Overseas imprisonment factsheets

Information about imprisonment abroad

Factsheets about some of the most common issues facing people detained overseas.Read more

Human rights and legal information

A series of factsheets about specific legal and human rights topics.Read more

Prisoner health and welfare

A selection of factsheets about health and welfare issues for prisoners.Read more

Language learning

Download our factsheets of useful phrases and vocabulary in six different languagesRead more

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Rehabilitation not recidivism : Norway's success in keeping re-offending rates low

Help for prisoners and their families

Prisoners Abroad is a human rights and welfare charity providing humanitarian aid, advice and emotional support to British people affected by overseas imprisonment.

Hell in a Thai jail

Paul's story

Information for consular staff

Information and forms for consular staff around the world helping detained British citizens get some extra support from Prisoners Abroad.

Prisoner and Family Support

We assist British citizens during their incarceration, and we also help family and friends affected by a relative or loved one's imprisonment.

World's most dangerous prison? Impossible to choose...

Volunteer pen-pals

Our pen pal service is a highly-valued lifeline – could help combat loneliness by writing to an isolated prisoner?

Prison life in the United Arab Emirates

Resettlement

Our resettlement service supports British people who return back to the UK after being in prison overseas.

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