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| 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 family members and friends of those detained.
 
The organisation provides humanitarian aid, advice and emotional support to people affected by overseas imprisonment. They assist [[British people|British citizens]] during their incarceration, when they return to the UK and need access to resettlement services, and they support their family and friends throughout the trauma.
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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 [httpsGuardian Public Service Awards, Carers, Families and Communities.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Guardian|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 Public Service Awards], Carers, Families and Communities.|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.