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Call Us: 029 2169 0211 

Call, Text or WhatsApp  07869 317065

We can provide initial advice and assistance on your first call. 

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Prison Law Assist

About Prison Law Assist

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About Prison Law Assist

We provide a service based on accurate legal advice and timely representation on a wide range of prison or custody related legal matters sought by prisoners and their families. We have the necessary experience and will focus entirely on your needs in acting quickly and responding to the issues you need help with. 


Our representations to pr

We provide a service based on accurate legal advice and timely representation on a wide range of prison or custody related legal matters sought by prisoners and their families. We have the necessary experience and will focus entirely on your needs in acting quickly and responding to the issues you need help with. 


Our representations to prisons and formal complaints seek to protect your prison rights and ensure relevant prison law is applied to you and that you are treated fairly, any discretionary based prison decisions are well reasoned and fully takes into account all relevant criminal justice matters and custody related circumstances that applies in your case.

Who We Are

Latest Prison Law Changes

About Prison Law Assist

We are specialist prison law advisors, we only advise and deal with prison and custody related matters. We are made up of an experienced former solicitor and other legal case support individuals with knowledge of the criminal justice system and custodial matters. 


We have access to a range of criminal justice professionals to support our w

We are specialist prison law advisors, we only advise and deal with prison and custody related matters. We are made up of an experienced former solicitor and other legal case support individuals with knowledge of the criminal justice system and custodial matters. 


We have access to a range of criminal justice professionals to support our work and your case where necessary.


Using our extensive criminal justice experience we will engage with prison and probation and other organisations to get disclosure of the custody circumstances in your case and seek to ensure your prison rights are observed and applied fairly and appropriately to your case. Where there is a failure in the custody process we can support complaints to the  Prison & Probation Ombudsman, Ministry of Justice and Information Commissioners Office.



Latest Prison Law Changes

Latest Prison Law Changes

Latest Prison Law Changes

Are you aware of the changes introduced by The Sentencing Act 2026 in relation to the management of offenders after sentencing. A new custody "Progression Model" introduced for most offenders, 


First, 1/3rd of sentence In custody. Second, 1/3rd of sentence with Intensive community supervision. Third, 1/3rd of sentence subject to licence co

Are you aware of the changes introduced by The Sentencing Act 2026 in relation to the management of offenders after sentencing. A new custody "Progression Model" introduced for most offenders, 


First, 1/3rd of sentence In custody. Second, 1/3rd of sentence with Intensive community supervision. Third, 1/3rd of sentence subject to licence conditions.


Standard Determinate Sentences (SDS) with automatic release currently at 40% or 50% maybe released after the first 1/3rd point. Bad behaviour in prison custody could increase additional days to be served.


Some offenders serving SDS sentences with automatic release currently at 67% may benefit from release at the 50% point. Specific offence(s) and sentence details will be relevant to assessing eligibility.


Fixed Term Recall (FTR 56) now introduced applies to Most SDS offenders limiting recall back to custody to 56 days before re-release. (Excludes some MAPPA and High Risk Offenders) Existing 14, 28 day and Standard Recall now replaced.


We can assist those who are unsure of how these changes will impact upon them.


How We Work

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Family or Friend of Prisoner

You can write to us or ask a member of your family or friend to do so on your behalf. You can also call us after getting our numbers authorised on the prison system. 


For those establishments that have prison phone text facility you can text us on the mobile number provided. We will respond quickly to all communications.

Family or Friend of Prisoner

Family or Friend of Prisoner

You can write, call, text or email us with details of the query or instruction on behalf of a prisoner or for yourself.


 We will need to get a signed authority from the prisoner, which we will do quickly in order to get consent from them that we can act for them and also to get confirmation that you can instruct us on their behalf. This is a legal requirement, but we will take all preparatory steps possible whilst we await for the return of these documents.



Information We Need

Information We Need

It will be necessary for us to have as much information as possible to understand the nature of the query to achieve the best possible outcome. 


When contacting us, we ask that you include (where possible):


  • Name, Prison Number, Prison Name.
  • Offence(s), Sentence Type, Period, 
  • Prison Action, Nature of the Matter, Re-Cat, Sentence Calculation, Release, Transfer, Adjudication etc.
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