Eoin McLennan-Murray graduated from London University (Queen Mary College) with a BSc Hons in Biological Sciences in 1977 and joined the Prison Service in 1978 on their graduate scheme. He has worked in 10 different prisons, three of which as governing governor. In 2000 he completed his Masters Degree in Criminology and Prison Studies at The Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University. He was President of the Prison Governors’ Association for 4.5 years before retiring from the Prison Service in 2015. He subsequently became a Trustee of the Howard League for Penal Reform and in 2016 was elected as Chair of the Trustee Board. He was also appointed as a specialist adviser to the Justice Select Committee in November 2016.
