Advocates to protect the rights of inmates to obtain medical care, protective custody, correct time computations, and timely releases. Responds to email and snail mail inquiries on a variety of prison policy and procedure issues. Offers information and expertise to public officials, prisoners' families, and government agencies on corrections and criminal justice issues. Serves as expert witness on prisoner/family issues, capital punishment cases, time computation errors, gang violence, sexual assault/harassment, prison policy and procedure, and development of mitigation issues. Provides clemency board hearing preparation, mitigation and expert witness services, time computations, interstate compact transfer assistance, release eligibility analysis, assistance on death penalty issues, analysis of applicability of new laws to currently sentenced offenders. Sponsors litigation and/or legislation to protect or define constitutional, civil, and administrative rights and responsibilities of incarcerated people and their supporters. Researches criminal justice issues for political candidates, attorneys, agencies, and other interested groups. Serves as a watchdog agency over state prisons and county jails.