CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE OUTSTANDING ORGANISATION AND INDIVIDUAL AWARDS 2019
The CJA Awards celebrate outstanding organisations and individuals who have made a marked contribution towards a ‘Fair and Effective Criminal Justice System’ which is Safe, Smart, Person-Centred, Restorative and Trusted.
The 2019 Awards – generously supported by the Hadley Trust – will give prizes of £4,000 and £2,000 to two organisations and £1,000 to an individual to support their work.
We look forward to presenting the awards at a ceremony in central London on Friday 29 November.
Shortlisted nominees for the 2019 CJA Awards are:
Outstanding Organisation:
- Browns Community Services CIC: Transforming the lives of people in the criminal justice system with an Intensive Support Service.
- Circles UK:Â National body overseeing provision of Circles of Support and Accountability across England and Wales.
- Peer Power: Social justice charity, engaging with the most under-supported children, teenagers and young adults in society.
- Prison Reform Trust, Prisoner Policy Network: Network of prisoners, ex-prisoners and supporting organisations making sure prisoners’ experiences are part of prison policy development.
- Safer Living Foundation:Â A multi-agency approach to reducing sexual offending and re-offending through rehabilitative and preventative initiatives.
Outstanding Individual:
- Sofia Buncy, Muslim Women in Prison Project, Khidmat Centres
- Barry Flanagan, Recycling Lives
- Gethin Jones, Founder of Unlocking Potential
- Dr Shona Minson, University of Oxford
- Sabrina Parkins, Prison Officer (Unlocked Graduates)
- Shelley, Wales Restorative Approaches Partnership
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Judging Panel CJA Outstanding Organisation and Individual Award 2019:
- Iqbal Wahhab – Chair of EQUAL
- Marie-Claire O’Brien – CJA Outstanding Individual 2019, Director of New Leaf Initiative CIC
- Dame Vera Baird – Victims Commissioner
- Babafemi Dada – Governor HMP Featherstone