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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 get the same healthcare and treatment as anyone outside of…
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…
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 Parole Board decides if prisoners who are eligible for parole can be…
The Parole Board panel makes a decision based on whether a prisoner is a…
Your victim personal statement is your opportunity to explain how a crime…
You’ll usually have a choice of how your victim personal statement is…
You’ll be asked to read out your victim personal statement (unless someone…
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
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
Portland is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men aged 18 and over.
Information on the change to automatic release dates for some prisoners so they leave after serving 40% of their sentence, rather than the current 50%.
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
Guidance for prosecutors and investigators on their asset recovery powers under Section 2A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
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