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Prison Sentences

What to expect

What to expect

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Published: 10th October, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Where will they be taken?

Where will they be taken?

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Published: 15th October, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Locating a prisoner

Locating a prisoner

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Published: 16th October, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Family support

Family support

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Published: 16th October, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Healthcare in prison

Healthcare in prison

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Published: 16th October, 2020

Updated: 20th January, 2022

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Property and money

Property and money

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Published: 16th October, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Release On Temporary Licence (ROTL)

Release On Temporary Licence (ROTL)

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Published: 16th October, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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How to make a complaint

How to make a complaint

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Published: 16th October, 2020

Updated: 12th July, 2021

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Sentence length

Sentence length

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Published: 16th October, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Keeping safe in prison

Keeping safe in prison

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Published: 16th October, 2020

Updated: 26th February, 2021

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Staying in touch

Staying in touch

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Published: 18th October, 2020

Updated: 28th April, 2022

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Worried about self harm/suicide

Worried about self harm/suicide

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Published: 20th October, 2020

Updated: 22nd February, 2021

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Prisoner Categories

Prisoner Categories

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Published: 9th November, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

Author: Louise Potter

Indeterminate, extended and life sentences

Indeterminate, extended and life sentences

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Published: 9th November, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

Author: Louise Potter

Prisoner debt and money

Prisoner debt and money

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Published: 10th November, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

Author: Louise Potter

Transfers

Transfers

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Published: 10th November, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

Author: Louise Potter

Help with the cost of prison visits

Help with the cost of prison visits

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Published: 17th November, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

Author: Louise Potter

Visiting prison

Visiting prison

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Published: 1st December, 2020

Updated: 17th January, 2022

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    Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork – or ACCT – is how we plan support for someone in prison who is at risk of self-harm or suicide.

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    Covid-19: A Letter to Prisoners' Families from Phil Copple, Director General Prisons, HM Prison and Probation Service

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    HMPPS Update to Families – 20 Dec 2021

    Further to the recent letter from Director General Prisons we want to provide further information to families and loved ones on the way we are managing the risk of Omicron to keep prisoners safe.

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