An umbrella organisation which encourages the development of, and acts as a voice for, organisations and individuals who help the families of people in prison.

The national charity for the family and friends of drug users. It runs a national telephone helpline providing support and information.

A national network of volunteers running workshops for anyone who wants to find ways of resolving conflict without resorting to violence.

Aims to improve the employment prospects of (ex)offenders and the long-term unemployed by providing services, training and advice through its 22 projects.

A voluntary organisation working to help ex-prisoners with resettlement.

Encouraging effective care for prisoners through its Annual Award Scheme for the UK Prison Services.

Providing information; Producing Research; Promoting Justice.

If you want to know about crime, what causes it and how it is dealt with then this is where you can find out.

The CCRC is an independent body set up under the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 to investigate possible miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

A Registered Charity that teaches needlework to prison inmates and sells their products.

Find out about the work carried out in prisons throughout England and Wales.

Campaigns for a more humane criminal justice system. It researches and comments on criminal justice policy and practice, and holds conferences and debates. It publishes books, reports and other educational material.

An organisation that aims to raise public awareness of wrongful convictions, facilitate research that identifies the causes of wrongful convictions and to encourage the establishment of Innocence Projects within universities in the UK.

A Manchester-based organisation which supports and campaigns for innocent people in prison.

Provides independent, free, legal advice to families following a death in prison. It provides information about the inquest system and help in finding lawyers & campaigns to improve the investigation of these deaths and to prevent future deaths.

The Inside Out Trust develops prison projects based on restorative justice principles.

The International Centre for Prison Studies seeks to assist governments and other relevant agencies to develop appropriate policies on prisons and the use of imprisonment.

Aims to provide a better understanding of the needs of Moslem prisoners in the UK.

Funders of the Jerwood Prison and Community Art Award.

A law reform and human rights group. For further details on its eligibility criteria please contact the Legal Assistant at Justice's office.

A consortium bringing together crime justice professionals and police chiefs in a British Government-funded program to test Restorative Justice as a strategy to reduce crime.

Provides accommodation nationally for ex- prisoners with a range of care, support and supervision services.

An independent, non-government organisation working to defend and extend the civil and political rights of people in Britain. They are opposed to any abuse or excessive use of power by the state against its people.

Everything you need to know about Magistrates.

A national voluntary organisation dedicated to developing constructive means of resolving conflicts in communities.

Works for a better life for people in mental distress, and campaigns for their rights.

Working to give ex-offenders, disadvantaged people and deprived communities the help they need to build a better future.

Organisation for anyone with an interest in youth justice.

There are approximately 1,000 CABx in the country, some of which have links with local prisons. They can offer advice, information or advocacy on a wide range of issues.

Co-ordinates the activities of Official Prison Visitors and promotes prison visiting, especially in those prisons where there are no OPVs or very few.

The National Extension College (NEC) was set up over 40 years ago as a not-for-profit organisation to help people of all ages fit learning into their lives.

Offers a wide range of programmes to help prisoners keep in touch with the outside world and prepare themselves to rejoin it.

PACT provides a range of services to both prisoners and their families. Voluntary groups visit local prisons in some areas.

The independent body that protects the public by making risk assessments about prisoners to decide who may safely be released into the community and who must remain in or be returned to custody.

Offers a wide range of services to anyone who has a loved one in prison. Advice, information and moral support is available from arrest to release.

A photo delivery service.

Organisation providing support to families of those in prison, through a number of projects including 'First Night Project' at HMP Holloway.

A chat room service for the partners and family members of prisoners to communicate with each other and offer support and practical help.

Offers support to prisoners, families and ex-offenders. They are volunteer-based with a Christian ethos. They offer their services to anyone who asks them, regardless of beliefs.

Provide information to prisoners on meditation and yoga.

The work of the Prison Reform Trust is aimed at creating a just, humane and effective penal system.

Provides funding and other assistance to prisoners who cannot otherwise study whilst in prison.

Specialist organisation helping the families and friends of prisoners.

Author, novelist and journalist, and a frequent visitor to prison initiatives.

Drug treatment and counselling services to prisoners.

Comprehensive site promoting the use of restorative justice in schools, the community, prisons, the criminal justice system, the workplace and any other situation where conflict arises.

The Revolving Doors Agency is a charity concerned with mental health and the criminal justice system.

A crime reduction campaign site, widening the public debate on crime and punishment by working in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies, the police and community groups.

A national charity which promotes voluntary action in the penal field, by recruiting, training and deploying volunteers to work alongside statutory agencies.

Bringing people and organisations together to work for safer communities.

Helping penal and social reform.

Umbrella organisation promoting and supporting the use of arts in the criminal justice system.

WIP visits women prisoners and offers practical help and advice on a range of welfare issues.