Community Resources.

Providing the wider community with resources and information to get involved in the movement to end mass incarceration.

Info sheets

This document provides information on food insecurity resources available within the Columbia community and across New York City. These programs can help connect you with free or low-cost food, nutrition support, and other essential services.

Download here.


This document provides information on housing and health resources available within the Columbia community and across New York City.

Download here.


This document provides career and education resources available within the Columbia community and across New York City. We are here to support you in your next step, and these resources are just a start. 

Download here.


This document provides information on writing opportunities and contests for people impacted by the justice system.

Download here (Updated March 2026).


Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual (JLM) is a handbook of legal rights and procedures designed for use by currently incarcerated people. Since publication of the First Edition in 1978, tens of thousands of people in institutions across the country have used A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual to exercise their legal rights.

Download here (13th edition).