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Overseas imprisonment factsheets

Prisoners Abroad has produced a range of factsheets on a variety of topics. The most common issues facing prisoners and their families are addressed in this section.

You can download any of our factsheets to send to your friend or relative in prison.

Prisoners Abroad Handbooks

Prisoners Abroad Handbooks

Here you can find a range of our helpful handbooks which will guide you through some of the challenges of being affected by overseas imprisonment. Read more

Published: 24th March, 2021

Updated: 2nd March, 2022

Author: Emily Richards

Information about imprisonment abroad

Information about imprisonment abroad

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

Published: 22nd June, 2017

Updated: 31st March, 2022

Author: Emma Rowland

Human rights and legal information

Human rights and legal information

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

Published: 22nd June, 2017

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: Emma Rowland

Prisoner health and welfare

Prisoner health and welfare

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

Published: 22nd June, 2017

Updated: 8th November, 2021

Author: Emma Rowland

Language learning

Language learning

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

Published: 22nd June, 2017

Updated: 1st March, 2019

Author: Emma Rowland

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    Freedom isn't always as simple as it sounds

    By Justin

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    The last words before he left

    By a family member

  • Staying positive

    Staying positive

    By TC

  • Life with Asperger's Syndrome in a US prison

    Life with Asperger's Syndrome in a US prison

    By SH

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    Prison life in the United Arab Emirates

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    Hell in a Thai jail

    Paul's story

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    My first experiences of prison life

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

    Written by Laura Bevan

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    Surviving prison in Thailand

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  • Why are hundreds of foreigners incarcerated in Peruvian Prisons?

    Why are hundreds of foreigners incarcerated in Peruvian Prisons?

    Written by Eve W

  • Arrest and imprisonment

    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

    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.

  • Jailed in Jamaica

    Jailed in Jamaica

    Written by Guyanne S

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