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.
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[Wetherby prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a way to engage young people in education, build their confidence, and teach them problem solving and programming skills, by competing in teams to design, build and programme robots and solve challenges.
Keywords: young people, education
[Wealstun prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a range of catering-related projects, including: a staff mess, a “commercial catering” programme, and an advice and guidance programme on healthy eating.
[Warren Hill prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: modelled on Approved Premises, the Willow Unit offers an experience that replicates principles of normality in order to best prepare prisoners for their progression or release.
Keywords: resettlement, progression
[Thorn Cross prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme to make OMU “the hub of the prison,” with Peer Assistants giving advice and guidance, as well as taking applications and assisting staff at a weekly drop-in service.
Keywords: resettlement, employment, peer support
[Thameside prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 10-week equine prison programme, leading to a level 2 qualification, aimed at especially challenging and hard to reach young adults, with the aim of improving their engagement as well as their behaviour.
Keywords: education, complex needs
[Swaleside prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a mentoring programme bringing prisoners and staff together in forums of up to 25 people, intended to break down barriers, change perceptions, and build relationships between prisoners and staff.
Keywords: staff-prisoner relationships
[Sudbury prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme helping to build the confidence and self-esteem of veterans, as well as helping to ensure they can access support that’s available to them.
Keywords: veterans, peer support
[Stafford prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a workshop-based community focusing on prisoners with a range of complex needs, including challenging behaviours, self-harm, mental health issues, and self-isolation.
Keywords: complex needs, challenging behaviour
[Springhill prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 6-8 week public speaking course, “Speech craft”, run by Toastmasters UK and Ireland, which aims to build people’s self-confidence and develop their communication and presentation skills.
Keywords: communication skills, self-esteem
[Risley prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a 180+ bed facility, overseen and staffed by staff veterans, with the aim to create a wellbeing and resettlement-focused residential community.
Keywords: veterans, wellbeing, resettlement, peer mentoring
