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PAS Launches Freephone Number for Women Prisoners 02/03/21 PAS has launched a new freephone telephone number to encourage women prisoners to call while our Outreach Clinics remain suspended. The service will be available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, … READ MORE	New HMPPS Guidance Note for HMCTS Operations 20/01/21 Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has published updated guidance regarding how prisons should manage the production of prisoners for court hearings. Read / download the guidelines here. READ MORE	PAS Creates New Info Sheet: Covid-19 Pandemic – What to Expect in Prison 04/12/20 PAS has created a new Information Sheet updating prisoners on COVID-19 management in the prison service. We receive 100’s of calls from prisoners, every day that the Advice Line … READ MORE
HMPPS Releases New Cohorting & Compartmentalisation Strategy for Prisons During Pandemic 25/11/20 The most recent HMPPS policy on COVID-19 in prison is contained in Version 4 of the ‘Cohorting and Compartmentalising Strategy’. This document contains specific guidance on prisoners having to isolate … READ MORE	First PAS Online Event Launches LGBT+ Toolkits 24/11/20 On 23 November 2020 PAS held its first online event to launch formally the two LGBT+ Self Help Toolkits: A Prisoner’s Guide to LGB Rights and A Prisoner’s Guide to … READ MORE	PAS Launches LGBT+ Toolkits 03/11/20 PAS is delighted to announce the launch of two new additions to our range of Self Help Toolkits, aimed at lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) prisoners and transgender prisoners respectively. Our … READ MORE
Latest HM Prison and Probation Service COVID-19 Statistics Show Increase in Infections 09/10/20 HM Prison and Probation Service has released new COVID-19 statistics, showing an increase in infections in prisons up to 30 September 2020. 620 prisoners tested positive for COVID-19 in … READ MORE	Pause to End of Custody Temporary Release (ECTR) 25/08/20 On 19th August 2020 the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service announced that the ECTR scheme was being paused ‘with releases being made until Thursday … READ MORE	HMPPS Releases Prison and Probation COVID-19 Deaths and Confirmed Cases Stats 27/07/20 HM Prison and Probation Service and the Ministry of Justice have released official statistics, providing weekly data on the spread of COVID-19 in the prison and probation service in England … READ MORE
Writing Within Walls 23/07/20 PAS was recently approached by Arkbound Foundation, whose aim is to help disadvantaged people by widening access to literature and improving diversity within the media industry, regarding a new writing … READ MORE	PAS Upholds Prisoners’ Rights In Lockdown 06/07/20 Several prisoners in one of the largest prisons contacted our Advice Line some weeks into the lockdown complaining of the internal policy relating to time out of their cells and … READ MORE	“Alternatives to Violence Project” – New to PAS 29/06/20 PAS was contacted today by a non-profit new to the charity. The Alternatives to Violence Project, Britain is a registered charity which enables vulnerable and marginalised people, in prisons … READ MORE