PAS Receives Access to Further MoJ Covid Policies
PAS has received access to further guidance and policy documents relating to the treatment of…
MoJ Makes Guidance Public
On 24 April, just one day after we posted on our website the guidance on…
Urgent Update on Compassionate Release Cases – New Guidance
Following the COVID-19 outbreak, Prisoners’ Advice Service has taken various steps to try to assist…
Update on the Temporary Release of Prisoners
On 4 April the government announced that in response to the Covid-19 pandemic it would…
PAS Sends Urgent Letter to Secretary of State for Justice
On 15 April, Prisoners’ Advice Service sent an urgent letter to the Secretary of State…
PAS Director Quoted in Guardian Article about Cohorting Prisoners with Covid-19
PAS Trustee, Eric Allison, quotes PAS Director, Lubia Begum-Rob, in Guardian article exposing Ministry of…
Compassionate Early Release Template Letter To Download and Use – Updated 3/4/2020
PAS is calling for the release of low risk prisoners and those who are particularly…
Good News Story: Pas Helps Sickle Cell Anaemia Sufferer to Be Released to Self-Isolate at His Father’s
PAS received a call to our Advice Line last week, from a prisoner to due…
No5 Chambers Publish Guide to Prison Law during the Coronavirus Pandemic
No5 says: “Witnessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the world and in the…
Coronavirus: PAS Calls for the Release of Prisoners
In response to the current situation, in which the Prison Officers Association has compared conditions…
Coranavirus: Emergency plan for prisons in England and Wales
“The Prison Officers Association has compared conditions in England’s prisons to those found on cruise…
Minister of State Statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in prisons.
Minister of State Lucy Frazer QC MP has made a statement on preparedness to deal…