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What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
Benefit payments and entitlement may change or stop if you, your partner…
You cannot get benefits if you go to prison, apart from: the housing…
You will not get the Universal Credit standard allowance if you’re in…
You may be able to continue getting Housing Benefit or make a claim for…
You will not count as an adult living in a property for Council Tax if…
You can continue to claim Child Benefit when you’re in prison if: your…
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) is no longer a benefit. It’s now only…
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
If you’re sent to prison for 2 or more crimes, you’ll usually get a…
A suspended prison sentence is served in the community instead of in…
A determinate prison sentence is for a fixed length of time. It includes a…
An indeterminate prison sentence does not have a fixed length of time.…
If you’re found guilty of murder, a court must give you a life sentence. A…
If you’re under 18 you’ll be treated differently to adults by a court. You…
What to expect if you're sent to prison - prison rules and regulations, healthcare and education, prisoner rights
When someone arrives at prison they have at least one interview and…
Prisoners who follow rules can earn privileges. This is called the…
Prisoners are entitled to the same standard of healthcare and treatment as…
Staff are trained to spot prisoners at risk of bullying, suicide or…
Women who give birth in prison can keep their baby for the first 18 months…
Courses are normally available to help prisoners get new skills, for…
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
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Austria and what conditions are like in prison there.
Wealstun is a prison for adult men near Wetherby, Yorkshire.
Send money to a prisoner in England and Wales by debit card for free
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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