Helping prisoners keep in contact with their families

Barnardo's vistors centres help prisoners to maintain relationships with their children Credit: ITV News West Country

Thousands of children across the region will be separated from one of their parents this Christmas, because they're in prison. But one charity is trying to help families divided by prison walls.

At Erlestoke prison near Devizes, Barnardo's is running a special visitors centre. It's one of six charities to benefit from ITV's Text Santa campaign.

Barnardo's volunteer, Sophie Stanley "We encourage prisoners to spend time talking to (their kids) on the phone or writing or seeing them

In Rebecca Broxton's report, we've protected the identities of the families involved...