The number of prisoners with children needs to be recorded as a matter of urgency, says national federation group Action for Prisoners Families. Director Lucy Gampell said a conservative estimate of the number of children affected by the imprisonment of a parent - 125,000 - was based on figures from 1986. To order an information booklet, visit www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk.
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