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End of Custody Temporary Release 02/06/20 PAS receives numerous calls from prisoners struggling to get information on the progress of End of Custody Temporary Release (ECTR) applications. PAS contacted the ECTR team to clarify the process. … READ MORE	Appeal Publish Resources for Those with Clients or Loved Ones in Custody During Pandemic 01/06/20 Our colleagues at Appeal have created a set of tools and resources for those with clients or loved ones in custody at this time of crisis, including template letters on … READ MORE	PAS on BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire 20/05/20 This morning, PAS solicitor Laura Orger appeared on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire news programme to discuss the temporary release of prisoners with severe health issues during the coronavirus crisis. READ MORE
New PAS Coronavirus Success Story 14/05/20 PAS assisted a prisoner who had called our Advice Line about the refusal to grant him release on Home Detention Curfew (HDC), the scheme under which prisoners can be released … READ MORE	PAS Receives Access to Further MoJ Covid Policies 01/05/20 PAS has received access to further guidance and policy documents relating to the treatment of prisoners during the Covid-19 pandemic, which should be, but are not, available to the public … READ MORE	MoJ Makes Guidance Public 28/04/20 On 24 April, just one day after we posted on our website the guidance on compassionate release during Covid-19, which we had only managed to obtain in the course of … READ MORE
Urgent Update on Compassionate Release Cases – New Guidance 23/04/20 Following the COVID-19 outbreak, Prisoners’ Advice Service has taken various steps to try to assist prisoners with serious health conditions. This has included drafting a template letter with which an … READ MORE	Update on the Temporary Release of Prisoners 17/04/20 On 4 April the government announced that in response to the Covid-19 pandemic it would be bringing in measures whereby prisoners nearing the end of their sentence could be released … READ MORE	PAS Sends Urgent Letter to Secretary of State for Justice 16/04/20 On 15 April, Prisoners’ Advice Service sent an urgent letter to the Secretary of State for Justice/Public Protection Casework Section asking for the existing guidance on Early Release on … READ MORE
PAS Director Quoted in Guardian Article about Cohorting Prisoners with Covid-19 31/03/20 PAS Trustee, Eric Allison, quotes PAS Director, Lubia Begum-Rob, in Guardian article exposing Ministry of Justice (MoJ) policy of forcing prisoners with cold and flu symptoms to share cells with … READ MORE	Compassionate Early Release Template Letter To Download and Use – Updated 3/4/2020 30/03/20 PAS is calling for the release of low risk prisoners and those who are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus (see above). Please find below a draft letter for anyone to … READ MORE	Good News Story: Pas Helps Sickle Cell Anaemia Sufferer to Be Released to Self-Isolate at His Father’s 27/03/20 PAS received a call to our Advice Line last week, from a prisoner to due to be released to an Approved Premises (AP) this Friday, despite the fact that he … READ MORE