The Perrie Award has been presented annually since 1995 by the Perrie Lectures Committee to the person who has done most to promote an understanding of the work of the Prison Service in England and Wales, and pushed forward the development of penal policy. [1] The award and the associated lectures aim to improve the care of offenders and advance penal policy. [2] The organising committee is made up of members from within the penal service (NOMS or National Offender Management Service) and from academia, charities and other fields. [3]
The award and lecture programme were named in honour of Bill Perrie (1918–1997), regarded as one of the leading prison governors of his time. [4]
Year | Winner | Notes |
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1995 | Judge Stephen Tumim | |
1996 | A J (Tony) Pearson | Former Deputy Director, UK Prison Service |
1997 | Vivien Stern | |
1998 | John Staples | Former prison governor and trustee of the Howard League for Penal Reform |
1999 | Sir Peter Lloyd | |
2000 | Tim Newell | Founder of Escaping Victimhood charity and author of Restorative Justice in Prisons |
2001 | Sir David Ramsbotham | |
2002 | The Prison Service Respond/Respect team | A minority ethnic staff support network. |
2003 | Lord Chief Justice Woolf | |
2004 | Colin Allen | Deputy chief inspector of prisons 1995-2002 |
2005 | Frances Crook | |
2006 | Kathy Biggar | Suicide Prevention Advisor, High Security Prisons 2001 -2007. Founder of The Listener Scheme. [5] Deceased June 2018. [6] |
2007 | Clive Stafford Smith | |
2008 | Bob Perry | |
2009 | Farida Anderson | Founder of POPs charity (Partners of Prisoners) |
2010 | Stephen Shaw | [7] |
2011 | Trevor Williams | Director of Offender Management for the Eastern Region |
2012 | Dame Anne Owers | [8] |
2013 | The Venerable William Noblett | [9] |
2014 | Juliet Lyon | [10] |
2015 | Sir Martin Narey | Former director general of the Prison Service for England & Wales [11] |
2016 | Alison Liebling, Cambridge University | Her research into prisons has contributed immensely to the welfare of prisoners. [12] |
2017 | Sarah Payne | |
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