APF comments on government's consultation on Titan jails
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Thursday, 28, Aug 2008 12:00
As the government's consultation on Titan jails closes this week, the only voice for their support seems to come from Lord Carter whose review is responsible for them.
Action for Prisoners' Families has worked for many years with parents and children affected by the imprisonment of a family member and, in particular, to improve the contact that they have through visitors' centres and family days. These are bound to suffer in the event that large prisons are unlikely to be able to accomodate sufficient visits capacity to enable prisoners to receive regular, quality visits. One large visits hall would not be conducive to maintaining relationships, especially between children and their parent in prisons, nor would it be likely that regular child-centred visits could be offered to significant numbers of prisoners. The land available for such sites is unlikely to be in the middle of city centres, close to many families. Large institutions are unlikely to be able to provide effective, supportive regimes and rehabilitation which is essential to preventing further re-offending. It is of paramount importance that these proven rehabilitative measures are not the victim of short-sighted crisis management.
www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk
PRISONERS' FAMILIES HELPLINE: 0808 808 2003 The freephone national helpline offering information and support to anyone with a relative or friend in prison.
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