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Abstract
The fact that the prison population in England and Wales continues to rise to new records is no longer headline news. What tends to be ignored however is that the daily population being highlighted masks the even more shocking figure – that in 2002 over 140,000 people will have been committed to custody. Whilst some of these will be repeat receptions, the majority are not. Most leave behind them partners, parents and children to cope with the aftermath. Many prisoners are there for the first time and their families are devastated by the event, left with little support, information or recognition of their needs.