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Moderator Visit to Perth Prison’s Support and Advice Centre
Rev David Arnott, (The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland) who was previously part-time Chaplain at HMP Barlinnie visited the Centre on 24th November 2011. Staff provided presentations on their role within the Centre and discussed available facilities for visitors and children, Adult and Child protection procedures and ongoing training opportunities […]
Praise for Perth Prison Visitors’ Centre
Scotland’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Brigadier Hugh Monro, recently visited Perth Prison Visitors’ Centre run by Crossreach. Since his visit, the Chief Inspector has made clear that he feels that the most important part of a prisoner’s time in prison is how their family links in to them. Currently, he has concerns about the quality […]
Prisoners Week Question Time
You are invited to Prisoners Week Question Time “Welcome Home? Starting Over After Prison” is this year’s theme for Prisoners Week, 20-27 November, offering a focus on community re-integration and presenting questions like: ‘What’s it like for a prisoner preparing to return to a community left possibly some considerable time ago?’ and ‘How can a […]
Special Charity Screening of “Winter’s Bone”
Tuesday 8 November at 6pmEdinburgh Filmhouse Families Outside invites you to join them at the Edinburgh Filmhouse for a special one-off screening of multi- award nominated film, Winter’s Bone, on Tuesday 8 November at 6pm. “Winter’s Bone” tells the story of 17-year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence), who sets out to track down her father after […]
Child Rights Discussion Day
Biggest-ever child rights discussion day to look at prisoners’ children Children whose parents are in prison will come under the UN spotlight for the first time ever on Friday 29 September 2011. Families Outside, a Scottish charity that works solely on behalf of families affected by imprisonment will be one of four Scottish delegates attending. […]