Prisoner and family support
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SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS OR EX-PRISONERS
PAS provides legal advice and information to prisoners in England and Wales regarding their rights, the application of the Prison Rules and conditions of imprisonment.
PET is a charity that works over 125 prisons to help prisoners achieve their full potential through learning.
The Prison Phoenix Trust supports prisoners around the UK and the Republic of Ireland through teaching, workshops, correspondence, books and newsletters for yoga and mediation.
Women in Prison supports and campaigns for women offenders and ex-offenders. They assist women with advice on housing, education, mental health, legal rights, work, benefits, debt, domestic violence, and more.
Working Chance is a charity that supports women with criminal convictions through employment and training.
New Bridge creates links between the offender and the community. New Bridge offers a wide range of programmes to help prisoners keep in touch with the outside world and prepare themselves to re-join it.
SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF PRISONERS OR EX-PRISONERS
The Prison Advice & Care Trust (Pact) is a charity which supports people affected by imprisonment, providing practical and emotional support to prisoners’ children and families, and to prisoners themselves. They have a free confidential helpline for prisoners’ families and friends which you can call on 0808 808 3444.
POPS aims to provide a variety of services to support anyone who has a link with someone in prison, prisoners and other agencies.
Children Heard and Seen support children, young people and their families who are impacted by parental imprisonment. They offer 1:1 support, mentors for children, group activities and arts and music based therapy to children who are facing the shame and stigma that is attached to having a parent in prison. You can call 07557339258 to speak to someone.