Overseas Links
On this page you will find some international sites which cover prisoners' families. If you know of any other sites which you think might be relevant or you would like us to consider your site please e-mail us.
International:
Foreign Prisoners Support Service promotes penal reform in partnership with organisations and individuals seeking good practice within the criminal justice systems
Penal Reform International promotes penal reform in partnership with organisations and individuals seeking good practice within criminal justice systems.
Prisoners Abroad is a UK charity providing information, advice and support to Britons detained overseas, their family and friends, and to released prisoners trying to re-establish themselves in society.
Europe:
Eurochips is a European-wide network working on behalf of children separated from an imprisoned parent. Its site contains details of NGOs, networks and other issue-related organisations across Europe. APF is a Eurochips partner.
The European Group for Prisoners Abroad is a network of independent organisations which support European citizens imprisoned outside their own country of residence and their famiies.
Mid-Dlam Ghad-Dawl (MDD) is an organisation in Malta which helps prisoners, their families, ex-prisoners and victims of crime.
Prisoners' Families Infoline is a telephone helpline in Ireland.
India:
Corrections India works for the welfare of prisoners and their families in India.
Australia:
Victorian Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (VACRO) is based in Victoria. It is a community organisation that provides information and support for those charged with a criminal offence, offenders, prisoners and their families.
New Zealand:
Pillars is a community-based organisation which supports the children of prisoners in New Zealand.
Canada:
Canadian Families and Corrections Network builds stronger and safer comunities by assisting families affected by criminal behaviour, incarceration and community reintegration.
USA:
Family and Corrections Network is a national organisation working with families of prisoners.
Assisting Families of Inmates, Inc. is a national organisation working to prevent the breakdown of relationships amongst prisoners and their families.
Child Welfare League of America is an association of nearly 800 public and private agencies which work with abused and neglected children.
CLAIM is the Chicago Legal Advocacy for Imprisoned Mothers.
Getting Out By Going In (GOGI) is a charity which helps prisoners by providing them with training, tools, rehabilitation, counselling, literature and training.
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children advocates for the human rights and empowerment of incarcerated parents, children, family members and people at risk for incarceration. Its focus is on women prisoners and their families.
Save Kids of Incarcerated Parents is a network of services for children of incarcerated parents based in Alabama.