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Prisoners’ Advice Service

The Prisoners’ Advice Service (PAS) is a charity providing free legal advice regarding human and legal rights, conditions of imprisonment and the application of prison law and prison rules to adult prisoners in England and Wales. The site has information sheets covering a wide range of topics that affect prisoners, including health care, mandatory drug testing, transfers and confiscation orders along with articles and responses to consultations. There are also law guides aimed at women prisoners, and a number of self-help toolkits.

Ministère de la Justice et des Libertés

The website of the French Ministry of Justice offers an information portal on the administration and organisation of justice in France. It includes ministerial information (news, statistics, etc.), bulletins and newsletters, and many short DVDs to inform the public of its role and work. Included are presentations on the court structure in France, the juvenile justice system and the prison system. A sitemap guides users on different functions and themes. The regional section offers users information on the administration of justice in their locality.

Criminal Justice System

Section of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) website covering the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Intended for the general public, the pages describe the stages of a criminal case from the reporting of a crime to the court verdict, explain how the CPS decides whether or not to prosecute, and give an overview of other official bodies and organisations working in the field of criminal justice.

Criminal Justice System Northern Ireland

This site provides information on the criminal justice system of Northern Ireland and the agencies that form part of the justice service including the Northern Ireland Prison Service, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Public Prosecution Service, Youth Justice Agency and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland. The role of each of these bodies is explained on the site and contact details and links to the organisations' own websites are given. Key documents relating to the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland are made available in HTML or PDF.

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