Perrie Award


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. The award and the associated lectures aim to improve the care of offenders and advance penal policy. The organising committee is made up of members from within the penal service and from academia, charities and other fields.
The award and lecture programme were named in honour of Bill Perrie, regarded as one of the leading prison governors of his time.

Award winners

YearWinnerNotes
1995Judge Stephen Tumim
1996A J PearsonFormer Deputy Director, UK Prison Service
1997Vivien Stern
1998John StaplesFormer prison governor and trustee of the Howard League for Penal Reform
1999Sir Peter Lloyd
2000Tim NewellFounder of Escaping Victimhood charity and author of Restorative Justice in Prisons
2001Sir David Ramsbotham
2002The Prison Service Respond/Respect teamA minority ethnic staff support network.
2003Lord Chief Justice Woolf
2004Colin AllenDeputy chief inspector of prisons 1995-2002
2005Frances Crook
2006Kathy BiggarSuicide Prevention Advisor, High Security Prisons 2001 -2007. Founder of The Listener Scheme. Deceased June 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/21/kathy-baker-obituary
2007Clive Stafford Smith
2008Bob Perry
2009Farida AndersonFounder of POPs charity
2010Stephen Shaw
2011Trevor WilliamsDirector of Offender Management for the Eastern Region
2012Dame Anne Owers
2013The Venerable William Noblett
2014Juliet Lyon
2015Sir Martin NareyFormer director general of the Prison Service for England & Wales
2016Alison Liebling, Cambridge UniversityHer research into prisons has contributed immensely to the welfare of prisoners.
2017Sarah Payne