Visits from friends and family are precious inside. The prison can make you talk through a glass window – like in American films, but without the phone. They can also stop someone from visiting altogether. Solicitor and prison law expert Claire Salama explains closed visits and banned visits and tells us how you can...

For many people in prison, like those on recall or indeterminate sentences, getting out means going through the parole process. Justin at HMP Bullingdon has written in asking what you can do if you do not agree with the contents of your parole dossier. Solicitor and prison law expert Claire Salama is here to answer...

Every year thousands of people are brought back into prison without committing a further offence. Solicitor and prison law expert Claire Salama gives us the lowdown on recall. 

How do you make a complaint if you can’t get a complaint form in prison? That’s the question from Mel at HMP Risley. Solicitor and prison law expert Claire Salama has the answer.

You aren’t allowed much in prison – so when your stuff goes missing or gets damaged it can be extremely stressful. Solicitor and prison law expert Claire Salama tells us what to do about lost property in prison.