Stories

Episode 5: Justice, Disrupted In this episode Byron speaks to Chris Daw QC: Lawyer, legal commentator and author of ‘Justice on Trial’. Together they discuss radical overhauls needed within the UK justice system to create a fairer society; including a new approach to drug offences and the decriminalisation of children. Are you satisfied then, you […]

Episode 6: Justice, Disrupted In this episode Byron speaks to writer and former magistrate, Kit de Waal. They talk about how Kit’s upbringing influenced her choices; her experience of working within the justice system and why compassion is always the answer. What I learned from being a magistrate was the greyness, of good and bad […]

Unpaid work takes place all around Scotland. It allows people to settle their debt to society and build better lives for themselves, their families and communities. A Sheriff can order individuals to do between 20 and 300 hours of unpaid work. We follow two unpaid work squads, over one day in Edinburgh.

What they see is a label… they don’t see that it’s someone’s child Natalie is a non-nonsense, passionate Mentor who supports people with complex needs and trauma. She runs the addictions Recovery Cafés in HMP Barlinnie and HMP Shotts. Both are a safe space that provide hope, support and aspiration in the harshest of environments […]

In the nicest possible way, I hope never to see them again Sheriff Martin-Brown was appointed as a summary sheriff in Tayside, Central and Fife in 2016 and has responsibility for the Problem Solving Court in Forfar. She grew up in the area, and now she’s returned to give back to the community that supported […]

This isn’t just another number in the system…it’s a human being. Ross works with young people who have been involved with the justice system. His incredible energy and enthusiasm and his connections with not only the young people but other services, agencies and the local sheriffs, have helped South Lanarkshire to achieve a number of […]

There is hope… everybody wants better for their bairn As the Head Teacher of Dalmarnock Primary School for the past 9 years, Nancy has seen the area change beyond recognition and the school double in size to over 400 children. There are now 46 different mother tongues spoken in the school. Well-loved by colleagues, students […]

It all comes down to trauma, and nobody’s safe from trauma. Jordan works with young people who have experienced trauma. He supports them to re-engage using hip-hop, rapping, song writing, DJ’ing and music production. He helps young people to develop new skills whilst addressing issues around confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing by exploring self expression in […]

The custody suite below St Leonard’s Police Station is an intimidating environment: windowless corridors are lined both sides with thick metal doors, well-worn whiteboards and busy charge bar. However, within this bleak and hectic setting there is hope and support. Jess and her team provide round-the-clock care to people who are in crisis. Not only […]