COMMENDEE 2017-18: Claire is a family support worker at HMP/YOI Askham Grange and is Commended for her ‘think family’ approach, which is a ‘shining example’ of liaison and partnership support for women offenders.

COMMENDEE 2017-18: Samira teaches at HMP/YOI Forest Bank and receives a Commendation for developing and implementing the ‘M-powerment’ programme, which is designed to help some of the most vulnerable people in the system.

COMMENDEE 2017-18: Ray is a Specialist Bicycle Maintenance Instructor at HMP Kirkham; he is Commended, having been nominated by a prisoner, for his dedication and skill in helping to change the lives of the men in his charge.

COMMENDEE 2017-18: Tressa is the Visits Manager at HMP Grendon & Spring Hill, and is Commended for her dedication to helping prisoners and their families to maintain their relationships, and improving the visiting experience for all concerned.

COMMENDEE 2017-18: Andrew works as a Farm Manager at HMP North Sea Camp, and is Commended for his dedication and skill in sharing the redemptive power of nature and animal husbandry with the men under his tutelage and care.

AWARD WINNERS 2016-17: Ruth and Amy, from Cambridge University’s Institute of Criminology and Faculty of Law, respectively, win an Award for pioneering ‘Learning Together’, bringing together prisoners, university students and academics, to learn with and from one another. The initiative, which began with Cambridge and HMP Grendon, now includes a number of prisons and universities across the country. [This Award is supported by Novus. Ruth and Amy also receive the Keith Bromley Award for Education & Skills Training.]

AWARD WINNER 2016-17: Prison Officer Karl, from HMP Risley, receives an Award for his ‘Room Ready’ programme, which has transformed prisoners’ experiences of their first night inside, helped further the decency agenda across the establishment, and provided his ‘Room Ready’ crews of offenders with transferable skills to help them find employment on release. [This Award is supported by Ingeus.]

AWARD WINNER 2016-17: Sofia, from Muslim Hands UK, is granted an Award for pioneering ‘Muslim Women in Prison’, a ground-breaking initiative researching, and providing personalised responses to, the needs and challenges facing Muslim women in custody and after release. The project started at HMP/YOI New Hall and has now spread to other prisons across the country. [This Award is supported by Sodexo Justice Services.]

AWARD WINNER 2016-17: Howard receives an Award for his inspiring work as a mentor to prisoners at HMP/YOI Parc, where he has worked for over a decade, drawing on his own experiences as a former offender and substance misuser, to help transform the lives of others. According to the prison Governor, Howard is “an exceptional member of our team”. [This Award is supported by Working Links.]