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As you know, we are keen to understand more about your experience and needs as a relative or friend of someone in prison abroad.

We would be very grateful if you could complete this questionnaire by 28th February. The information from the survey will help us to develop our support for families and friends of someone in prison abroad.

The questionnaire is completely anonymous, however if you would like to be entered into the prize draw, please provide your name and contact details at the end of the questionnaire.

If your relative has been released from prison, you will need to complete a different questionnaire - please click here.

Many thanks for your help.

Alan Hooker
Prisoners Abroad
 
 
 
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2. About you
 
 
 
3. We would like to know more about the background of people with a relative/friend in prison abroad. Please tell us:
 
 
 
4. Your gender:
Male Female Do not wish to say
 
 
 
5. Your age:
 
under 18
 
19 -25
 
26-34
 
35 – 44
 
45 – 55
 
56 – 64
 
65 – 74
 
75 and over
 
Do not wish to say
 
 
 
6. Your ethnic background:
 
White - British
 
White - Irish
 
White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller
 
Any other White background
 
Mixed - White & Black Caribbean
 
Mixed - White & Black African
 
Mixed - White & Asian
 
Any other Mixed background
 
Asian/ Asian British
 
Asian - Pakistani
 
Asian - Indian
 
Asian - Bangladeshi
 
Asian - Chinese
 
Any other Asian background
 
Black British
 
Black Caribbean
 
Black African
 
Any other Black/African/ Caribbean background
 
Arab
 
Any other ethnic background
 
Do not wish to say
 
Other
 
 
 
 
7. Whereabouts you live:
 
North East
 
North West
 
Yorkshire and the Humber
 
East Midlands
 
West Midlands
 
East of England
 
London
 
South East
 
South West
 
Scotland
 
Wales
 
Northern Ireland
 
Europe - EU
 
Europe - non-EU
 
North America
 
Other
 
Do not wish to say
 
 
 
8. What accommodation you live in:
 
In own house/flat
 
In rented accommodation
 
In temporary housing
 
Do not wish to say
 
Other
 
 
 
9. Whether you are:
 
working
 
unemployed
 
retired
 
studying
 
caring for family
 
receiving benefits
 
do not wish to say
 
Other
 

 
 
 
10. Whether you have:
 
a disability
 
long-term health problem(s)
 
no disability / long-term health problem(s)
 
do not wish to say

 
 
11. About your relative/friend
 
 
 
12. In which country is your relative/friend in prison?
 
 
 
13. How long have they been there?
 
up to a year
 
Between 1 and 3 years
 
Between 3 – 5 years
 
more than 5 years
 
not known
 
 
 
14. How long are they going to be there for?
 
up to a year
 
Between 1 and 3 years
 
Between 3 – 5 years
 
more than 5 years
 
not known
 
 
15. What is their relationship to you?
 
your spouse/partner
 
your parent
 
your brother/sister
 
your son/daughter
 
your ex-spouse/ex-partner
 
your aunt/uncle
 
a friend
 
Other relationship (please specify)
 
 
 
16. Approximately how often do you have contact with them?
 
weekly
 
monthly
 
only occasionally
 
never
 
 
 
17. What sort of contact do you have? (Please select as many as apply)
 
Letters
 
Visits
 
Emails
 
Phone calls
 
Other
 

 
 
 
18. Do you feel you have enough contact with your relative/friend?
Yes No Not sure
 
 
19. Were they living with you prior to their arrest?
Yes No Do not wish to say
 
 
 
20. Do you expect them to return to live with you after their release?
Yes No Don't know
 
 
 
21. Caring responsibilities
 
 
 
* 22. Are you currently looking after any children (under 18)?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
23. How many children are you caring for?
   
 
 
 
24. Are the children...
 
Your own children
 
Prisoner's children
 
Other
 

 
 
25. How old are the children?
   
 
 
 
26. Please tell us if you are caring for anyone else (e.g. an elderly relative)?
   
 
 
 
27. Access to support
 
 
 
* 28. Are you getting any support from Prisoners Abroad?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
29. What support are you getting from Prisoners Abroad?
 
Information/advice
 
Newsletter
 
Family days
 
Travel Fund
 
Family Support Group
 
Other
 

 
 
 
30. What is most useful about the support you get from Prisoners Abroad?
   
 
 
31. If you are getting support from any of the following, please tell us if this support is useful and why.
Comment
Citizens Advice Bureau
Church
Helpline
GP/nurse
Counselling service
 
 
 
32. If you are getting support from anywhere else, please tell us where/who from and if this is useful to you.
   
 
 
 
* 33. Can you talk to anyone about the imprisonment of your relative/friend?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
34. Who do you talk to?
 
Friend(s)
 
Family member(s)
 
Partner
 
Colleague(s)
 
Other
 

 
 
 
35. Your emotional and physical health
 
 
 
36. How has the imprisonment of your relative/partner/friend affected you?
 
I feel isolated
 
I feel stressed/anxious
 
I have low self-esteem/self-confidence
 
I feel depressed
 
I don't feel it has affected me
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* 37. And has it affected your physical health? (eg high blood pressure, headaches)
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
38. How has it affected your physical health?
   
 
 
 
39. Other effects of the imprisonment
 
 
40. If the imprisonment of your relative/partner/friend has affected you in the following ways, please tell us how it has affected you:
Please explain
Your housing situation
Your financial situation
Your social life
Your work
Your relationships with other people
Childcare arrangements
Legal issues
 
 
 
41. Please tell us if the imprisonment of your relative/friend has affected you in any other ways
   
 
 
 
42. What help would be useful?
 
 
43. Do you feel you have enough information about your relative/friend’s imprisonment?
Yes No N/A
The legal process
The prison system
How to communicate with the prisoner/visiting
Prisoner Transfer
Release/Deportation arrangements
 
 
 
44. If you have answered no to any of the above, please explain what information would be useful:
   
 
 
45. And do you feel you have enough information regarding your own situation?
Yes No N/A
Housing
Finances
Sources of support
Legal issues
Children
 
 
 
46. If you have answered no to any of the above, please explain what information would be useful:
   
 
 
47. Or are there any other issues on which it would be helpful to get some information?
   
 
 
48. Do you feel you have enough support in terms of....
Yes No NA
Being able to share your concerns/feelings
Being able to cope financially
Keeping in touch with the prisoner
Keeping in touch with others (e.g. lawyer, British consul, prisons)
Arranging support for the prisoner (prison visitor, church, other in-country organisations etc)
Arranging visits to the prisoner
Managing children’s behaviour/feelings/expectations
Preparing for the release of the prisoner
 
 
 
49. If you have answered no to any of the above, please explain what support would be helpful:
   
 
 
50. Or are there any other issues for which it would be helpful to get some support?
   
 
 
 
51. If your relative/friend is near release, what are your concerns?
 
Housing
 
Childcare
 
Benefits
 
Work
 
Legal issues
 
Other
 

 
 
 
52. What service(s) would you most like Prisoners Abroad to develop?
   
 
 
 
* 53. Could we follow up this questionnaire with a more detailed phone conversation?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
54. Please tell us:
First Name : 
Last Name : 
Phone : 
 
 
 
* 55. And would you like your name to be entered into the draw for the £50 voucher?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
56. Please tell us:
First Name : 
Last Name : 
Phone : 
Email Address : 
 
 
 
57. Many thanks for your help. Please note that if you have a specific issue that you would like help with, please contact Prisoners Abroad:

89-93 Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park
London N4 3JH
United Kingdom

Tel: 020 7561 6820
Free helpline: 0808 172 0098

Email: [email protected]