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Prisoners' Legal Services (formerly Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services)

Prisoners' Legal Services (formerly MCLS)

Main Program:

Prisoners' Legal Services (formerly Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services)

 Director:

Leslie Walker

 Address:

8 Winter Street, 11th floor, Boston, MA 02108

 		Main Phone:

617-482-2773

 Fax:

617-451-6383

 Website:

http://www.plsma.org
Program Description:

Prisoners' Legal Services (formerly known as Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services)was established in 1972 to provide legal services to people in Massachusetts prisons and jails.  PLS addresses problems through administrative advocacy, legislative advocacy and litigation.

 Intake Notes:

PLS accepts collect calls from prisoners and people concerned about prisoners on Monday afternoons from one to four. If Monday is a holiday phone hours are on Tuesday. Massachusetts state prisoners should call on *9004#, which is a speed dial number that is pre-approved on the PIN cards of all state prisoners. Prisoners in county jails and houses of correction should call collect on (617) 482-4124. Family members and friends of prisoners may call free from anywhere in Massachusetts on 1-800-882-1413.

 Area Served:

Statewide

 Elder Services Area:

Statewide

 Additional Information About Priorities:

PLS focuses on four issues:  health and mental health care, guard-on-prisoner violence, physical conditions of confinement, and segregation and isolation.  It does provide advice, referrals and pro se materials on matters ouside of these focus areas.  The office does not provide criminal defense services.

Languages:

Portuguese, Russian, Spanish