This guide includes information that you may find useful for the duration of the time your family or friend is a resident at HMP Leyhill. If you notice anything that is incorrect on this page, please contact us on visitorinfoupdate@prisonadvice.org.uk Any further information can be found on the prison website at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/leyhill or you can ring the main switchboard on 01454 264 000. Visiting times How to book a visit Who can visit? What to expect at your visit Financial assistance for visits Keeping in touch Sending property to a prisoner Further support and advice If y ..read more

This guide includes information that you may find useful for the duration of the time your family or friend is a resident at HMP Eastwood Park. If you notice anything that is incorrect on this page, please contact us on visitorinfoupdate@prisonadvice.org.uk Any further information can be found on the prison website at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eastwood-park-prison or you can ring the main switchboard on 01454 382100. Visiting times How to book a visit Who can visit? What to expect at your visit Financial assistance for visits Keeping in touch Sending property to a prisoner Further suppo ..read more

This guide includes information that you may find useful for the duration of the time your family or friend is a resident at HMYOI Portland. If you notice anything that is incorrect on this page, please contact us at visitorinfoupdate@prisonadvice.org.uk Any further information can be found on the prison website at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/portland-prison or you can ring the main switchboard on 01305 715 775 If you need support You can email the Pact team at HMYOI Portland directly at portland@prisonadvice.org.uk. For more information, support and advice on all aspects of the just ..read more

Would you like to find out more about how you can support our brothers and sisters affected by imprisonment? If so, Pact’s 'JustPeople' workshops may be for you.  Our workshops offer an opportunity to reflect upon Scripture and Catholic Social Teaching, through the lens of people affected by imprisonment. Open to everyone, they are free to attend, come with no strings attached and provide a space for us to discern the Lord’s call to social justice as we join together to promote the Common Good in our communities. . . Online Workshop - 10th January 2024, 9:00am - 1:00pm BOOK To find out mo ..read more

Pact (Prison Advice and Care Trust) is asking supporters to join the charity at the Annual Advent Carol Services in support of prisoners and their children and families. This year, as many as 100,000 children will be spending Christmas without their mum or dad - because one of their parents is in prison. As well as the emotional pressure, families of prisoners often experience financial hardship. Pact’s recent survey found that 50% of families are worried about affording what they need to care for their children. Pact has been supporting people in prison and their children and families for 125 ..read more

The King’s Speech, published today, 7 November 2023, contains a series of new bills that affect prisons and the criminal justice system. The new measures include: A presumption that people sentenced to less than a year in prison will serve their sentence in the community; An extension to the early release scheme for lower-risk prisoners. In response, Andy Keen-Downs, Pact CEO said:  “The King’s Speech contains a number of sensible measures that will support efforts to deliver safer prisons and reduce reoffending. In particular, a reduction in short-term sentences and the early release sch ..read more

David was sentenced to two years in prison, leaving behind his 3 year old daughter Maisy. Before going to prison, David had played an active role in Maisy’s life; he loved taking her to play group and watching her laugh and play with her friends. He really enjoyed being a Dad, but he was worried that now he was in prison he would no longer be able to be in Maisy’s life. In the first few weeks that David was in custody, social services got in touch with Emma, a Pact Family Engagement Worker in the prison, and asked what she could do to support David in maintaining his relationship with Maisy. E ..read more

This guide includes information that you may find useful for the duration of the time your family or friend is a resident at HMP Belmarsh you notice anything that is incorrect on this page, please contact us on visitorinfoupdate@prisonadvice.org.uk Any further information can be found on the prison website at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/belmarsh-prison or you can ring the main switchboard on 020 8331 4400. Visiting times How to book a visit Who can visit? What to expect at your visit Financial assistance for visits Keeping in touch Sending property to a prisoner Further support and advice ..read more

This guide includes information that you may find useful for the duration of the time your family or friend is a resident at HMP Downview. If you notice anything that is incorrect on this page, please contact us at visitorinfoupdate@prisonadvice.org.uk Any further information can be found on the prison website at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/downview-prison or you can ring the main switchboard on 020 8196 6300. Visiting times How to book a visit Who can visit? What to expect at your visit Financial assistance for visits Keeping in touch Sending property to a prisoner Further support a ..read more

This guide includes information that you may find useful for the duration of the time your family or friend is a resident at HMP Sudbury. If you notice anything that is incorrect on this page, please contact us on visitorinfoupdate@prisonadvice.org.uk Any further information can be found on the prison website at justice.gov.uk/contacts/prison-finder/sudbury or you can ring the main switchboard on 01283584000. If you need support You can email the Pact team at HMP Sudbury directly at rayma.hughes@prisonadvice.org.uk. For more information, support and advice on all aspects of the justi ..read more