Please help us with our Winter Bag Appeal during October/November. We aim to give men and women being released from prison release or homeless packs (including essential items such as toiletries) and need your help to do this. Please donate second hand/used (good condition) back packs, handbags or drawstring bags and unused/sealed ...
Would you and your child/children like to take part in our virtual scavenger hunt taking place on Thursday 19 November from 4pm to 4.30pm? These fun groups are led by our play or youth workers and give children or young people the chance to have fun, meet other young people with ...
Would you like someone to talk to? If you have any queries, would like someone to talk or have concerns about a loved one in prison we have staff at the end of the phone to help: Nepacs Helpline Nepacs has launched a helpline to support people navigating their way through the criminal ...
This year our Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 5 November (from 5.30pm) via Zoom. The meeting will include a review of key developments during 2019/20 and our annual accounts. We are very pleased that our new CEO, Amanda Lacey who joined Nepacs on 1 October will be in attendance and will ...
On 25 September 2020, Phil Copple, Director General of Prisons issued a notice for families to Governors and Prison Group Directors regarding the Covid prison lockdown. You can read the letter in full below and HERE. LETTER FROM PHIL COPPLE, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS FOR FAMILIES I’m writing to keep you up to date ...
A new helpline has been launched to support people in the North East navigating their way through the criminal justice system. Nepacs introduced the new initiative in September to offer information and support to individuals, their families and loved ones at the point of arrest, at court, throughout a prison sentence, and on release. ...
We are delighted to announce that social visits (face to face) in HMP Durham are restarting on 17 September 2020. Please be aware the booking process is changing. Going forward it will be up to the prisoner to request a visit. The booking team will then contact the chosen visitor to confirm ...
On 18 August 2020, Phil Copple, Director General of Prisons issued a notice for families to Governors and Prison Group Directors regarding the Covid prison lockdown. You can read the letter in full below. Notice to families When I last wrote to you, we were planning for the next stage of our prison regime recovery. ...
A new service to support families and prisoners during the early days in custody at HMP Durham (reception prison in Durham City) and HMP&YOI Low Newton (women’s prison) has received an additional funding boost to help offer support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nepacs, a long-standing charity in the north east of ...
Social visits at HMP Northumberland, HMP Kirklevington Grange, HMP Frankland, HMP&YOI Low Newton and HMP Holme House have now restarted. Information will be provided to visitors on the new arrangements at the time of booking and at HMP Northumberland, where the residents books the visit, information has been sent from the prison ...
Our team and other organisations are creating resources and activities for children and their families to download or print at home throughout the Coronavirus crisis.
Find out more HERE.