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Name
Dr. Sarah Lewis PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), FHEA (UK)
Title
Director of Grow Transform Belong CIC and Penal Reform Solutions
Bio
Dr. Sarah Lewis is the Director of Penal Reform Solutions (PRS) and Grow Transform Belong CIC. PRS operates internationally to foster cultural change across the Criminal Justice System, while Grow Transform Belong focuses on preventative work in schools and community reform through the Justice 2.0 campaign. Both organizations deliver training, coaching, and research to develop an effective and compassionate Criminal Justice System.
Dr. Lewis began her career in psychological interventions in Probation in 2004 before joining the University of Portsmouth, where she trained Probation Officers and taught Criminology and Criminal Psychology. She champions transformative practice rooted in relationships, humanity, and connection.
As co-founder of the Growth Alliance and the Growth App, Dr. Lewis drives global systems change in corrections, emphasising compassion, collaboration, and lived experience. She is extensively published in relational practice and culture change, and the author of Therapeutic Correctional Relationships, a practitioner’s guide to building and repairing relational connections in correctional practice.
Dr. Lewis is a Senior Consultant for the Council of Europe, providing strategic consultancy, rehabilitative programme design and training to practitioners leaders both in Europe and additionally in the Middle East and Asia. She is also an advisor for the Scottish Accreditation Panel of Offender Rehabilitation, TIDES (Trauma Informed DESistance) and the Inspectorate of Probation.
Through her podcast, Growth Uncut, Sarah Lewis amplifies voices aligned with her vision of meaningful justice reform. GTB have recently co-created an accredited online learning for busy professionals working with people who offend, aimed at enhancing effective practice and promoting staff well-being. Her work continues to shape a more humane and impactful approach to criminal justice.
Dr. Lewis began her career in psychological interventions in Probation in 2004 before joining the University of Portsmouth, where she trained Probation Officers and taught Criminology and Criminal Psychology. She champions transformative practice rooted in relationships, humanity, and connection.
As co-founder of the Growth Alliance and the Growth App, Dr. Lewis drives global systems change in corrections, emphasising compassion, collaboration, and lived experience. She is extensively published in relational practice and culture change, and the author of Therapeutic Correctional Relationships, a practitioner’s guide to building and repairing relational connections in correctional practice.
Dr. Lewis is a Senior Consultant for the Council of Europe, providing strategic consultancy, rehabilitative programme design and training to practitioners leaders both in Europe and additionally in the Middle East and Asia. She is also an advisor for the Scottish Accreditation Panel of Offender Rehabilitation, TIDES (Trauma Informed DESistance) and the Inspectorate of Probation.
Through her podcast, Growth Uncut, Sarah Lewis amplifies voices aligned with her vision of meaningful justice reform. GTB have recently co-created an accredited online learning for busy professionals working with people who offend, aimed at enhancing effective practice and promoting staff well-being. Her work continues to shape a more humane and impactful approach to criminal justice.
