England (2 folders), n.d., 1988-1992

This series documents the Crime and Justice Foundation and its predecessors, from the founding of the New England Society for the Suppression of Vice in 1878 and the founding of the Massachusetts Prison Association in 1889 until the merger of the Crime and Justice Foundation into Community Resources for Justice in 1999. The subseries are ordered chronologically from the founding dates of each organization. Records for the New England Society for the Suppression of Vice, New England Watch and Ward Society, New England Citizens Crime Commission, Massachusetts Council on Crime and Delinquency, and Massachusetts Council on Crime and Correction are arranged in a single chronological subseries, and records for the Massachusetts Prison Association, John Howard Industrial Home for Discharged Prisoners and John Howard Society, Friends of Prisoners, and United Prison Association are arranged in a single alphabetical series.

A. New England Society for the Suppression of Vice / New England Watch and Ward Society / New England Citizens Crime Commission / Massachusetts Council on Crime and Delinquency / Massachusetts Council on Crime and Correction: This subseries documents the organization from its founding in 1878 through several name changes, until its merger into the Crime and Justice Foundation in 1975. The New England Society for the Suppression of Vice became the New England Watch and Ward Society in 1891, the New England Citizens Crime Commission in 1957, and the Massachusetts Council on Crime and Correction in 1967. The subseries contains annual reports, publications, newsletters, bylaws, and obituaries of notable members of the organization.

B. United Prison Association and Predecessors: This subseries documents the United Prison Association from 1940 until 1967 (when its name changed to the Massachusetts Correctional Association), as well as the three organizations active before 1940 that consolidated into the United Prison Association: the Massachusetts Prison Association, John Howard Industrial Home for Discharged Prisoners and John Howard Society, and Friends of Prisoners. Records of the Massachusetts Prison Association, founded in 1889, consist mainly of publications on correctional topics. Records of the John Howard Industrial Home and John Howard Society include financial statements, reports, and minutes from meetings of the membership; the John Howard Society maintained separate financial records for several years after the United Prison Association merger, which remain with the Society's pre-merger records. Records of Friends of Prisoners, a women's organization that supported women prisoners, include newspaper clippings and publications; the United Prison Association's committee for women prisoners continued to use the "Friends of Prisoners" name after the merger and this committee's records are grouped with those of the independent organization. The records of the United Prison Association contain annual reports, board meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, financial statements, newspaper clippings, and master's theses written about the organization's work. Several documents were damaged in a 1975 fire.

C. Massachusetts Correctional Association: This subseries documents the organization from 1967 until 1975, when it merged with the Massachusetts Council on Crime and Correction. These records include annual reports, board meeting minutes, bylaws, correspondence, publications, financial statements, and newspaper clippings. Also included are records relating to the 1975 merger of the Massachusetts Correctional Association and the Massachusetts Council on Crime and Correction, and to the 1975 fire at the building on Joy Street where the two organizations had consolidated their offices in preparation for the merger.

D. Crime and Justice Foundation: This subseries documents the organization from 1975, when it was formed through the merger of two other organizations, until 1999, when the Crime and Justice Foundation merged with Massachusetts Half-Way Houses, Inc. to form Community Resources for Justice. The materials include annual meeting records, reports, financial statements, bylaws, board and committee meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, publications, strategic planning files, and records pertaining to the 1999 merger. Also present are records relating to work performed by the Crime and Justice Foundation on a contract basis for other organizations. These materials include assessments, records of monitoring the Deer Island correctional facility for compliance with regulations, and records relating to the organization's monitoring and management of day reporting centers.