Useful links for supporting prisoners and their families

www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk
Action for Prisoners' Families is the national federation of services supporting families of prisoners, speaking out for prisoners' families and those who help them across the UK.
Contact: Action for Prisoners' Families, Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London SW6 3JD. Tel: 020 7384 1987.

www.clinks.org
Clinks aims to develop the partnerships between voluntary and community-based organisations and the Prison and Probation Services in England and Wales. It can provide details of voluntary organisations that work with prisoners and their families.
Contact: Clinks, 25 Micklegate, York YO1 6JH. Tel: 01904 673970.

www.dyspel.org.uk
Dyspel was created in 1995 in an effort to reduce crime in the capital by helping the large number of repeat offenders who are dyslexic to become aware of, and overcome, their difficulties. Dyspel supports dyslexic socially excluded and disadvantaged people in the community.
Contact: Dyspel, 88 Clapham Road, London SW9 0JR. Tel: 020 7793 3722, email: info@dyspel.org.uk.

Offenders' Learning and Skills Unit, DCFS

www.prisonerseducation.org.uk
Prisoners' Education Trust is a charity established in 1989 to extend the range of education available to people in prison and promote its importance to successful resettlement of offenders once they are released. It provides grants to prisoners, the majority of which are to support distance learning (correspondence courses).
Contact: Prisoners' Education Trust, Ground Floor, Wandle House, Riverside Drive, Mitcham, Surrey CR4 4BU. Tel: 020 8648 7760. Email: info@prisonerseducation.org.uk.

www.writersinprisonnetwork.org
The Writers in Prison Network has worked on a number of innovative projects, with funding from Arts Council England and other major bodies, to develop the use of writers-in-residence in prisons and young offender institutions.
Contact: PO Box 71, Welshpool SY21 0WB. Tel: 01938 811 355. Email: chopwood98@aol.com.

www.womeninprison.org.uk
Women in Prison is a charity that works with women at risk of going to prison, in prison and after release to promote their resettlement, personal development, education and training. It also aims to educate the public and policymakers about women in the criminal justice system and promote alternatives to custody.
Contact: Women in Prison, 1a Aberdeen Studios, 22 Highbury Grove, London N5 2EA. Tel: 020 7226 5879.