Friends and families of prisoners in north east prisons are invited to join our upcoming virtual Visitors Voice group meetings taking place for each prison in the north east. There will be one session per prison taking place via Zoom - lasting 1 hour in total. The aim of the groups is to ...
Prison visits to adults are suspended in tiers 3 & 4, & alert level 4. This includes prisons in the north east of England. Read the latest government advice on Covid and prisons on the Ministry of Justice website here: https://gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-and-prisons Further information is available on the Pact website HERE. Prisons are contacting anyone ...
We are delighted to announce that Video calls are now available for residents and their families/contacts at: - HMP&YOI Low Newton (women's prison) near Durham City - HMP&YOI Deerbolt near Barnard Castle - HMP Durham in Durham City - HMP Frankland in Durham - HMP Holme House in Stockton - HMP Kirklevington - HMP Northumberland Each video call ...
Video calls will be available for prisoners and their families/contacts at HMP Northumberland from Monday 14 December 2020. Each video call is 30 minutes in duration. At the moment, to ensure that everyone gets an opportunity to have one, the calls are limited to one per month. Four people can be on the ...
Friends and families of prisoners in north east prisons are invited to join our upcoming virtual Visitors Voice group meetings taking place for each prison in the north east. There will be one session per prison taking place via Zoom - lasting 1 hour in total. The aim of the groups is to ...
Our Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020 fundraiser is now live - from noon on Tuesday 1 December to noon on Tuesday 8 December 2020. The campaign aims to raise much needed funds to support children with a loved one in a north east prison. Over 300,000 children are impacted by parental imprisonment ...
Please help us with our Winter Bag Appeal for prisoners being released from our departure lounges at HMP Durham, Low Newton and Holme House. 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 ...
Do you have a child with a loved one in HMP Deerbolt, Durham, Frankland, Holme House, Kirklevington, Low Newton or Northumberland? Would they like to join in with our fun virtual group activities leading up to Christmas? These fun groups are led by our play or youth workers and give children or ...
Nepacs has launched a new project for young people impacted by having a parent in prison thanks to a grant of £37,142 from the Youth Endowment Fund. With the funding, Nepacs has launched a new online programme of support to help vulnerable young people with a parent/relative in prison or serving ...
Thank you to everyone who has supported our Winter Bag Appeal so far. We have been overwhelmed with the response, particularly for the appeal at HMP Low Newton (women's establishment in Durham). Please donate second hand/used (good condition) back packs, handbags or drawstring bags and unused/sealed toiletries. These bags make a ...
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.