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Access to Justice Foundation |
| The Access to Justice Foundation has been established to receive and distribute additional financial resources that will help to get free of charge (pro bono) legal assistance to those who need it most |
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Association of Prison Lawyers |
| The Association of Prison Lawyers (APL) was formed by a group of specialist prison lawyers in 2008 to represent the interests and views of practitioners in prison law. We are not a prisoners' rights group and links to excellent organisations carrying out that work can be found via our links here. |
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Bar Pro Bono Unit |
| The Bar Pro Bono Unit is a charity which helps to find pro bono (free) legal assistance from volunteer barristers |
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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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Community Legal Service Direct |
| Provides free information, help and advice on a range of common legal issues including advice about benefits, tax credits, housing, employment, education or debt problems. |
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Contact Law |
| They operate a free service which puts you in contact with legal advice specialising in your area. Call free on T: 0800 157 600 |
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Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) |
| The Criminal Cases Review Commission is the independent public body set up to investigate possible miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Commission assesses whether convictions or sentences should be referred to the Court of Appeal. |
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Detention Advice Centre |
| DAS is a small charity founded in 1994 to provide advice, support and information to those detained or threatened with detention. We also provide second tier advice services to those whose work brings them into contact with detainees. We have a Quality Mark from the Legal Services Commission and are registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner. Our services are provided free of charge. We regularly visit prisons in and around London. If we have clients at any of these sites we can offer an in depth casework service. We can look at the problems caused by their detention and see what options are available. We liaise with solicitors, friends family and other agencies involved in the case. We also refer clients on to others as appropriate (e.g. solicitors, community groups, other advice agencies). For those detainees and other prisoners at sites that we do not visit, we can assist via the post or telephone. |
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Free Representation Unit |
| The Free Representation Unit (FRU) was founded in 1972 and is a registered charity. We provide legal advice, case preparation and advocacy in tribunal cases for those who could not otherwise obtain legal support, for want of personal means or public funding. To provide this service we train volunteer law students and legal professionals in the early stages of their career in the skills required to give confident and competent support for the rights of others. All FRU's representatives are volunteers who are trained by FRU and work under the supervision of our case workers. |
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How to Appeal - by JUSTICE |
| JUSTICE have put together a very useful document which explains the procedure of appeal in the criminal justice system |
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Howard League for Penal Reform Young Persons Helpline |
| The Advice Line, live since 2004, has been used by children up to the age of eighteen in Young Offender Institutions, Secure Training Centres and Local Authority Secure Childrens Homes, and is accessible three days a week. Dedicated lawyers answer or investigate legal issues arising from the individuals period in detention. Since December 2006 the Legal Advice Line has also been available to young adults in custody and a dedicated lawyer has been appointed to work with this age group. We are the only organisation in England and Wales to provide a specialist legal service to 18 to 21 year olds in prison. |
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Innocence Network UK |
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The Innocence Network UK (INUK) is the co-ordinating organisation for member Innocence Projects based in UK universities. |
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INNOCENT |
| INNOCENT is a Manchester-based organisation which supports and campaigns for innocent people in prison.
INNOCENT is made up of families, friends and supporters of wrongly convicted prisoners who have come together in order to help each other. It is an independent organisation. |
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INQUEST |
| INQUEST is a charity that provides a free advice service to bereaved people on
contentious deaths and their investigation with a particular focus on deaths in custody.
Casework also informs our research, parliamentary, campaigning and policy work. |
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Inside Time : Find a Solicitor |
| Inside Time has a very useful database of solicitors for prison law and other criminal matters |
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Law Centres |
| Law Centres can help with legal advice on welfare, discrimination, housing and criminal justice matters. |
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Law Centres - where to find them |
| A list of all of the Law Centres that are available |
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Law Society - Find a Solicitor |
| This section contains the Law Societys searchable database to help you find a solicitor, advice on what to expect, guides to common legal problems and what to do if things go wrong |
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LawWorks |
| LawWorks is the operating name of the Solicitors Pro Bono Group (SPBG) - an independent charity with a mission to support, promote and encourage a commitment to pro bono across the solicitors profession |
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Legal Complaints Service |
| The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) investigates complaints about solicitors. We handle over 300 calls a day on a range of legal complaints. We have a dedicated staff of 390 helping you to resolve your complaint. |
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Legal Services Ombudsman |
| Zahida Manzoor CBE is the Legal Services Ombudsman for England and Wales. She is independent of the legal profession and a non lawyer. She derives her powers from the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990. In creating the role of Ombudsman, it was Parliament’s intention to protect the interests of the consumers of legal services – clients, and members of the public. She does this by ensuring that the professional bodies conduct fair, thorough and efficient investigations of complaints about their members. |
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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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Prisoners Advice Service |
| PAS provides free legal advice and information to prisoners in England and Wales regarding their rights, the application of the Prison Rules and conditions of imprisonment. It does not deal with appeals against conviction or sentence. |
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ProBonoUK |
| If you are a member of the public, ProBonoUK assists you to find free legal help and assistance |
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Release |
| In 1967 Release established the first ever national drugs help line. Maintaining its pivotal role in the drugs and legal advice field, it now operates a number of specialist services. |
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Reprieve |
| Reprieve provides frontline investigation and legal representation to prisoners denied justice by powerful governments across the world, especially those governments that should be upholding the highest standards when it comes to fair trials. |
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Solicitors.co.uk |
| Their aim is to help you find experienced solicitors online and put you in touch with them quickly so you can begin to receive legal advice without delay |
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Treasury Solicitors Department |
| The Treasury Solicitor's Department serves the public by providing legal services to central government departments and other publicly funded bodies in England and Wales and by collecting bona vacantia on behalf of the Crown. It is the largest legal team in the Government Legal Service |
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