PAS’ Annual Lecture series returned this July, when  Matthew Evans, Director of The AIRE Centre, delivered a talk on Human Rights.   The audio of the event is available to listen to below.
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The Association of Prison Lawyers, along with PAS, The Howard League for Penal Reform and the Legal Aid Practitioners’ Group, are boycotting the next Parole Board Users’ Group (PBUG).
As part …

PAS’ Annual Lecture series returns with an person event on Wednesday, 20th July.

Matthew Evans, Director of The AIRE Centre, will deliver the lecture, which will take as its topic …

Frankie Owens, author of Little Book of Prison, upon which PAS advised, launches his new work, Why I Chase Comedians And Other Bipolar Tales in Portsmouth on Thursday 23rd June 2022 …

On 9th May, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) announced that COVID-19 restrictions would end immediately forthwith in all prisons, which will move towards a more normalised approach …

On Tuesday 23 November, the Justice Committee will begin taking oral evidence for its inquiry into Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences, with a session focused on the experiences of prisoners serving the sentences …

And we’re delighted to announce an in-person event on 25 November to celebrate.  Speakers will include Simon Creighton and a longstanding member of staff, who will look back over the …

PAS is delighted to acknowledge the support of City Bridge Trust, the City of London Corporation’s charity funder, which gives out over £25 million every year to good causes across …

PAS is recruiting for a Community Care Caseworker.

PAS’s caseworkers provide legal advice and advocacy to prisoners throughout England and Wales. The Director at PAS supervises the post, which is self-servicing.

This …

Today, PAS joins the more than 40 human rights organisations that have sent a letter to the Home Office, protesting its introduction of 24-hour GPS monitoring of people on immigration …

Last night saw the online launch of PAS’ new guide for imprisoned fathers, Fathers in Prison: Contact with Children. Although attendance figures were not high, the early evening event …

Ahead of the launch of PAS’ new Self-Help Toolkit, Fathers in Prison: Contact with Children, the toolkit’s author, Rose Harvey-Sullivan, Barrister at 7BR, and Kate Lill, PAS’ dedicated Women Prisoners’ …