FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions

Find the answers to many of your questions here. 

You may be a student, a journalist, a member of parliament, a professional working with the family of a prisoner, or a family member yourself.  Whoever you are, you'll have found It's often difficult to get the answers to those pressing questions you have.  On this page you will find three downloads which should give you those answers.  

See our Information and Research pages for APF briefings on a number of subjects.

The Bromley Briefings, available to download on Prison Reform Trust's web site, are a good source of general information on all aspects of imprisonment.

FAQ downloads

According to the Social Exclusion Task Force the number of prison visits has fallen despite an increasing prison population.

During their sentence 45% of offenders lose contact with their families and many separate from their partners.