Website - Kids Section
The 'Kids' section of the website is nearing completion. The section will include two different areas:Children 11 and underThis section of the w...
Family Values - Training Day
Improving public safety and well-being through a family-focused approachCarol Shapiro, Founder of Family Justice (USA) We are delighted to announ...
Research Projects
We currently monitor and support of a range of relevant initiatives across Scotland such as projects supporting resettlement of prisoners and direct w...
Court Pilot - supporting families
Families Outside hopes to have a long term presence in courts.One key pressure time for families – and particularly those who are ‘fi...
Training Available from Families Outside
About Families Outside Families Outside is the only national organisation that works exclusively on behalf of families affected by imprisonment ...
'Step By Step' Conference 2009 - Final Report
The final report from the Families Outside 'Step by Step' Conference in November 2009 is now available to download on our website. Please c...
NEW Information Sheets for Professionals
Families Outside will soon be producing two new Information Sheets for Professionals:Sex OffendersHousing & BenefitsThe current factsheets ca...
LifeTime Project
Families Outside was approached by HMP Edinburgh to be part of the LifeTime crime and safety awareness day for schools within Lothian, Borders an...
Butler Trust Award 2009/10
Our Family Support Worker, Kerry Knox, along with the staff at the Edinburgh Prison Visitors' Centre, have recently received a Butler Trust ...
NEW In Brief 5 - Visitors' Centres
The fifth In Brief from Families Outside is due to be produced in early 2010. The publication will focus on the issue of prison Visitors' Centre...
Family Support Work (Lothian and Borders) - Review of First Year 2008/09
In 2008 Families Outside, along with other partner agencies, recognised a need for a Family Support Worker in the Lothian and Borders area to provide ...
Sacro Travel Service
As of 14 June 2009, Sacro have been providing a travel service to HMP Glenochil. A bus leaves Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to HMP Glen...
Families Outside Board of Trustees - changes
On 18 December 2009, Lady Cullen of Whitekirk stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Families Outside after nearly eight years...
Annual Report 2008/2009
The Annual Report for Families Outside for the period 2008/09 is now available to download from our website. Please click here to be direct...
New DVDs from Action For Prisoners' Families
Missing Out and Family Business are two short films released by Action For Prisoners' Families which highlight the issues that are unique to prisoners...
Publication Translation
Families Outside is currently in the process of providing translations for a number of their publications. We have just completed the translatio...
Friends of Families Outside
We have recently changed the name of our Associate Members to ‘Friends of Families Outside’. We feel this more fairly reflects the status ...
Honest: a new resource for Children and Young People with a family member in prison
Families Outside has developed a range of resources to help parents and carers talk to children about prison and to answer questions young people have...
Can I get help with the cost of prison visits?
If you would like help in claiming your travel expenses for prison visits, you should visit the Assisted Prison Visits Unit (APVU) website for informa...
After a Death In Custody
We have been working closely with prison Chaplains to develop materials for Chaplains to use in their work with families after a relative has died in ...
In Brief 4: Support & Information for Children Affected by Imprisonment
Following the launch of the new Children's & Young People's materials, we have produced a new 'In Brief' newsletter which contains themes that t...