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Other organisations supporting prisoners’ families

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Other organisations supporting prisoners' families

  • Action for Prisoners’ Families
    Umbrella organisation for prisoners’ families support groups and organisations. 
  • Offenders’ Families Helpline
    National freephone helpline for prisoners’ families
  • Contact Cheshire
    Support, information, befriending, based in Northwich, Cheshire
  • Families Outside
    Helpline for prisoners’ families in Scotland
  • NEPACS
    Support in visitors’ centres in the North East of England, work with young people
  • NIACRO
    For prisoners’ families in Northern Ireland
  • Partners Of Prisoners (POPS)
    Prisoners’ family support group based in Manchester
  • Support Help and Advice for Relatives of Prisoners (SHARP)
    Support and help in based in Shrewsbury
  • AFFECT
    Support for the families of people accused of serious offences
  • PACT                                                                                                                                                                                                   Charity working with prisoners and their families.  Runs visitors centres and first night projects in several prisons in London and the South West
  • Prison Chat UK
    An online community for those with a loved one inside the British prison system
  • Prisoners’ Abroad
    Supporting people who are in prison overseas, and their families
  • Email A Prisoner
    Enables families and friends to communicate with prisoners by e-mail to participating UK prisons.