Pact
@prisonadvice.bsky.social
Pact is a pioneering national charity that supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their families. We build stronger families and safer communities across England & Wales.
Developed with prisoners and their families, the Prison Life video series explores life in custody and the support available to those in prison.
Watch here: www.prisonersfamilies.org/prison-life-...
Watch here: www.prisonersfamilies.org/prison-life-...
October 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Developed with prisoners and their families, the Prison Life video series explores life in custody and the support available to those in prison.
Watch here: www.prisonersfamilies.org/prison-life-...
Watch here: www.prisonersfamilies.org/prison-life-...
Join us at our Advent Carol Service as we stand in solidarity with those who will spend Christmas apart from their loved ones in prison.
📅 Tuesday 2 December 2025
🕖 7:00 pm
📍 Farm Street Church, Mayfair
Follow the link below to book your place. 👇
📅 Tuesday 2 December 2025
🕖 7:00 pm
📍 Farm Street Church, Mayfair
Follow the link below to book your place. 👇
October 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Join us at our Advent Carol Service as we stand in solidarity with those who will spend Christmas apart from their loved ones in prison.
📅 Tuesday 2 December 2025
🕖 7:00 pm
📍 Farm Street Church, Mayfair
Follow the link below to book your place. 👇
📅 Tuesday 2 December 2025
🕖 7:00 pm
📍 Farm Street Church, Mayfair
Follow the link below to book your place. 👇
Fantastic to welcome our COPE colleague and friend Winie Hanekamp-Haisma from Expertisecentrum K I N D, along with researcher Joep Harmsen, to HMP Gartree last week. They joined our Supporting Children Affected by Imprisonment training for teachers and saw our Schools Toolkit in action.
October 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Fantastic to welcome our COPE colleague and friend Winie Hanekamp-Haisma from Expertisecentrum K I N D, along with researcher Joep Harmsen, to HMP Gartree last week. They joined our Supporting Children Affected by Imprisonment training for teachers and saw our Schools Toolkit in action.
🍂 Visiting a loved one in prison this autumn? The rules can be confusing, so here are a few things to avoid:
🚫 Hats or scarves (religious coverings are fine)
🚫 Ripped or slashed jeans
🚫 Steel-toe-capped shoes/boots
🚫 Hoodies
🚫 Jackets or coats
#StrongerFamilies #PrisonVisits #PrisonersFamilies
🚫 Hats or scarves (religious coverings are fine)
🚫 Ripped or slashed jeans
🚫 Steel-toe-capped shoes/boots
🚫 Hoodies
🚫 Jackets or coats
#StrongerFamilies #PrisonVisits #PrisonersFamilies
October 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🍂 Visiting a loved one in prison this autumn? The rules can be confusing, so here are a few things to avoid:
🚫 Hats or scarves (religious coverings are fine)
🚫 Ripped or slashed jeans
🚫 Steel-toe-capped shoes/boots
🚫 Hoodies
🚫 Jackets or coats
#StrongerFamilies #PrisonVisits #PrisonersFamilies
🚫 Hats or scarves (religious coverings are fine)
🚫 Ripped or slashed jeans
🚫 Steel-toe-capped shoes/boots
🚫 Hoodies
🚫 Jackets or coats
#StrongerFamilies #PrisonVisits #PrisonersFamilies
▶️ Family Engagement Manager Diane explains how dedicated prison visits for neurodivergent children and young people help to reduce anxiety and allow families to spend quality time together.
💡 Keeping families in touch is one of the most effective ways of reducing reoffending.
💡 Keeping families in touch is one of the most effective ways of reducing reoffending.
October 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
▶️ Family Engagement Manager Diane explains how dedicated prison visits for neurodivergent children and young people help to reduce anxiety and allow families to spend quality time together.
💡 Keeping families in touch is one of the most effective ways of reducing reoffending.
💡 Keeping families in touch is one of the most effective ways of reducing reoffending.
Have you had a parent in prison? Aged 16-19? Want to make a difference?
Become a Pact Youth Ambassador 📣
🎤 Share your experiences
💸 Get paid
⚡ Help change the system for others like you
Hit the link below!
#YouthVoices
#YouthPower
#LivedExperience
#SocialJustice
#YouthForChange
Become a Pact Youth Ambassador 📣
🎤 Share your experiences
💸 Get paid
⚡ Help change the system for others like you
Hit the link below!
#YouthVoices
#YouthPower
#LivedExperience
#SocialJustice
#YouthForChange
September 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Have you had a parent in prison? Aged 16-19? Want to make a difference?
Become a Pact Youth Ambassador 📣
🎤 Share your experiences
💸 Get paid
⚡ Help change the system for others like you
Hit the link below!
#YouthVoices
#YouthPower
#LivedExperience
#SocialJustice
#YouthForChange
Become a Pact Youth Ambassador 📣
🎤 Share your experiences
💸 Get paid
⚡ Help change the system for others like you
Hit the link below!
#YouthVoices
#YouthPower
#LivedExperience
#SocialJustice
#YouthForChange
@hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social has today published a report about HMP Pentonville setting out 'comprehensive failures' at the prison.
Read the response from our Deputy CEO, Ellen Green 👇👇
www.prisonadvice.org.uk/latest/news/...
Read the response from our Deputy CEO, Ellen Green 👇👇
www.prisonadvice.org.uk/latest/news/...
September 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
@hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social has today published a report about HMP Pentonville setting out 'comprehensive failures' at the prison.
Read the response from our Deputy CEO, Ellen Green 👇👇
www.prisonadvice.org.uk/latest/news/...
Read the response from our Deputy CEO, Ellen Green 👇👇
www.prisonadvice.org.uk/latest/news/...
Not every child can, or should, visit a loved one in prison. But when it’s safe and right for them, our teams create welcoming spaces where they feel happy, supported, and cared for - like this new space at HMP Whatton.
Supporting prison visits builds #StrongerFamilies and reduces #Reoffending.
Supporting prison visits builds #StrongerFamilies and reduces #Reoffending.
September 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Not every child can, or should, visit a loved one in prison. But when it’s safe and right for them, our teams create welcoming spaces where they feel happy, supported, and cared for - like this new space at HMP Whatton.
Supporting prison visits builds #StrongerFamilies and reduces #Reoffending.
Supporting prison visits builds #StrongerFamilies and reduces #Reoffending.
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors, foundations and trusts, we’re able to offer emergency grants to people impacted by imprisonment.
📖 Read how an emergency welfare grant helped Sam and Sophia navigate the challenges of imprisonment and work toward a fresh start (link below).
📖 Read how an emergency welfare grant helped Sam and Sophia navigate the challenges of imprisonment and work toward a fresh start (link below).
September 26, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors, foundations and trusts, we’re able to offer emergency grants to people impacted by imprisonment.
📖 Read how an emergency welfare grant helped Sam and Sophia navigate the challenges of imprisonment and work toward a fresh start (link below).
📖 Read how an emergency welfare grant helped Sam and Sophia navigate the challenges of imprisonment and work toward a fresh start (link below).
Pact's Guide to Prison Healthcare has been created by families with firsthand experience supporting their loved ones. It provides practical insights and compassionate guidance for anyone with a friend or family member in prison in England or Wales.
#Prison #Health #MentalHealth #PrisonReform
#Prison #Health #MentalHealth #PrisonReform
September 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Pact's Guide to Prison Healthcare has been created by families with firsthand experience supporting their loved ones. It provides practical insights and compassionate guidance for anyone with a friend or family member in prison in England or Wales.
#Prison #Health #MentalHealth #PrisonReform
#Prison #Health #MentalHealth #PrisonReform
The #SentencingBill had its second reading in the House of Commons last week. If you're still unsure what the proposed changes could mean for you, take a look at our guidance for families (link below).
#PrisonersFamilies #CriminalJustice #JusticeReform #Sentencing
#PrisonersFamilies #CriminalJustice #JusticeReform #Sentencing
September 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The #SentencingBill had its second reading in the House of Commons last week. If you're still unsure what the proposed changes could mean for you, take a look at our guidance for families (link below).
#PrisonersFamilies #CriminalJustice #JusticeReform #Sentencing
#PrisonersFamilies #CriminalJustice #JusticeReform #Sentencing
Over the summer, our HMP Nottingham team celebrated #SouthAsianHeritageMonth with children & families.
Avtar worked her magic with stunning henna designs, Helen shared stories from South Asian authors, and families got stuck into quizzes, mandala making, food crafts & more!
Avtar worked her magic with stunning henna designs, Helen shared stories from South Asian authors, and families got stuck into quizzes, mandala making, food crafts & more!
September 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Over the summer, our HMP Nottingham team celebrated #SouthAsianHeritageMonth with children & families.
Avtar worked her magic with stunning henna designs, Helen shared stories from South Asian authors, and families got stuck into quizzes, mandala making, food crafts & more!
Avtar worked her magic with stunning henna designs, Helen shared stories from South Asian authors, and families got stuck into quizzes, mandala making, food crafts & more!
Great to see the Children's Commissioner for England shining a light on children with a parent in prison 👏
Recognition of this vulnerable group is a vital step forward. Now we need real action to ensure no child faces the experience alone.
Recognition of this vulnerable group is a vital step forward. Now we need real action to ensure no child faces the experience alone.
The Children’s Plan: The Children’s Commissioner’s School Census | Children's Commissioner for England
Read The Children’s Plan: The Children’s Commissioner’s School Census in full. Read the Summary version. For the first time as Children’s Commissioner, I
www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk
September 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Great to see the Children's Commissioner for England shining a light on children with a parent in prison 👏
Recognition of this vulnerable group is a vital step forward. Now we need real action to ensure no child faces the experience alone.
Recognition of this vulnerable group is a vital step forward. Now we need real action to ensure no child faces the experience alone.
Every day, Pact works to keep families together, provide practical and emotional support, and offer the chance of a fresh start for those affected by imprisonment.
A donation today could help us support thousands of people in prison and their loved ones. 🔗 LINK BELOW
#CharityDay #FamiliesMatter
A donation today could help us support thousands of people in prison and their loved ones. 🔗 LINK BELOW
#CharityDay #FamiliesMatter
September 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Every day, Pact works to keep families together, provide practical and emotional support, and offer the chance of a fresh start for those affected by imprisonment.
A donation today could help us support thousands of people in prison and their loved ones. 🔗 LINK BELOW
#CharityDay #FamiliesMatter
A donation today could help us support thousands of people in prison and their loved ones. 🔗 LINK BELOW
#CharityDay #FamiliesMatter
With the #SentencingBill introduced to Parliament yesterday, we break down some of the Bill’s key proposals and answer some of the most commonly asked questions from defendants, people in prison, and their families...
🔗 Follow the link below.
🔗 Follow the link below.
September 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
With the #SentencingBill introduced to Parliament yesterday, we break down some of the Bill’s key proposals and answer some of the most commonly asked questions from defendants, people in prison, and their families...
🔗 Follow the link below.
🔗 Follow the link below.
With children and young people heading #BackToSchool this week, is your #school equipped to support those with loved ones in prison? Available in English and Welsh, from early years to secondary, you can download for free today (link below).
September 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
With children and young people heading #BackToSchool this week, is your #school equipped to support those with loved ones in prison? Available in English and Welsh, from early years to secondary, you can download for free today (link below).
Pact CEO, Andy Keen-Downs, welcomes the Sentencing Bill, but warns 'serious questions remain':
"Ministers would do well to implement David Gauke’s recommendation to increase funding for the voluntary sector to provide greater support to our hard-pressed probation services to meet demand."
"Ministers would do well to implement David Gauke’s recommendation to increase funding for the voluntary sector to provide greater support to our hard-pressed probation services to meet demand."
September 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Pact CEO, Andy Keen-Downs, welcomes the Sentencing Bill, but warns 'serious questions remain':
"Ministers would do well to implement David Gauke’s recommendation to increase funding for the voluntary sector to provide greater support to our hard-pressed probation services to meet demand."
"Ministers would do well to implement David Gauke’s recommendation to increase funding for the voluntary sector to provide greater support to our hard-pressed probation services to meet demand."
Around 1 in 15 children will have a parent in prison during their time at school. Pact provides practical (CPD-accredited) training and resources to support teachers and other staff in caring for affected families with compassion and confidence.
August 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Around 1 in 15 children will have a parent in prison during their time at school. Pact provides practical (CPD-accredited) training and resources to support teachers and other staff in caring for affected families with compassion and confidence.
🌊 Children and parents at our summer family days have been making a splash with under-the-sea crafts and activities.
This work isn’t just about glitter and glue – it’s about building bonds and ensuring a fresh start for the whole family after prison. 🪸
#StrongerFamilies
#ReducingReoffending
This work isn’t just about glitter and glue – it’s about building bonds and ensuring a fresh start for the whole family after prison. 🪸
#StrongerFamilies
#ReducingReoffending
August 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🌊 Children and parents at our summer family days have been making a splash with under-the-sea crafts and activities.
This work isn’t just about glitter and glue – it’s about building bonds and ensuring a fresh start for the whole family after prison. 🪸
#StrongerFamilies
#ReducingReoffending
This work isn’t just about glitter and glue – it’s about building bonds and ensuring a fresh start for the whole family after prison. 🪸
#StrongerFamilies
#ReducingReoffending
Know a young person with a family member in prison? We’re looking for young people to help with our research....
📧 Email Jo at mulcahyj1@cardiff.ac.uk
▶️ Watch the video - link below
📧 Email Jo at mulcahyj1@cardiff.ac.uk
▶️ Watch the video - link below
August 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Know a young person with a family member in prison? We’re looking for young people to help with our research....
📧 Email Jo at mulcahyj1@cardiff.ac.uk
▶️ Watch the video - link below
📧 Email Jo at mulcahyj1@cardiff.ac.uk
▶️ Watch the video - link below
Pact's Guide to Prison Healthcare has been created by families with firsthand experience supporting their loved ones. It provides practical insights and compassionate guidance for anyone with a friend or family member in prison in England or Wales.
#Prison #Health #MentalHealth #PrisonReform
#Prison #Health #MentalHealth #PrisonReform
August 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Pact's Guide to Prison Healthcare has been created by families with firsthand experience supporting their loved ones. It provides practical insights and compassionate guidance for anyone with a friend or family member in prison in England or Wales.
#Prison #Health #MentalHealth #PrisonReform
#Prison #Health #MentalHealth #PrisonReform
Our Journeys to Freedom project has left a lasting legacy for women’s resettlement. Francine's story exemplifies the profound impact of personalised, compassionate support through the gate in empowering women leaving prison to make a fresh start.
#ReducingReoffending #WomenInPrison #CriminalJustice
#ReducingReoffending #WomenInPrison #CriminalJustice
August 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Our Journeys to Freedom project has left a lasting legacy for women’s resettlement. Francine's story exemplifies the profound impact of personalised, compassionate support through the gate in empowering women leaving prison to make a fresh start.
#ReducingReoffending #WomenInPrison #CriminalJustice
#ReducingReoffending #WomenInPrison #CriminalJustice
Know a young person with a family member in prison? We’re looking for young people to help with our research....
📧 Email Jo at mulcahyj1@cardiff.ac.uk
▶️ Watch the video - link below
📧 Email Jo at mulcahyj1@cardiff.ac.uk
▶️ Watch the video - link below
August 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Know a young person with a family member in prison? We’re looking for young people to help with our research....
📧 Email Jo at mulcahyj1@cardiff.ac.uk
▶️ Watch the video - link below
📧 Email Jo at mulcahyj1@cardiff.ac.uk
▶️ Watch the video - link below
🔎 Opportunity for young people with experience of parental imprisonment 🔎
Do you support young people aged 16-19 who’ve had a parent in prison?
Pact is offering a flexible, paid Youth Ambassador role for young people affected by parental imprisonment.
Do you support young people aged 16-19 who’ve had a parent in prison?
Pact is offering a flexible, paid Youth Ambassador role for young people affected by parental imprisonment.
August 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🔎 Opportunity for young people with experience of parental imprisonment 🔎
Do you support young people aged 16-19 who’ve had a parent in prison?
Pact is offering a flexible, paid Youth Ambassador role for young people affected by parental imprisonment.
Do you support young people aged 16-19 who’ve had a parent in prison?
Pact is offering a flexible, paid Youth Ambassador role for young people affected by parental imprisonment.
Every year, nearly 200,000 children and young people in England and Wales have a parent in prison. This #InternationalYouthDay, stand with us in urging the government to fulfil its manifesto pledge to identify and support children with a parent in prison.
#PrisonersFamilies #PrisonReform
#PrisonersFamilies #PrisonReform
August 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Every year, nearly 200,000 children and young people in England and Wales have a parent in prison. This #InternationalYouthDay, stand with us in urging the government to fulfil its manifesto pledge to identify and support children with a parent in prison.
#PrisonersFamilies #PrisonReform
#PrisonersFamilies #PrisonReform