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{{Infobox organization
| name = Prisoners Abroad
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| logo = PA Colour logo.jpg
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| logo_alt = A hand behind bard reaching towards a hand behind jail bars.
| logo_caption = Prisoners Abroad logo
| formation = {{start date and age|1978}}
| founder = Craig Feehan, Joe Parham, Chris Cheal and Bob Nightingale
| founding_location = U.K.
| purpose = To support British prisoners overseas
| website = {{URL|https://www.prisonersabroad.org.uk/}}
| budget = £1.6 million
| registration_id = 1093710
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'''Prisoners Abroad''' is a UK-registered human rights and welfare [[Charitable organization|charity]]<ref>{{EW charity|1093710}}</ref> which supports [[United Kingdom|British]] citizens who are imprisoned overseas. It also works with ex-prisoners returning to the [[UK]] and
The organisation
Prisoners Abroad translates human rights law into practical life-saving actions by providing access to vitamins and essential food, emergency medical care, freepost envelopes to keep in touch with home and books and magazines to help sustain mental health.
==History==
Prisoners Abroad was formed in 1978 by Craig Feehan, Joe Parham, Chris Cheal and Bob Nightingale. Initially it worked with Britons held mainly in [[Turkey]], [[central Asia]] and [[north Africa]].
In UK terms, Prisoners Abroad is a small to medium-sized charity, with an annual turnover of £1.
==Welfare grants==
The Craig Feehan Fund, which was founded after Craig Feehan's death in
A vitamin fund is available to people imprisoned in countries where the nutrition is deemed inadequate for survival.
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==Support for families==
Each year Prisoners Abroad provides assistance to more than 1,
==Resettlement==
Prisoners Abroad's work also extends to a resettlement service that supports those who return to the UK; they find them somewhere to stay, provide grants for food and travel, and help them take the vital steps to a new life. Each year they support around 300 people on return to the UK.
==Awards and patrons==
In 2007 Prisoners Abroad was awarded the [[Longford Prize]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.longfordtrust.org/11187/11063.html | publisher=Longford Trust | title=The Longford Trust | accessdate=2007-12-03 |archiveurl =
In 2008 Prisoners Abroad were shortlisted for the Justice Awards and the [http://lhf.org.uk/blog/london-homelessness-awards-memory-andy-ludlow/ Andy Ludlow London Homelessness Awards].
In 2010 Prisoners Abroad won the Guardian Public Service Awards, Carers, Families and Communities.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Guardian Staff|date=2010-11-24|title=Guardian News & Media press release: Guardian Public Services Awards winners 2010|url=http://www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-office/guardian-public-services-awards-winners-2010|access-date=2021-12-03|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
In 2012 Prisoners Abroad were shortlisted for the ''Charity Times''<nowiki/>' Charity of the Year (£1m - £10m) and Charity Principal of the Year.
In 2017 Prisoners Abroad's Resettlement Service was awarded second prize in the London Homelessness Awards.
Prominent patrons include the [[Archbishop of Westminster|Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols]]; [[Ephraim Mirvis|Sir Ephraim Mirvis]]; [[Rachel Treweek|the Right Reverend Rachel Treweek]]; [[David Wootton (lord mayor)|Sir David Wootton]]; [[Jon Snow (journalist)|Jon Snow]]; [[Dominic Grieve|Dominic Grieve QC]]; [[Kit de Waal]]; and [[Harriet Walter|Dame Harriet Walter]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-01 |title=Patrons |url=https://www.prisonersabroad.org.uk/Pages/FAQs/Category/patrons |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Prisoners Abroad |language=en}}</ref> Dame Harriet read the [[Radio 4 Appeal|BBC Radio 4 Appeal]] for Prisoners Abroad in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radio 4 Appeal - Prisoners Abroad - BBC Sounds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001p1mj |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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