Prison Advocacy (Advocard)

Who is this for?

• All prisoners in HMP Edinburgh

Description

Independent advocacy can support you to have your voice heard and your views taken into account.

An advocacy worker can:

• Talk to you about your options and make sure you know your rights.
• Help you make sense of what is happening.
• Help you prepare for meetings and come to them with you, such as internal complaints committee meetings (ICC), integrated case management meetings (ICM), as well as Parole Board hearings.
• Help you to contact health care providers about your physical and mental health needs.
• Help you contact other organisations to make sure they know what you want and need, including liaising with you legal representatives.
• Help you to get the information you need to make good decisions.
• Be there and be on your side.

How do I access this?

• Self referral
• Referral by third party

• Service is appointment only

You can write to us free using internal mail at :

Prison Advocacy
Links Centre
Level 2
HMP Edinburgh

Is there a cost?

Free

Location information

• Translation service available

Opening times