Free criminal defence and prisoners' rights help in the United Kingdom
15 organisations · United Kingdom
15 organisations in the United Kingdom offer free or low-cost criminal defence and prisoners' rights help. Types of organisation: 11 NGOs, 3 associations and networks, 1 university law clinic. Access: 3 free for everyone, 3 free subject to income conditions, 7 reserved for specific groups. Most offered languages: English, French, Arabic, Russian.
What this covers
Defence for people who cannot afford a lawyer, police custody, bail, appeals and wrongful convictions, detention conditions and the rights of prisoners.
By city
- London 11 organisations
Organisations
Belfast
- Children's Law Centre NGO · English
- Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland Association / Network · English
Edinburgh
- Scottish Legal Aid Board Association / Network · English
London
- Amicus (Assisting Lawyers for Justice on Death Row) NGO · English
- APPEAL (Centre for Criminal Appeals) NGO · English
- Fair Trials NGO · English
- Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) NGO · English
- Legal Aid Agency (England and Wales) Association / Network · English
- Penal Reform International NGO · English, French, Arabic
- Prisoners' Advice Service NGO · English
- REDRESS NGO · English
- Reprieve NGO · English
- Rights of Women NGO · English
- The Death Penalty Project NGO · English
Newcastle upon Tyne
- Student Law Office University clinic · English
Other needs covered in the United Kingdom
Orientation only, not legal advice. Information aggregated from public sources: always check with the organisation before relying on any entry.