Support links
Where can I get advice and information for offenders?
Crime Reduction Initiatives (CRI)
CRI supports individuals in criminal justice and community settings. They provide services to offenders, ex-offenders, substance misusers and families.
Prisoner's Advice Service (PAS)
The PAS provides advice and information to prisoners in England and Wales regarding their rights, particularly concerning the application of the Prison Rules and the conditions of their imprisonment. PAS take up prisoners' complaints about their treatment within the prison system on an individual and confidential basis, taking legal action where appropriate.
UNLOCK
Unlock is the National Association of Ex-Offenders. Founded in 1999, they exist to campaign for better facilities for serving prisoners to plan for a life after release, and to support ex-offenders in rebuilding their lives.
Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous is a non-profit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs has become a major problem - recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. Membership is open to anyone irrespective of age, sex, religion, race, creed or class and the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using drugs.
Citizens Advice Bureau England and Wales
Provide free, independent, confidential and impartial advice on a range of issues.
Prisoners Education Trust
The Prisoners' Education Trust works to extend the range of academic and vocational education available to people through distance learning. They also work to promote education within prisons.