Category: Resources
Meister Archive: Art, Law, & Life Inside
Heyya Patrick’s readers and listeners. This is David Meister. I’m putting myself out there – drawing from over two decades of lived experience – to serve as a resource for friends and family of incarcerated individuals, and to provide raw insight into the dailies of prison life in Idaho. I’m not interested in filters, or … Continue reading “Meister Archive: Art, Law, & Life Inside”
“How To Write an Effective Prison Grievance” by David Meister, author of “Meister Manual for Prisoners’ Lawsuits”
[Published here with the author’s permission. For more of Meister’s work, visit wynwordpress.com] How to Write an Effective Prison Grievance by David Meister, author of MEISTER MANUAL For Prisoners’ Lawsuits. A grievance—a complicated complaint process imposed on incarcerated individuals who depend absolutely on their captors for even the most basic of life’s necessities. (Jails, prisons, … Continue reading ““How To Write an Effective Prison Grievance” by David Meister, author of “Meister Manual for Prisoners’ Lawsuits””
IDOC Offers Free Financial Literacy Courses to Returning Citizens, Their Spouses and the Spouses of Its Residents
Financial literacy instructor Jack Dujanovic has spent the better part of a decade educating people who are incarcerated on how to budget and invest responsibly, regardless of their level of income. He is now offering free financial literacy courses to all returning citizens, their spouses, and the spouses of anyone who is currently in custody … Continue reading “IDOC Offers Free Financial Literacy Courses to Returning Citizens, Their Spouses and the Spouses of Its Residents”
Idaho State Correctional Institution Resident Handbook (Rev. 10/20/2021)
The Idaho State Correctional Institution Resident Handbook is one of the first items issued to male prisoners as they enter Idaho’s prison system. They receive it upon arriving to the facility’s Reception and Diagnostics Unit, where it can take anywhere from days to weeks to be processed. The handbook serves as a guide through the … Continue reading “Idaho State Correctional Institution Resident Handbook (Rev. 10/20/2021)”
Free & Charitable Clinics
National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics https://nafcclinics.org/ Idaho Association of Free and Charitable Clinics https://www.idahoafcc.org Snake River Community Clinic 215 10th st., Lewiston, ID 83501 Good Samaritan Free Clinic 113 S. Apple St., Shoshone, ID 83352 Care House Clinic 1511 7th St., Nampa, ID 83651 Genesis Community Health: Caldwell 524 Cleveland Blvd. #110, Caldwell, … Continue reading “Free & Charitable Clinics”
Idaho Department of Correction Parole Hearing Interview Packet
Per IDOC Policy 602.26.01.014 (Program Management for Inmates), parole hearing interview packets are to be delivered four months prior to parole hearings. This week I watched as several arrived late, giving my neighbors just eight working days to collect all their reference letters and letters of verification; their work, treatment, scholastic and military histories; the … Continue reading “Idaho Department of Correction Parole Hearing Interview Packet”
Elected Officials
Idaho State Senators Idaho State Representatives US SENATORS: James E. Risch (R) 350 N. 9th St., Ste. 302 Boise, ID 83702 Mike Crapo (R) 252 East Front Street, Ste. 205 Boise, ID 83702 US REPRESENTATIVES: Russ Fultcher (R) First District 1520 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Michael K. Simpson (R) Second District 2084 … Continue reading “Elected Officials”
Idaho Department Of Correction
IDOC Home Page Facilities Offender Search Board of Correction Agenda and Minutes Parole Board Agenda and Minutes Commissary Accounts Inmate Communications JPay messaging Calling accounts Mail Guidelines Visitation Guidelines -Guidelines vary by facility. Select the facility to view the information COVID 19 Information https://www.idoc.idaho.gov/content/careers/covid-19 IDOC Standard Operating Procedures [CSV format friendly] 101, Absence of Administrative … Continue reading “Idaho Department Of Correction”
Spiritual
ADSN Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia PO Box 242 Pocopson, PA 19366-0242 Aleph Institute [Duplicate] 9540 Collins Ave Surfside, FL 33154-7127 American Bible Academy PO Box 1627 Joplin, MO 64802-1627 Americans United For The Separation Of Church And State 1310 L Street NW, Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20005 Anthroposophical Prison Outreach Project [duplicate] 1923 Geddes Ave … Continue reading “Spiritual”
Mental Health
Recovery in Motion 560 Shoup Ave. W. Twin Falls, ID 83301 208-712-2173 First Step 4 Life Recovery Community Center Lewiston 903 D. St. Lewiston, ID 83501 208-717-3881 First Step 4 Life Recovery Community Center Orofino 155 Main St., Suite 2 Orofino, ID 83544 208-476-3881 Gem County Recovery Community Center Emmett 115 S. McKinley Ave. Emmett, … Continue reading “Mental Health”