California
Alcatraz Island offers a close-up look at the site of the first lighthouse and US fort on the West Coast, an infamous federal penitentiary long off-limits to the public (and despised by inmates), and the historic 18 month occupation by Indians of All Tribes. Rich in cultural history, there is also a natural side to the Rock - gardens, tide pools, bird colonies, and bay views beyond compare.
California Legal Assistance Project
California Legal Assistance Project was formed for the purpose of educating the community

on the topic of the wrongly accused and convicted on Death row in the State of California.

There are some 650 plus men and women on Death Row, here in this state alone. It has been
shown over the last few years; that there are a great number of the wrongly convicted. Due
to the lack of money or a good legal defense, and the mis-carriage of the legal system. Far
too many have fallen into the system and lost or forgotten.

Inmate Locator

To locate an offender within the jurisdiction of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation you can call the Identification Unit at (916) 445-6713. You must provide the full name and the month, day and year of birth or CDC

FAMILYVISITING.COM
FamilyVisiting.com has been created to inform people about the CA family visiting initiative, to organize it, and to keep people updated on its progress. While the petition is not yet in circulation, we do know that we will need to gather approximately 500,000 signatures of registered California voters in a 150-day period in order to qualify it for the November, 2008 election. Folsom Prison Museum - California
Sacramento, CA

Opened in 1880, The Folsom State Prison, 23 miles outside of Sacramento, is California’s second oldest prison. Retired Folsom State guards opened the museum in the late 1980’s. The museum offers a look at torturous prison conditions in decades after the California Gold Rush populated the Sierra Nevada foothills and contains artifacts and records dating back to the 1800s. Manzanar War Relocation Center - California
Independence, CA

Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps at which Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. Located at the foot of the imposing Sierra Nevada in eastern California's Owens Valley, Manzanar has been identified as the best preserved of these camps. Old Monterey Jail - California
Monterey, CA
USA

The Old Jail, located next to Colton Hall, was constructed in 1854 and served as the City Jail until 1956. The jail was an impenetrable fortress for its inmates; no one ever escaped from the thick granite walls during its history. Pelican Bay Prison Project
This website is dedicated to the inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison in California and to their families and friends. It is meant to help us find one another for mutual support and for the support of our families. It is also meant for the prisoners themselves to speak in their own voices to the larg San Quentin Prison Museum - California
San Quentin, CA
USA

California established a State Prison system in 1851 in response to increased criminal activity brought on by the sudden influx of men seeking their fortune in the gold fields. Originally a private enterprise, a temporary prison was set up on the Waban, a 268 ton bark (ship). As it quickly became overcrowded and escapes common, building began for a permanent facility on Pt. San Quentin in 1852. The museum was founded in 1985.