Sara Hyde

Sara Hyde has spent almost a decade working in the criminal justice system, primarily with women, following a first career in theatre. She worked in HMP Holloway, with women post-release as a frontline mentor and group facilitator, then managed holistic support services for women. She currently leads on Deaths in Custody for an NHSE London Clinical Network for Health in Justice. Originally a grassroots community and feminist campaigner, she has been selected as a council candidate in Caledonian ward for May 2018 elections. Sara was a Labour List candidate for the London Assembly in 2016 and a parliamentary candidate in the 2017 General Election. Sara is the Vice Chair of Fabian Women’s Network. She advises the Ministry of Justice on the recruitment of magistrates and is patron of a domestic abuse charity. She was part of the inaugural Jo Cox Women in Leadership cohort.