Three inmates at Perth Prison have become the first in Scotland to complete the Journey to Freedom course, delivered by the prison chaplaincy team and Perth YMCA.
Journey to Freedom arose from the YMCA Restore Small Groups course founded by Scott Reall in 2000, and is increasingly used in penal systems in the US and elsewhere as a formal part of progression and rehabilitation.
Delivered in small groups led by trained facilitators, it helps people begin to redefine and address areas of their lives where they have seen themselves as without hope.