12th October 2005 Foreningen for Fangers Pårørende (FFP), a Norwegian organization working on behalf of relatives and friends of offenders, has launched a project aimed at supporting teenagers aged 13 to 20 with friends or relatives in prison. Carried out in collaboration with the Norwegian Red Cross, the project seeks to boost young people’s confidence … Read more
15th June 2005 A new study entitled “Effect van kinderbezoek aan gedetineerde Vaders” (The Impact of Children’s Visits on Imprisoned Fathers) by Anke Bolwijn and Piet Bolwijn has just been published in the Netherlands . Based on a child-parent project carried out in the Dutch prison of Roermond, the study involves ten fathers and sixteen … Read more
23rd March 2005 Action for Prisoners’ Families, in partnership with the Midlands Regional Visitors Centre Forum, is organizing a good practice workshop for members on 23 March, 2005, in Peterborough. The workshop will provide a platform for Visitors’ Centre managers to describe methods they use to identify first-time visitors to prisons and to exchange good … Read more
21st April 2005 On 21 April 2005, Action for Prisoners’ Families and the Eastern Regional Families Partnership (The Ormiston Children & Families Trust) are organizing a conference entitled Homeward Bound: The Resettlement Pathway for Children & Families. In addition to exploring resettlement challenges for prisoners and their families, the day will also include a performance … Read more
15th April 2005 In response to a report entitled “Poverty and Disadvantage Among Prisoners’ Families,” released in May by The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, charities in the UK are appealing to government departments to coordinate their action to respond to the plight of the estimated 150,000 children a … Read more
15th April 2005 The Milan-based association Bambinisenzasbarre (BSS), a Eurochips member, is working in collaboration with San Vittore Prison to organize a new prison visits booking scheme for children with imprisoned parents. In May 2004, BSS opened the Stanza Verde, a child-friendly space in Milan’s Science and Technology Museum near San Vittore Prison where children … Read more
4th April 2005 A seminar entitled “Prévention et l’intervention face à la criminalité” (Crime Prevention and Intervention) is being held 20-22 April, 2005, in Orford , Quebec . Organized by the SABD (Services d’Aide Bruno Dandenault), CIVAS (Centre d’Intervention en Violence et Abus Sexuels de l’Estrie) and Regroupement des Intervenants en Matière d’Agression Sexuelle, the … Read more
15th February 2005 A Bernard van Leer Foundation European partners meeting entitled “Pulling up another chair” was held in London in February 2005, bringing together projects focusing on children’s participation from eight countries to exchange information, discuss how children from birth to age 8 are taking part in matters that affect their lives, identify some … Read more
24th November 2004 Cranstoun Drug Services and the European Network on Drugs and Infections Prevention in Prison launched an in-depth report entitled “Substitution Treatment in European Prisons” in the European Parliament on November 24. Focusing on the policies and practices of 18 European countries, the report highlights the obstacles to introducing substitution treatment into prisons … Read more
31st October 2004 A new association working on behalf of children with imprisoned parents was launched October 31 in Glasgow , Scotland . H.A.P.P.Y. (Help and Protect Prisoners’ Youngsters), an information and support services organization that aims to be a voice for prisoners’ children, was set up by two young women who have experienced the … Read more
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