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.
[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].
[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
[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
[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
[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
[Butler Trust Awards (2019/20)]
Write-up on Emmy Mercan, from KSS CRC, who received a Butler Trust Commendation (in 2020), for her work in setting up a Breakfast Club where women on probation can meet, receive support, and find hope and inspiration. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].
Keywords: peer support, female offenders
[Butler Trust Awards (2019/20)]
Write-up on Deborah McLening and Lisa Udale, from KSS CRC, who received a Butler Trust Commendation (in 2020) for their work in recruiting ex-service users to provide mentoring and support to those most at risk of breach their probation. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].
Keywords: peer support
[Butler Trust Awards (2019/20)]
Write-up on Ryan Brewster, from Yorkshire Prisons Group, who received a Butler Trust Commendation (in 2020) for his work in devleoping a prison-based version of the #ItsOKToTalk and #Andy’s Man Club, to help men share their problems. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].
Keywords: peer support
[Butler Trust Awards (2019/20)]
Write-up on David Hill, a Catering Manager at HMP Buckley Hall, who won a Butler Trust Award for his work to improve nutrition in the jail, leading to significant improvements in prisoners’ physical and mental health. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].
Keywords: nutrition, health, mental health
[Butler Trust Awards (2019/20)]
Write up on Steve Whitehead & David Wilson, from HMP Hull, who received a Butler Trust Award for their outstanding contribution to greening and the environment in the prison. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].
Keywords: gardens, environment
