“The Robin Corbett Award for Prisoner Rehabilitation gave us an incredible boost not least because a panel of experts in the field recognised the contribution we were trying to make to prisoner rehabilitation and consequently to society. The tremendous publicity that followed the award has helped to get our message across, to raise awareness of our projects and also to help with fundraising. It is not easy to get national coverage for a charity that works to reduce reoffending in sex offenders but this is what happened with a huge write-up in The Observer. One of the ways in which we are using the award money is in improving the conservatory in Whatton prison. Previously cold and uncomfortable through most of the year, the award is helping us make this key group area a relaxing and comfortable place in which prisoners and staff can focus on the matter in hand (be it the Decency group meeting, the Whatton and Nottingham Trent University Service User Research and Evaluation meeting, or prisoner rehabilitation courses).”

– Dr Belinda Winder MSc PhD CPsychol MEd CSci AFBPsS (pictured left above with her team)