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The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
What to expect if you're sent to prison - prison rules and regulations, healthcare and education, prisoner rights
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
What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
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Information on legal and detention systems, in Bahrain, for British nationals abroad.
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