Sabrina Matani (CF 2023) has been nominated for a Webby Award for the Women Beyond Walls podcast she hosts, which shares the experiences of women who have been in prison and advocates working to reform the justice system.
By Sabrina Mahtani, 2026
Prison reform
About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to prison and penal reform including ways to reduce reoffending in the UK. Many Fellows have undertaken projects addressing this over the years including as part of our recent programme of Fellowships developed in partnership with The Prison Reform Trust in 2013-2015. Partnership stories
From an off-the-cuff question as a teacher to lasting change across policy and practice, Sarah Beresford traces how curiosity shaped her Churchill Fellowship and everything that followed. She reflects on learning from other countries, turning insight into action, and how asking the right questions has helped centre children’s voices in the criminal justice system.
By Sarah Beresford, 2026
By Jacob Hill, 2020
With self-inflicted deaths in prisons remaining consistently high, Piers Barber set out to explore how prisons can respond with stronger postvention – systematic aftercare following a suicide. His Fellowship took him to New Zealand, Australia, and Canada, where he saw examples such as the embedded role of chaplains in New Zealand prisons, new trials in Australia, and trauma training models for staff in Canada. He is now sharing his reflections with UK practitioners and policymakers, calling for leadership, mapping of all contact points, and varied support to strengthen suicide prevention in custody.
By Piers Barber, 2025
Nina Champion (CF 2017) has begun studying for a Doctorate in Social and Criminal Justice at the University of Greenwich.
By Nina Champion, 2025
David Morgan has been shortlisted for two categories in the This is Manchester Awards 2025.
By David Morgan, 2025
By Piers Barber, 2023
Scarlett Roberts (CF 2023) appeared on BBC Woman’s Hour in the episode 'What is it like to be a woman in prison?' to share her experiences of relationships during a four-month sentence in 2022.
By Scarlett Roberts, 2025
Deanna Mezen (CF 2023) was part of a cancer support team recognised with a regional award for their work providing care in prisons.
By Deanna Mezen, 2025
Thomas Horton participated in the first UK-Japan Strategic Dialogue on Justice Affairs.
By Thomas Horton, 2025