PACT

Suite C5
City Cloisters
196 Old Street
London
EC1V 9FR

Tel: 020 7490 3139
Fax: 020 7490 0755
Web: www.prisonadvice.org.uk
Best time to telephone: normal office hours

pact (prison advice care & trust) is a charity which supports people affected by imprisonment in London and the South West of England. They work with children and families of prisoners, and with prisoners inside and on release. They work with following prisons: Belmarsh, Bristol, Brixton, Channings Wood, Dartmoor, Exeter, Holloway, Pentonville, Wandsworth, Woodhill and Wormwood Scrubs.

The main services they offer are:

• Information, advice and support for families and friends of prisoners.
• Child-friendly visitors' centres.
• Catering services in visitors' centres and visits halls.
• Supervised play areas in visits halls for visiting children.
• Mentoring schemes for prisoners and a pioneering 'First Night in Custody' support service which aims to reduce the extreme anxiety often felt by prisoners on their first night inside, and to reduce the possibility of self-harm and suicide.