Pia Sinha is the Director of the Prison Reform Trust and a former prison governor.  She was awarded the St Martin’s Award for Prison Governance for her role in turning around HMP Liverpool, which was widely described as Britain’s worst jail in 2018, following a highly critical report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons.  Pia was born in north India and she and her family came to the UK when she was 14. After studying economics and psychology at university, she pursued a career as a psychologist, and her work took into prisons. Whilst she was training, she also ran a London pub with her first husband. After many years working as a psychologist in male and female prisons she was encouraged to apply for the Senior Prison Manager Programme aimed at training governors of the future. In 2013 she became the governor of HMP Thorn Cross, and was the first Asian woman to a run a prison in England and Wales. Earlier this year she joined the Prison Reform Trust as its Director.  DISC ONE: Kathy’s Song - Simon & Garfunkel 
DISC TWO: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha - Kumar Sanu 
DISC THREE: Back to Life - Soul II Soul
DISC FOUR: Melt - Leftfield 
DISC FIVE: Andmoreagain - Love  
DISC SIX: Black (featuring Norah Jones) - Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi 
DISC SEVEN: The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 
DISC EIGHT: Hometown Glory - AdeleBOOK CHOICE: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry      
LUXURY ITEM: Chilli sauce 
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Kathy’s Song - Simon & Garfunkel  Presenter  Lauren Laverne
Producer   Sarah Taylor

Pia Sinha, Director Prison Reform Trust

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