AWARD WINNER 2025-26: Prison Officer Lauren wins an Award for her exceptional work as HMP Low Moss’s first Radio Station Officer, creating a widely listened to station broadcasting a vibrant mix of content, 24 hours a day, to inform, educate, and entertain, and support mental health and wellbeing throughout the jail. [She also receives the POA Award for outstanding work by a Prison Officer.]

AWARD WINNER 2025-26: Kerryanne receives an Award for her outstanding work as Addictions and Recovery Manager at HMP Addiewell, for the skill and dedication she brings to the role, for the hope she inspires, and for the relationships she has forged to provide continuing support for the men on release. [Her Award is supported by the Hanley Trust.]

AWARD WINNER 2025-26: Val’s Award recognises her unique contribution to HMP Bedford, well beyond her role as a Business Administrator – including a forum bringing people together over food, life skills training for younger prisoners, a food bank and clothing donation scheme, and the care and encouragement she offers to all. [Her Award is supported by Ingeus.]

AWARD WINNER 2025-26: Ash receives his Award, as a Custodial Manager at HMP/YOI High Down, for his inspirational leadership, his unyielding commitment to excellence, and his caring and dedicated approach to his staff and the men in his care – “he uplifts teams, improves lives, and enhances the establishment as a whole”. [His Award is supported by Serco Justice & Immigration.]

AWARD WINNER 2025-26: Officer Maty, as he is known to all, wins an Award for his infectiously positive and uplifting attitude, his ability to build rapport and de-escalate difficult situations, and his caring and supportive approach to both prisoners and colleagues, helping transform the segregation unit at HMP Coldingley. [His Award is supported by Interventions Alliance.]

AWARD WINNER 2025-26: Tendai wins an Award as an outstanding Officer, and for his response to racism he has suffered on the seg, at HMP Leeds – staying on the unit, retaining his positivity and compassion for all, and using his experience, and the respect he engenders, to promote more inclusive attitudes across the jail. [His Award is supported by Mitie Care & Custody.]

AWARD WINNER 2025-26: Chris’s Award is for dramatically increasing post-release employment rates as HMP/YOI Hindley’s Prison Employment Lead, through his tireless dedication, the employer relationships he has built, and the “Work Readiness” scheme, and initiatives to promote self-employment, that he has introduced. [His Award is supported by Sodexo Government.]

AWARD WINNER 2025-26: Andy, a PE SO at HMP Huntercombe, gets an Award for his “towering achievement” in developing a course, based on Stoic philosophy, that he has delivered to over 1,000 prisoners, has been shown to significantly reduce violence and improve wellbeing, and is now being rolled out more widely. [He also receives the Keith Bromley Award for Education & Skills Training.]

AWARD WINNER 2025-26: Jess wins an Award for her impact as Prison Employment Lead at HMP Wealstun, transforming outcomes through her peerless networking skills, relentless drive and positivity, and absolute determination to ensure that every prisoner has the chance to build a better future. [Her Award is supported by G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services.]

COMMENDEE 2025-26: Leanne receives a Commendation for the resilience, compassion, and dedication she shows, as a Pregnancy, Mother and Baby Liaison Officer at HMP/YOI Bronzefield, in supporting the women in her care, and helping ensure the best possible outcomes for their babies.

COMMENDEE 2025-26: Tom, a Supervising Officer at HMP/YOI Moorland, gets a Commendation for promoting wellbeing across the jail, and in particular for setting up a veterans’ group for prisoners and staff, and a peer-support group for prisoners living with cancer, including those facing a terminal diagnosis.