Andy joined the Prison Service in 1997 as an OSG at HMP Manchester. He moved to HMP Risley in 2001 and progressed through the ranks, he has worked in most departments and functions within HMP Risley. He is now a Custodial Manager and has been since 2018.

Andy joined Unlocked Graduates in February 2022 as a Mentoring Prison Officer and is currently working to support Unlocked participants at HMP Manchester and HMP Liverpool. He has a strong desire to support prison staff and help them to develop strength and growth to achieve the highest standards to encourage positive change and opportunities for the people in their care.

Craig first joined Unlocked Graduates in 2019 as a participant working at HMP Huntercombe a category C male foreign national specialist prison in Oxfordshire. Whilst on the program he completed his dissertation focusing on the impact of food in prisons. He has worked at Huntercombe ever since, spending the majority of this time working within the prisons Segregation Unit whilst also spending an extended period of time on detached duty at HMP Norwich.

He has experience working across a number of different establishments and is especially passionate about improving the outcomes for those who experience segregation whilst in custody. Craig also competes as part of the HMPPS triathlon team. He wanted to become an MPO as he recognised the hugely important role that his own MPO played during his time on the program.

Jessica joined Unlocked Graduates in March 2022 as a Mentoring Prison Officer and has worked across HMP Brinsford, Featherstone, Onley, and Berwyn. She started her career with HMPPS in 2007 and has functioned in a variety of operational roles since. Most recently Jess worked in a residential Supervising Officer role at HMP Stafford. This role embedded the importance of staff wellbeing and operating collaboratively within a team into her working framework, motivating her to transition into a mentoring-focused role as an MPO for Unlocked.

Jess believes that working to support staff formally and encouraging their growth and development gives the most positive outcomes for those within their care.

Janis joined HMPPS in 2019 and worked as a supervising officer for multiple years in HMP Wormwood Scrubs. Janis was introduced to Unlocked Graduates and Unlocked’s mission by participants working in his prison. This led to him applying for an assessor role at Unlocked and later applying for the MPO role. Currently, Janis works as the Mentoring Prison Officer for HMP Wandsworth.

Janis believes that evidence of change in staff culture and better outcomes for prisoners on his wing, while working alongside Unlocked Graduates participants, have elevated his sense of possibility.

Kat joined HMPPS in 2020 as an Unlocked graduate working in Swinfen Hall HMP/YOI. She worked as an Associate trainer at SI, helping to train Unlocked participants and currently works as the Mentoring Prison Officer for HMP Wormwood Scrubs and HMP/YOI Isis.

Kat is passionate about improving the standard of support for prison officers, which is what attracted her to this role. She is keen to be part of a much-needed culture shift within the prison service, to guarantee a better environment for both prisoners and staff. It is for this reason she continues to work with and strive towards Unlocked mission.

Liam has been a Prison Officer at HMP Wealstun since 2017, and has worked across many different residential wings during this time, most recently the induction unit. He joined Unlocked Graduates in 2024 after being attracted to the role by the positive impact the Unlocked graduates had within his own prison.

He is the Mentoring Prison Officer at HMYOI Wetherby and supports the 2023 and 2024 cohorts. He is passionate about the role due to the high levels of support you can offer as an MPO to frontline Prison Officers during the early stages of their career and beyond, and is particular keen on highlighting the importance of staff welfare within the prison service.

Lorna joined Unlocked because she believes that prisons can be transformed, and that prison officers have the power to make a difference. She has worked on residential units, induction wings, and more recently in Safer Custody at HMP Styal, a female adult and young offender prison. She is particularly passionate about improving prisoners’ wellbeing and has researched the relationship between architecture, design and mental health in prisons.

Lorna was an Unlocked Associate Trainer in 2023 and later became an MPO to help support new officers in the role. She loves encouraging staff to make positive changes and improve outcomes for the prisoners in their care. She is currently the Mentoring Prison Officer for HMP Risley and HMPYOI Swinfen Hall.

Mahlon joined Unlocked in June 2022. He currently works as a Mentoring Prisoner officer for the 2022 and 2023 cohorts at HMP Onley and HMP Bedford.

He was attracted to the MPO role as he is passionate about contributing to positive changes within the custodial environment, based on his experience of working on the frontline. Mahlon started working in the prison service at HMP Leicester, where he had a fundamental part with TRIM Practitioners and changing cultures within the Prison Environment.

Max joined HMPPS in 2020 as an Unlocked graduate working in HMP Belmarsh. He worked as an associate trainer at Summer Institute, supporting the training of new Unlocked participants, then took up the role of Apprenticeship Coach at HMP Belmarsh and HMP/YOI Isis. He currently works as the Mentoring Prison Officer for HMP Brixton and HMP Belmarsh.

Max is passionate about improving staff culture and maintaining high standards of professionalism in prisons, which are what attracted him to the MPO role. He is also active in the Unlocked Graduates Ambassador community, closely supporting work at Prisons Solved, the Ambassador think tank.

Morgan joined HMPPS in 2021 as an Unlocked Graduate at HMP Pentonville. Working on the Neurodiverse Unit and facilitating a Young Adult intervention programme, if her role as a Prison Officer has taught her one thing, it is that there is always hope for positive change. As a Prison Officer, you have the opportunity to help support these positive changes on a daily basis through meaningful conversations or being a professional, approachable and empathetic presence on the landings.  This tangible and direct positive impact Prison Officers can have is the part of the role Morgan finds particularly rewarding.

Through her current role as a Mentoring Prison Officer, Morgan hopes to support the Unlocked graduates to navigate the complexities of the role and feel empowered to make a positive difference through their everyday interactions on the landings. Morgan is excited to be part of their career development and help work through the challenges posed, so that they can flourish into the role with care and professionalism.

Sarah joined HMP Leeds in 2019 and has worked on Residential Units, in the Segregation Unit, and Reducing Reoffending. She joined Unlocked Graduates in 2023 as an MPO as she is passionate about the future of the prison service and believes that new staff in the service can be at the heart of positive change.

Sarah currently mentors the 2022 cohorts at HMP Liverpool and HMP Risley, and is excited to support others on the frontline.

Tanya joined HMPPS at the start of 2020 in a female establishment called HMP Send. Spending over two years on the most demanding wings, she then spent the last year as the POELT Mentor which she thoroughly enjoyed. Tanya has completed lots of training courses in that time including the ‘Negotiator’ and ‘Negotiator at Heights’ training.

Tanya is very passionate about supporting new Officers in their role from the very first day they start in every way possible to allow them to be the best Officers they can in a very challenging but rewarding environment.