Pact applauds new Mental Health Bill promising to end the use of prisons as ‘places of safety’
The government has announced a new bill addressing much-needed reform to the Mental Health Act and the treatment of people in
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Professor Jim McManus appointed new Chair of Pact
Professor Jim McManus has been appointed as the new Chair of Pact (Prison Advice and Care Trust). Pact is the
Read morePrisoners and Their Children are Not Forgotten at Christmas
Christmas is a tough time of year to be in prison. If you are a mum or dad, it can
Read morePact’s new research reveals devastating impact of imprisonment for families and children
With the prison population now at an all-time high, new research published today demonstrates how prisoners’ families are facing their
Read morePrisons charity Pact says number of children with a parent in prison right now tops 100,000
For the first time on record, an estimated 100,000 children have a parent in prison on any given day, according
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GUEST BLOG: Andy Keen-Downs of prison charity Pact says we need to rethink our approach to crime
It is still shocking to me, after so many years of raising this issue, to see how many mentally ill
Read moreCatholic prison charity CEO has once-in-a-lifetime encounter with Pope Francis
Last week the CEO of a Catholic prisons charity had a once-in-a-lifetime privilege to greet Pope Francis. Andy Keen-Downs was
Read moreThe Catholic Church “must act as a critical stakeholder and vanguard of prison reform,” says Justice expert
‘We incarcerate more people than any other country in Europe. Far too many people in our prison system are there
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Pact and Catholic Women’s League to work together on prisoner support initiatives
This is an auspicious year for two Catholic organisations with long histories. In January this year, Catholic Womens’ League President
Read morePact prisons charity is calling for justice system to do more to protect children affected by crime
You may have seen Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, robustly drawing attention to the awful practice of police strip-searching
Read moreGuest blog: rehabilitation is always better than incarceration, says Pact prisons charity
The Government is carrying out its plan to increase by 20,000, the number of prison places over the next few
Read morePolice must give “consideration to children caught up in home raids” says Catholic prisons charity
On 2nd March, Andy Keen-Downs, CEO of the Catholic prisons charity Pact (Prison advice and Care Trust), attended an event
Read moreCatholic charity that supports prisoners and their families produces Stations of the Cross liturgy for Lent
There are more than 93,000 children in England & Wales whose mum or dad is in prison today. There are
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Involving families in prison healthcare would save lives and relieve pressure on the NHS – new report –
Pact, the national Catholic prison charity, has today (Friday 3rd February) published Nobody’s Listening, a new report which amplifies the
Read moreFor Prisoners’ Sunday: the Government is playing God with our prisons, by Joseph Kelly
I’ve written a great deal about prisons over the years, and frankly most of it has made for fairly depressing
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