Butler Trust Awards

Presented each year by HRH The Princess Royal, the Butler Trust Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding individuals working in UK prisons, IRCs, probation and youth justice. The listing here is only a subset of recent winners. For more information about the Awards, and a full list of winners, please visit the Butler Trust website.

Deanna Mezen, HMP Oakwood

[Butler Trust Awards (2020/21)]

Write-up on Deanna Mezen, from HMP Oakwood, who won a Butler Trust Award for her outstanding work in the field of palliative care. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].

Keywords: palliative care

Ben Eaton, Sue Kidney & Parmjit Singh Rai, DLNR CRC

[Butler Trust Awards (2020/21)]

Write-up on Ben Eaton, Sue Kidney & Parmjit Singh Rai, from DLNR CRC, who received a Butler Trust Commendation for their work in developing an innovative housing-led resettlement initiative. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].

Keywords: resettlement, housing

Alecia Johnstone, HMP Preston

[Butler Trust Awards (2020/21)]

Write-up on Alecia Johnstone, from HMP Preston, who received a Butler Trust Commendation for her work in supporting care leavers in the prison, a subject on which she has developed a significant level of expertise. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].

Keywords: care leavers

Pat Bannigan, Staffs & West Mids CRC

[Butler Trust Awards (2020/21)]

Write-up on Pat Bannigan, from Staffs & West Mids CRC, who won a Butler Trust Award for his work in assisting service users with issues relating to finance, benefits and debt. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].

Keywords: finance, benefits, debt

Wayne Hodges, HMPPS HQ

[Butler Trust Awards (2020/21)]

Write-up on Wayne Hodges, from HMPPS HQ, who won a Butler Trust Award for his work helping create and lead an innovative Incentivised Substance Free Living scheme. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].

Keywords: substance misuse, incentives