Know Your Rights: Prisoners’ Rights

Learn more here about your right to be protected against discrimination and abuse in prison and what to do if your rights are violated. The law is always evolving. If you have access to a prison law library, it is a good idea to research new developments.

Connect with these organizations for more information on your rights and actions you can take.

ACLU of North Dakota: Handles prison-conditions cases and civil-liberties violations. Does not provide post-conviction assistance or research services to prisoners.

• Contact: Intake Department Mail: P.O. Box 1190, Fargo, ND 58107
• Phone: 701-478-9924
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: aclund.org/get-help

Innocence Project at UND Law: Investigates wrongful convictions for incarcerated prisoners.

• Contact: Professor Steven Morrison
• Address: UND School of Law 215 Centennial Drive, Stop 9003, Grand Forks, N.D. 58202
• Phone: 701-777-2104

Legal Services of North Dakota, Inc.: Legal Services of North Dakota is a non-profit organization, providing legal assistance in a variety of matters to low-income and elderly North Dakotans.

• Address: P.O. Box 1893, Bismarck, ND 58502-1893
• Phone: 800-634-5263
• Website: legalassist.org

State Bar Association of North Dakota Lawyer Referral and Information Services

• Phone: 866-450-9579

Exoneration Project: Works to correct wrongful convictions only in cases where the accused is innocent of the crimes charged, meaning they did not commit the crime(s) and had no involvement in the crime(s). Does not take cases where the claim is an affirmative defense, such as consensual sex and self-defense.

• Contact: Intake Department Mail: 311 N. Aberdeen St, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60607
• Website: exonerationproject.org
• Email: [email protected]