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What to expect if you're sent to prison - prison rules and regulations, healthcare and education, prisoner rights
When someone arrives at prison they have at least one interview and…
Prisoners who follow rules can earn privileges. This is called the…
Prisoners are entitled to the same standard of healthcare and treatment as…
Staff are trained to spot prisoners at risk of bullying, suicide or…
Women who give birth in prison can keep their baby for the first 18 months…
Courses are normally available to help prisoners get new skills, for…
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Make a victim personal statement to the Parole Board - who can make one, how to write it, and what happens at a parole hearing
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer
Risley is a prison for men in Warrington, Cheshire, including men convicted of a sex offence.
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