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  • Pia Sinha CEO
    Pia joined the Prison Service in 1999 as a Higher Psychologist at HMP & YOI Holloway. After joining HMP Wandsworth as a Senior Psychologist, she took up the post of Head of Safer Prisons, followed... by Head of Reducing Re-offending at HMP Wormwood Scrubs. She then took up her first Deputy Governor role at HMP Send, and subsequently Downview and Liverpool. In 2013 Pia was appointed to her first Governing role at HMP & YOI Thorn Cross, going on to govern at both Risley and Liverpool. In 2020 she became Acting Deputy Director Probation Reform Programme, then the Workforce Programme, before becoming Director of Women in November 2021. Pia’s vision for the Women’s Directorate was to enable safe, compassionate and individualised care for women. In April 2023 Pia became the CEO of the Prison Reform Trust.
  • Mark Day Deputy Director
    Mark Day is Deputy Director at the Prison Reform Trust. He began his career at PRT in 2010 as the charity’s Head of Policy and Communications. Previously he was deputy director of the centre-lef...t thinktank Progress and also deputy editor of Progress Magazine. Before that he was head of communications at the international thinktank Policy Network. Mark has worked in Parliament as a researcher for a Labour MP and also in the parliamentary office of the lobby group Stonewall. He is also Clerk to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Penal Affairs.
  • Alex Guthrie Executive Assistant to the CEO
    Alex joined PRT in the summer of 2024, and has been handling recruitment processes, data management systems, and office administration alongside his role as Executive Assistant to the CEO. Alex has gr...eat experience in challenging processes, fostering collaboration and working with high-profile clients, charities, and corporate organisations. A skilled problem solver, they are dedicated to delivering exceptional support and ensuring organisational efficiency at all levels. Alex completed their degree in Psychology w/ Criminology at the University of Sussex in 2020.
  • Zoe Burton Administrator
  • Paul Walker Head of Finance
  • Edward Smyth Head of Development
    Edward has been involved in the criminal justice sector for 10 years, and took up the role of Head of Development at PRT in 2024. He is a published editor and writer on issues of criminal justice (esp...ecially as they intersect with faith), a trustee of the Welcome Directory, and the Chair of Sing Inside. Before joining PRT Edward spent a number of years in the Business Development team at The Forward Trust, moving to become Head of Philanthropy at St James’s Church, Piccadilly, working on a £20m capital campaign. He holds an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Oxford and an MA in Theology from Durham.
  • Alice Stevens Trusts and Foundations Officer
    Alice is an experienced Trust Fundraiser who has worked with multiple charities in the health and social welfare sector. Prior to her start in fundraising, Alice volunteered with various non-profit or...ganisations as a student at the University of Nottingham where she obtained a BA in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics.
  • Jemima Langdon Development Officer
    Jemima graduated in 2023 with a BA in Law from Cambridge. She had a particular interest in the Criminal Justice System and Immigration, and wrote her undergraduate dissertation on the legitimacy of in...definite immigration detention in prison. During the summers she volunteered at Offene Arme, a charity based on the island of Chios in Greece, who provide non-food item distribution to refugees and asylum seekers, before taking on the role of Administration Coordinator in 2022. She has led outreach workshops in schools and theatre groups as part of the Cambridge Footlights tour in 2023.
  • Charlotte Story Head of Operations
    Charlotte Story is the Head of Operations at PRT. Her role includes the oversight of governance, HR, finance and IT and office facilities. Prior to this role, Charlotte was Senior Fundraising Manager ...at PRT, responsible for income generation, relationship management and impact reporting. Charlotte also has experience of working on the advice and information service at PRT, responding to queries from and advocating on behalf of prisoners. Charlotte has over 20 years experience of working in the voluntary sector with a focus on criminal justice, with previous roles at Prisoners’ Families and Friends Service, managing volunteers supporting families at courts and running the Witness Service in a magistrates’ court for Victim Support. Charlotte volunteered as an appropriate adult for seven years and has been secretary of her local residents’ association and school PTA. She currently sits on the executive committee of her local residents’ association with a focus on voluntary fundraising and events planning.
  • Alex Hewson Senior Policy and Communications Officer
    Alex Hewson is Senior Policy and Communications Officer at the Prison Reform Trust. He has previously worked in the Ministry of Justice’s Women’s Policy Team and in Parliament. He has resp...onsibility for producing the Prison Reform Trust’s Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile, and supporting work with the media and policy development.
  • Emily Evison Policy and Communications Officer (women's programme lead)

    Emily previously worked on the Transforming Lives, reducing women’s imprisonment programme and is now the policy lead for women at PRT.

  • Sophie Ellis Research Manager
  • Grace Barry Head of Practitioner and Prisoner Engagement
    Grace Barry is Head of Practitioner and Prisoner Engagement at the Prison Reform Trust. Grace holds extensive experience in lived experience engagement and co-production, built through leadership role...s at national charities and her own consultancy. She has worked across a broad range of groups with diverse lived experiences including, homelessness, addiction, mental ill health, food poverty, abuse and involvement with the criminal justice system. Grace’s approach is grounded in her passion for learning and connection and her belief that meaningful engagement — with practitioners and prisoners — should be seen, not as a ‘nice to have’, but a responsibility.
  • Ryan Harman Advice & Information Service Manager
    Ryan manages the Prison Reform Trust’s Advice and Information team, which is a small service for prisoners to access information on prison rules, prison conditions and life in prison. Prior to joini...ng PRT in 2015 Ryan managed the delivery of resettlement services in prisons for St Giles Trust, including the Housing Information and Advice Service (HIAS) in HMP Wandsworth as well as some services implemented under the Transforming Rehabilitation agenda. Ryan also spent about 5 years working for frontline homeless services in London, offering advice and support for vulnerable people looking for accommodation and employment.
  • Ghazala Ashraf Advice & Information Officer
  • Tara Benedetti Advice & Information Service Development Support Officer
  • Ella Humphreys Senior Advice & Information Officer
  • Catlyn Omelia Advice & Information Officer
  • Lou Smith Advice & Information Officer
  • Kadijah Thompson Advice & Information Officer
  • Vicki Kerr Programme Beneficiary Engagement Coordinator, Building Futures