Features

Care leavers and the criminal justice system

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

This issue of Prison Service Journal looks at the question of care leavers and the criminal justice system. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

Keywords: care leavers

Peers who volunteer – a guide on how to support people with lived experience

[Russell Webster (2021)]

Best practice guide to support peer mentors and other people with lived experience volunteering or working in the social justice sector.

Keywords: peer mentoring

Ruth Mann Trophy

While the Butler Trust’s Annual Awards are for outstanding individuals – the Trust’s Ruth Mann Trophy is for notable custodial-based initiatives, which have brought significant benefits locally and could be rolled out more widely. All submissions for the Trophy are added to this site – and the most recent submissions and winners are listed below. For more information, visit the Butler Trust website.

View searchable list of all submissions

2021 Finalists

[Winner] Making visits autism friendly [Maghaberry]
See the Light (refurbishing fogged windows) [Full Sutton]
Problem Support Mentors [Wealstun]

2021 Submissions (All)

Community gardens regeneration project [Brinsford]
Decency-improvement residents party [Bristol]
Health Eating Initiative [Buckley Hall]
Survivors Manchester [Buckley Hall]
Enabling-Community Wing [Bure]
Complex Case and Support Plans [Coldingley]
Paving the Way project (supporting care leavers on release) [Deerbolt]
Charity Shop (Roses Boutique) [Drake Hall]
Freedom Programme (for domestic violence survivors) [East Sutton Park]
Improving Nutrition Project [Eastwood Park]
Airborne Initiative (outwards bound project) [Feltham]
ACCESS service (for women with complex needs) [Foston Hall]
See the Light (window repair and refurbishment programme) [Full Sutton]
Safer Custody Dedicated Cleaning Team [Full Sutton]
Still Walks VR initiative [Heathrow IRC]
Virtual Reality Induction programme [Heathrow IRC]
Hewell Wellbeing unit [Hewell]
Amends People Awards (for prisoners and staff) [Highpoint]
Hull Supporters (“listeners” scheme) [Hull]
Hull Wellbeing Unit [Hull]
HOPE Unit Progression Regime [Humber]
The Stoic programme [Huntercombe]
Eco Homes building project [Leyhill]
Liverpool Wellbeing Unit [Liverpool]
DIY-SOS: The Big Liverpool Refresh [Liverpool]
Making visits autism friendly [Maghaberry]
TRC – Training, Rehabilitation and Culture (horticulture initiative) [Oakwood]
Peterborough Accommodation Project [Peterborough]
Restorative Prison [Peterborough]
Feline Feral Friends (rodent control) [Risley]
Pet Dogs to Work initiative [Rye Hill]
Making Connections (mentoring on release) [Send]
Our Time (arts initiative) [Send]
Vulnerability Prediction Tool (VPT) [Serco prisons]
Stocken Buskers [Stocken]
Veterans Breakfast Club [Stocken]
Decency Team [Stocken]
In-house counsellor [Swansea]
The Mount Foodbank [The Mount]
Thorn Cross Farm Shop [Thorn Cross]
Digital prison hub [Wayland]
Problem Support Mentors [Wealstun]
Cat D survival course [Whatton]
Social Care Advocates [Whatton]
Parallel Visits (for prisoners with no visitors) [Whatton]
SMT Group Supervision sessions [Whitemoor]
Razor-blade free prison [Whitemoor]

Kathy Biggar Trophy

While the Butler Trust’s Annual Awards are for outstanding individuals – the Kathy Biggar Trophy is for notable community-based initiatives (probation and youth justice), which have brought significant benefits locally, and could be rolled out more widely. All submissions for the Trophy are added to this site – and the most recent submissions and winners are listed below. For more information, visit the Butler Trust website.

View searchable list of all submissions

2021 Finalists

[Winner] Young Adult Transitions programme [London NPS]
Student Counselling Service [East of England NPS]
Parent Champions (supporting families of those at risk of exploitation) [Hillingdon YOT]

2021 Submissions (All)

Probation

Opt Out (education, training & employment programme) [East Mids NPS]
Student Counselling Service [East of England NPS]
Service-user Breakfast Club [KSS NPS]
Young Adult Transitions programme [London NPS]
Project Beta housing project [NE NPS]
Hot Debriefs for staff [NW NPS]
Peer mentoring on release [West Mids NPS]
Humber Accommodation Project [Yorks & Humber NPS]
BAME Recruitment Panel [Yorks & Humber NPS]

Youth Justice

Outward Bound Residential Programme [Barnet YOS]
Speech and language service [Bradford YJS]
DIVERT (diversion scheme) [Cheshire YJS]
Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme [Darlington YOT]
College Central project (knife crime and exploitation) [East Sussex YOT]
Virtual bookclub [Hackney YOT]
AXIS (crime prevention project) [Hillingdon YOT]
Parent Champions (supporting families of those at risk of exploitation) [Hillingdon YOT]
The Bubble newsletter and online activities [Kent Integrated Adolescent Services]
Children Looked After diversion initiative [Leeds YJS]
Getting Out for Good (crime prevention initiative) [Oldham YJS]
Child-to-Parent Violence (C2PV) programme [York YJS]

Positive influences on the wellbeing of prison staff

[Butler Trust – Other (2021)]

A short report summarising findings of consultations with staff about factors positively influencing their wellbeing and morale.

Keywords: staff welfare, wellbeing

Effective practice guide – substance misuse

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Report based on a joint thematic review, on ensuring effective support for with people with substance misuse issues in community settings. Part of HMI Probation’s Effective Practice series.

Keywords: substance misuse