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Our work isn’t just about family ties. We’re here for people in prison who don’t receive visits, have lost contact with loved ones, or feel isolated. Helping people to build meaningful connections during their sentence lays the foundations for healthy relationships after…

⁦@AndyKeenDowns⁩ ⁦@prisonadvice⁩ Catholic social teaching and prisons- learning lots at our pub talk

Was delighted with the level of interest from members and friends of @CatholicUnionGB in the work of @prisonadvice and the inspiration we take from Catholic Social Teaching . Thanks to @CPsPepTalk for hosting and chairing. @PactFaithAction

Today, on the Feast day of Peter and Paul, we remember how two great saints ended up in prison. Their example of their faith is inspiring and it reminds us to pray for those currently in prison and their families and loved ones.

Fantastic to welcome @CherieBlairKC to @HmpSend last week. We discussed how we work with the prison to support mothers to stay in touch with their children. Maintaining family contact helps to keep women in prison safe and significantly reduces the likelihood they’ll reoffend.

Take a listen to this Time Radio Breakfast package discussing women in the CJS and short custodial sentences - thetimes.com/radio/show/202… The piece features Cherie Booth, @WIP_live board member and mentions @prisonadvice for their work at HMP Send. 📻 Listen here from 2h 33mins in…

👨‍👧‍👦 Around 100,000 children will be separated from their dads in prison this #FathersDay (and nearly 200,000 throughout the year). The criminal justice system neither identifies nor supports these children, and many fall through the gap. We believe every child and young person…

Whether you volunteer in a court, visitors’ centre, or from home, thank you for all you do! Your dedication and generosity inspire us every day. Interested in #Volunteering? Take a look at our website or email us at [email protected]. #VolunteersWeek #ThankYou

Pact welcomes urgently needed review on prison regimes and sentencing indcatholicnews.com/news/52431 via @icn_uk

Pact CEO @AndyKeenDowns CBE responds to the Independent #SentencingReview published today, highlighting the urgent need for improved regimes and engagement with prisoners’ families (link below). #CriminalJustice #PrisonReform

Delighted to feature @olopschool1 as school of the week & Remember Me editorial by @AndyKeenDowns catholicunion.org.uk/weekly-briefin…

Check out "Prisons in Crisis What Does Catholic Social Teaching Have to Offer" eventbrite.co.uk/e/prisons-in-c… @Eventbrite

It's time for a radical rethink of why we put people in prison, and what we expect to happen when they are there. Catholic Social Teaching has a lot to offer in rethinking crime and punishment says @AndyKeenDowns next pub talk @CPsPepTalk @prisonadvice eventbrite.co.uk/e/prisons-in-c…