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Action for Prisoners Families |
| Action for Prisoners Families promotes the just treatment of prisoners families by the prison system and society across the UK. It encourages the development of, and acts as a voice for, organisations providing support to these families.
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Advice Now |
| Advicenow is an independent, not-for-profit website providing accurate, up-to-date information on rights and legal issues.
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Bridging The Gap |
| Bridging the Gap (BTG) is a registered charity which aims to help discharged prisoners settle back into the community. |
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Careers London - Directory of services for offenders in London |
| Offender Learning and Skills Service directory of specialist organisations in London that help offenders |
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Citizens Advice Bureau |
| Adviceguide is the online CAB service that provides independent advice on your rights. Includes an excellent factsheets section which is regularly updated with the latest information for former offenders
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Clinks Working with Offenders Directory |
| The Working with Offenders Directory is a searchable database of organisations that provide services to offenders and/or their families. The directory can be used to find organisations working in your area in order to forge partnerships and share good practice. Listing your organisation is free of charge, and enables you to advertise your services to directory users, including prison and probation services, commissioners, other voluntary sector organisations, and offenders. Start your search, or list your organisation’s details at: www.workingwithoffenders.org |
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CourtroomAdvice |
| CourtroomAdvice was formed to offer a unique reference point on comprehensive guidance on appearing in court. CourtroomAdvice was created to provide information about the legal process, and is intended to help individuals who have questions about going to court. Whether you're a witness, claimant, defendant or juror you are likely to be apprehensive about attending court. Procedures and formalities in court can vary widely depending on the nature of the hearing and the type of court. |
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Emailaprisoner |
| Email a Prisoner offers a service that enables you to send messages to prisoners in the UK from any computer without all the hassles of writing and posting a letter for less cost than a first class stamp. |
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Frontline - Criminal Justice System |
| This site contains information and guidance for people working in the CJS. During 2008, it will be developed to provide a single source for guidance, best practice and news affecting criminal justice practitioners. |
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insideinformation |
| This service is designed to help prisoners their friends and family members and anyone working in a prison related industry or service. The website has been designed with input from former prisoners. It includes information kindly supplied directly by each prison and the respective organisations whose service details are provided. Behind the scenes a team is working to add more information as it arrives and is checked. By the end of July we expect the vast majority to have been checked and uploaded. All information will then be checked and updated on an ongoing basis to ensure it is all as up to date as possible. |
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Liberty |
| Liberty is a leading human rights and civil liberties organisations. It was founded as the National Council for Civil Liberties in 1934 and has campaigned for equal rights for over 70 years.
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Muslim Youth Helpline |
| The Muslim Youth Helpline is a confidential email and telephone support service which can help Muslim prisoners with problems they may face in prison. |
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Nacro |
| The Nacro vision is a safer society where everyone belongs, human rights are respected and preventing crime means tackling social exclusion and re-integrating those who offend. Look here for information on disclosure. They also have a resettlement helpline. |
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Prison Advice & Care Trust (PACT) |
| The Prison Advice & Care Trust (pact) is an independent charity which supports people affected by imprisonment. They work with children and families of prisoners, and with prisoners inside and on release. They want a safer, more humane society. |
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Prison Chat UK (PCUK) |
| An online community for people who have a loved one in custody. |
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Prisoner Action Net |
| PrisonerActionNet helps organisations to strengthen identity and belonging in prisoners and ex-offenders. The site is supported financially by the Monument Trust, one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, and is based on research conducted by Lemos&Crane in conjunction with CLINKS, the national membership body for voluntary and community organisations in the criminal justice system. |
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Prisoner Location Service |
| If you wish to trace someone who you believe is in prison custody but do not know his or her exact whereabouts the Prisoner Location Service can help you. |
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Prisoners Families Helpline |
| The Prisoners Families Helpline is a free and confidential service for anyone who is affected by the imprisonment of a close family member or friend. The Helpline is a consortium of 3 organisations and co-ordinated by Action for Prisoners Families |
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Stop It Now! Helpline |
| Stop it Now! UK & Ireland is a campaign, managed by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, which aims to prevent child sexual abuse by raising awareness and encouraging early recognition and responses to the problem by abusers themselves and those close to them |
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String of Pearls |
| Giving a voice to people with a loved one inside. |
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