Connecting Families

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Doing time in 'Hell': Life in Sierra Leone's rundown prisons

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Visit to Longuenesse Prison

Read about our France Trip Read more
Volunteer Translators

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Keep up-to-date with the latest news about our work and the key issues affecting people we support.

Connecting Families

Watch our new film on how we support families and friends affected by overseas imprisonment Read more

Poems

Written by prisoners Read more

Kevin Fitzgerald CBE becomes a Patron

Press release Read more

Prisoners Abroad Family Service Receives National Lottery Funding

Press release Read more

The Nelson Mandela Rules

United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners Read more

Doing time in 'Hell': Life in Sierra Leone's rundown prisons

Written by Lily Ross Read more

Books, cards and letters banned from a Florida Federal Prison

Written by Lily Ross Read more

Madagascar's Prison Shame

Written by Lily Ross Read more

Sanitation Problems in a Panamanian Prison

On World Toilet Day, Duncan writes about poor conditions in Panama Read more

Our Trustee Naetha tells us what inspires her

Volunteers Week 2019 Read more

Speeches To Celebrate Forty Years

At the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Read more

The challenges - and learning how to smile through them

World Smile Day Read more

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Family Support Group Volunteer

Do you possess excellent communication skills; are you friendly, approachable and could you provide a welcoming environment for family members who have been affected by overseas imprisonment? Prisoners Abroad is seeking a volunteer to run a family support group that is held approximately every two months on Saturday afternoons in central Brighton.
Summer Appeal

Help relieve the isolation for someone on return to the UK
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Arrest and imprisonment

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.
Resettlement

Our resettlement service supports British people who return back to the UK after being in prison overseas.
My first experiences of prison life

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Information about imprisonment abroad

Factsheets about some of the most common issues facing people detained overseas.
Where we work