Mentally Disordered Offender

Criteria Guidelines for Penal Code Section 2962.

Declaration — By Melvin Macomber, Ph.D.

Re: Psych evaluations for parole suitability. This is Dr. Macomber's declaration of the requirements, appropriateness and accuracy, and current practices by psychiatrists and psychologists retained by the CDCR / BPH.

Parole Law Facts

BPH Psych Evaluation Form

Prisoner Support Directory

Prison Legal News

Is an independent 64-page monthly magazine that provides a cutting edge review and analysis of prisoner rights, court rulings and news.

The Prison Law Office

Provides free legal services to California state prisoners and occasionally to California state parolees.

CARES for Youth

Is a coalition of family, friends, and community members dedicated to establishing fair sentencing for all youth. We support one another, educate ourselves and others, seek healing for victims and communities, and mobilize to change how California treats young people.

FAMM — Families Against Mandatory Minimums

Is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization fighting for fair and proportionate sentencing laws that allow judicial discretion while maintaining public safety.

The Real Cost of Prisons Project

Brings together justice activists, artists, researchers and people directly experiencing the impact of mass criminalization to work to end mass incarceration.

CURE National

Prisons.org