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Helplines providing advice and support to the families of people in prison - including the Prisoners' Families Helpline
Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer
Letters You can contact a prisoner by writing to them. Write the person’s…
Prisoners are not allowed to access social networking websites (such as…
You must not send or give anything to a prisoner that: is indecent or…
You can send money to someone in prison by making an online payment by…
You can make an online request to visit someone in prison in most cases.…
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
When a prisoner is released depends on: the length of their sentence their…
A prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods towards the…
All prisoners get help preparing for life when they leave prison. In the…
A person leaving prison may get the following financial support: Universal…
How to book and make a secure video call with somebody in prison.
Send is a women’s prison in Woking, Surrey.
What to expect if you're sent to prison - prison rules and regulations, healthcare and education, prisoner rights
Use this service to create barcodes and addresses to display in your legal correspondence or your confidential access mail.
Hewell is a men’s prison in the village of Tardebigge, near Redditch in Worcestershire.
Rochester is a prison and young offender institution for men over 18 in Rochester, Kent.
If you have a loved one in prison, you can use these links for services available and for information about visiting prisons.
Berwyn is a men’s prison in Wrexham, North Wales.
A brief explainer of some of the key policy areas of the Prisons Strategy White Paper.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Risley is a prison for men in Warrington, Cheshire, including men convicted of a sex offence.
Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.
Portland is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men aged 18 and over.
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