Rejected petition Prison visits to be back to normal

Rejected on 13 July 2021

Open visits back up in prison so there able to finally give there loved ones a hug! This would help with prisoners mental health and help them serve there time with no issues. All of us want to be able to give our loved ones a kiss and a cuddle and to actually see them properly again

There not even contemplating opening up the prisons once lock down has been lifted and this is going to affect the inmates mental health and there family’s. They need to feel like they are still human and everyone deserves to feel human regardless of the situation, Covid has affected many inmates there is a major problem with suicide at the moment because they can’t see there family and loved ones. How many more people have to take there lives before they are heard and they finally see what it’s doing

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Prison visits are possible as set out here:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visit-someone-in-prison-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic

We're not sure whether you want all the restrictions listed to be removed, or specific changes.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.