Resources
Browse our parole resource library featuring educational and legal parole resources for advocates and justice-impacted people. The materials found here are NPTP-created or created by our partner organizations.
Realizing Release 2024: Parole Advocacy and the Fight for Decarceration (opens in a new tab)
In September 2024, over 100 individuals joined us at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law for an engaging two-day event focused on parole advocacy and the ongoing fight for decarceration. The plenaries and workshops from that convening are included in this playlist.
Guide to Investigating Parole in Your State (opens in a new tab)
This guide is intended to help you assess the current state of parole in your jurisdiction, identify the problems, and begin to think about ways to fix them through targeted litigation. Accordingly, this guide will be most useful for advocates whose ultimate goal is litigation, or who are already in active litigation about parole. Download the Guide Download the guide here.
Alabama: Movement-Building Toward Parole Reform (opens in a new tab)
The MacArthur Justice Center’s National Parole Transformation Project hosted a virtual teach-in, focusing on key issues and challenges within Alabama’s parole system and how to advance parole reform in the state.
Mississippi Parole Pro Se Preparation Guide (opens in a new tab)
The purpose of this guide is to help parole-eligible people and their supporters prepare for review by the Mississippi Parole Board. Chapters 1-4 of this guide provide an overview of the parole process and the different forms of parole review. Chapters 5-7 discuss what to do after your parole review, frequently asked questions, and additional resources.
