Stories

Morag made a mistake – but fought her own shame and other’s judgement to find peace and contentment.

Expelled from school at 13, and in and out of the justice system, Jenny took her second chance and changed her life for the better.

Malky tells his story from chaos, addiction and his darkest moment to recovery, repair and redemption.

Kevin reflects on being a victim of assault and his journey to find his voice, again. I don’t think people are born evil or bad, it’s just circumstances, opportunities at life, education. We need to deal with the stigma of how we deal with people that are affected by the crime, or committed the crime. […]

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 […]

It is important that people see beyond the uniform, but a lot of people don’t. Police. What comes to mind? It’s not all about catching the baddies… PC Kerrigan discusses the side of policing that the public don’t see – and can’t see. Officers dealing with people who are traumatised, lonely, who have mental health […]

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 […]