Due to issues with booking visits, we are changing the process and hope you will have a smooth experience. POPS HMPPS Family Services Group

Thank you to Benefit Mankind for the winter kits, it will really help those leaving our care during these cold days. ❄️ 🧊 🥶

The Senior Leadership Team would like to wish all of our staff, partner agencies and families of those in our care a Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 Thank you for everything you do to support one another. Wishing you all the best for 2023

We are 😃 to inform F&SO that Social Visits will be back on Monday afternoons from 12th September 2022, this means visits will now run 6 days a week apart from Wednesdays. First session 14:00 to 15:00 and second session 15:30 to 16:30.

Congratulations to Phil Copeland from HMP & YOI PRESTON who has been nominated for a BBC #MakeADifferenceAward 🙌

Phil has created a project with local organisations which supports young people in prison to turn their lives around.

Hear more from Phil 🎥 ⬇️

BBC Lancashire

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work in a prison health service?⚖️

If you’re keen to know, come to our free “Behind the Gate” event. Led by Dr Suesanne Samara, our Lead for Medical Education, this a great chance to learn about prison healthcare bit.ly/3xpc6dp

What a brilliant afternoon today, Healthier Heroes CIC held 2 separate support/ steering groups with veterans held in custody at HMP & YOI PRESTON
Thank you to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust for support us and the veterans in custody.
HMPPS Office for Veterans' Affairs Ministry of Justice Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧

#hmpps #veteransincustody

💥The first episode of S3 is live!💥
Click here to listen to our collaboration with HMP & YOI PRESTON which explores the over representation of care experienced people in the CJS. Let us know any feedback so we can pass this on to the young men featured!
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The first episode of our new season is being released tomorrow! In collaboration with HMP & YOI PRESTON we explore the over representation of care leavers in the CJS... stay tuned!

Dear Families & Significant Others, Due to unforeseen circumstances Social Visits have now been cancelled on Monday and Wednesday afternoons until further notice. We are sorry for the inconvenienced caused. POPS HMPPS Family Services Group

Update: The in cell phones are now on, woohoo 🙌 we hope this will make family ties stronger due to the flexibility in the timings families and significant others can be called 👍🏻 POPS HMPPS Family Services Group

Good News!!! Over the past year or so, a team has been working on getting in-cell telephones system at HMP Preston. We are nearly there. In the very future it will be up and running. Watch this space for more updates 😊 POPS HMPPS Family Services Group

Update on Pre-call announcement when your loved one calls you POPS HMPPS Family Services Group

Update on COVID19 restrictions POPS HMPPS Family Services Group

Technical issue has been identified with our Social visits booking line, it’s being looked into. In the meantime until the issue is rectified please use this temporary number to book visits. 01772 444888 POPS HMPPS Family Services Group

The next Family Forum HMP & YOI PRESTON will take place on Thursday 19th May at 10am.
Family Forums at HMP & YOI PRESTON take place on a bi-monthly basis on Zoom. Each meeting revolves around a different topic in order to answer as many questions and queries as we can.

Our next Virtual Family Forum is on Thursday 19th May 2022@10am. If you would like to attend please email your details &any questions you want answering to [email protected] PS: Hopefully this will be our last virtual family forum POPS HMPPS Family Services Group

S.Visits
Mon-Sun: 1st session 2pm to 3pm, 2nd session 3:30pm to 4:30pm, each session 30 prisoners.
Remand: 3 one hour visits per week but no more than one per day.
Convicted: 2 one hour visits every 4 weeks and will need to use Visiting Order (VO)
POPS HMPPS Family Services Group