Stories

Episode 4 of ‘Our Justice’ A mini-series of true stories and conversations, co-produced with young people with experience of the Scottish justice system. In Elio’s second episode, they speak to their sibling EJ (who is currently studying law) about the impact of having a parent sent to prison.   Download full transcript here This is a […]

Episode 5 of ‘Our Justice’ A mini series of true stories and conversations co-produced with young people with experience of the Scottish justice system. In this episode, we hear from Chris – a young activist and advocate for people with care experience. He shares his experiences growing up in the care system. Download full transcript […]

Episode 6 of ‘Our Justice’ A mini series of true stories and conversations co-produced with young people with experience of the Scottish justice system. In Chris’s second episode, he interviews Gary Brown – a development co-ordinator for young people with care experience. They discuss the relationship between the Scottish care system and the Scottish justice system.  […]

Set in Dundee, this story explores relationships, setbacks, hope and addiction.

Set in the coastal town of Dunbar in East Lothian, this story explores why giving up booze is only half the battle. Came up, volunteered for one day a week, to begin with, just to get me out the house, something to do, gradually get myself working as a day labourer, if I could, basically […]

A second chance after selling drugs

With the fishing industry in decline, the symbolism of a scrapping a local relic was unthinkable to the Burghead community. The ‘Harvest Reaper’ was in desperate need of restoration, but with no money for labour, the community turned to a local unpaid work squad. The result was a monument to Burghead’s heritage and a signpost […]

From offending to Oxford: my second chance

I think growing up, I always thought a criminal was someone who stole, or someone who even lied, you know, someone who’d done something that was obviously wrong, I think as a child that what I presumed, you know. I knew the difference from right and wrong. For years, no one saw Lucy as Lucy… […]