USEFUL LINKS
Information about prisons including prison life, family support and advice and other resources.
HMP Prison Service (England and Wales) www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk
Northern Ireland Prison Service www.niprisonservice.gov.uk
Scottish Prison Service www.sps.gov.uk
Action for Prisoner’s Families - a membership organisation supporting the development of organisations providing direct services to families of prisoners. www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk
Families Outside (Scotland) – a charity working to raise awareness of the needs of families affected by imprisonment, and providing information and support to those affected. www.familiesoutside.org.uk
NEPACS - a voluntary, independent, community-based charity that supports offenders, ex-offenders and their families. www.nepacs.co.uk
Ormiston Children and Families Trust – working to promote the well being of children and young people, especially those disadvantaged by their life experiences or circumstances. This is achieved through direct service provision and by raising awareness of related issues through research, publications, conferences and events. www.ormiston.org
Perrie Lectures - promoting and stimulating dialogue between the prison service, related helping agencies, those with an academic or practical interest in offenders and their families, and and others involved in criminal justice. www.perrielectures.org.uk
Prisoners’ Families and Friends Service – an independent voluntary agency helping prisoners’ families. (www.prisonersfamiliesandfriends.org.uk)
Prison Reform Trust - creating a just, humane, and effective penal system through research, publications, specific projects, and awareness raising events. www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk
Spurgeon – a charity working with children, young people and families with a particular emphasis on creating opportunities for change for those who are vulnerable. www.spurgeons.org
Trust for the Study of Adolescence - improving the lives of young people and their families by enabling the individuals and organisations that work with young people and families to provide better services. www.studyofadolescence.org.uk