Butler Trust

The Butler Trust celebrates and promotes the best in UK prisons, IRCs, probation and youth justice. For more information, including the Trust's Annual Awards for staff, notable practice trophies, and publications and events visit the Butler Trust website.

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Independent Living Unit

[Ford prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 10-bed, self-contained unit for IPPs and lifers which mirrors, as closely as possible, the circumstances they will live in after release.

Keywords: resettlement, IPPS, lifers

Opt-out (catering scheme)

[Full Sutton prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a scheme which allows up to 150 prisoners to opt-out of the prison’s in-house catering and cater for themselves instead.

Keywords: catering, wellbeing

Personal Independent Placement

[Greater Manchester Probation (2022)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: an alternative to unpaid work placements for people who, because of health and disability issues, are unable to undertake a traditional placement.

Keywords: unpaid work

Staff Family Open Days

[Grendon prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme of regular (quarterly) open days for the family members of staff, providing an opportunity for staff to show their family members around the prison.

Keywords: staff wellbeing, staff morale

Resilience Intervention Programme

[Gwynedd YJS (2022)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: a 21-session child-centred programme, developed by Bangor University, to help build young people’s resilience, aimed at reducing their risk of reoffending.

Keywords: young people, education, resilience

The Hive

[Haverigg prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a converted former workshop bringing together a range of services and facilities including a café, barbershop, charity shop, and a dedicated Listeners room, where prisoners can get advice and support.

Keywords: wellbeing, training, peer mentoring

Staff Support Guide

[Hewell prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a Staff Support Guide, given to all staff in the establishment, helping to make sure that they are aware of the full range of support services available to them and how to access them.

Keywords: staff wellbeing

Autism Visits

[Hindley prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme of regular (monthly) visits specifically for families with children with autism.

Keywords: neurodiversity, families

Drug Recovery Programme

[Holme House prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a whole-prison approach which aims to get everyone living and working in the prison to collaborate in helping people with addictions to flourish and achieve their full potential, without the need for drugs.

Keywords: substance misuse

Hull TV

[Hull prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: an in-house TV station, run by prisoners, providing information, education and entertainment to prisoners, and broadcast to every cell in the prison.

Keywords: training, education, communications