{"id":1211,"date":"2025-11-12T17:35:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:35:51","slug":"pas-is-a-lifeline-for-so-many-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/2025\/11\/12\/pas-is-a-lifeline-for-so-many-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPAS is a lifeline for so many prisoners\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>An ex-prisoner with disabilities explains how PAS helped her:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore I spoke with PAS, I faced being disabled in prison and not [feeling like]&nbsp;I had any rights. I was told I wasn\u2019t entitled to early release. I appealed but was told I was still not entitled to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe children\u2019s social worker recommended that I talked to PAS. You\u2019re entitled to two appeals against the decision against early release, and PAS helped me to do that before the cut-off date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen my son was ill and rushed into hospital, I wasn\u2019t allowed to see him, speak to him or anything, but PAS said they should not have done that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy life became a lot easier when I had been in contact with PAS. Nothing was too trivial that they wouldn\u2019t speak to me. Even after I came out of prison they were still there for me. If I needed any help readjusting they were there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPAS were brilliant \u2013 they put me at ease. The trouble is the prisons don\u2019t tell you about PAS. You have to find out about it in a different way. You are alone in there \u2013 although you make friends \u2013 but when you have PAS on your side you have got someone you can fall back on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout Prisoners\u2019 Advice Service, I would\u2019ve been worse off than I am now with my health. My kids were also finding it hard, so it was better to be able to come home and be with them again. 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