Prison Law
Time inside can be tough both for the prisoner and for family and friends, but it must be fair and understandable.
With our experience of dealing with all aspects of criminal law and with our additional specialisations of mental health and immigration law, we can help you with anything that concerns you including:
- Discipline: Adjudications before the Governor or Outside Adjudicator
- Calculation of sentence
- Recall for breach of Licence
- Parole Board hearings, both paper and oral
- Security categorisation
- Prison rules and conditions of imprisonment
- Discretionary and Mandatory Lifer work
- Tariff challenges and queries
- Appeals against conviction and/or sentence
- Judicial Review of decisions
Public Funding is often available so that all advice to the prisoner is given free of charge. Our objective is to reply to all letters received within 7 days (all correspondence is strictly confidential), to visit the prisoner at the earliest available Legal Visits opportunity, and to keep in touch with you and keep you informed at all important stages.
Pickup and Scott are members of The Association of Prison Lawyers (APL), which was formed by a group of specialist prison lawyers in 2008 to represent the interests and views of practitioners in prison law. The APL is fighting the proposals to reduce prison law funding. They also actively work to increasing the skills of prison law practitioners through enhanced training. The association has engaged in robust discussions with the Parole Board and Ministry of Justice regularly.
More information can be found on the following pages:
