Prison visitors are appointed by the Home Office, or the Scottish Office Home and Health Department, on the recommendation of the prison governor to visit certain prisoners who have asked for visits to be arranged. Their duty is to befriend those they visit. They have no duties of a specifically religious nature and are sometimes required to avoid religious topics. Friends wishing to offer this service should approach the governor of the prison where they wish to serve.
Some Quakers are both prison ministers and visitors. The roles overlap and Quaker prison ministers find themselves moving naturally from one to the other.
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