This report, written by Lucy Slade and published by the Winston Churchill Memorial Foundation, makes recommendations for the approach to foreign national prisoners in England and Wales, based on the findings from visits to four other European countries: Norway; the Netherlands; Sweden; and Spain. It details a number of examples of ‘promising practice’ across prisons in these countries, including a picture dictionary ‘pointing book’ for those with language difficulties, volunteer support for foreign national prisoners, and use of Skype and video-conferencing to enable prisoners to communicate with their families. The report suggests that a coherent strategy for foreign national prisoners is needed in England and Wales and recommends that the National Offender Management Service put forward an agreed vision for this.

Click here to download ‘Foreign National prisoners: best practice and resettlement’