STV's Scotland Tonight programme were invited into HMP Perth to see the training and employment opportunities available to people in custody, including the Greene King Training kitchen and a new landscaping academy led by Dundee and Angus College.
Jamie, one of the individuals interviewed said: “The biggest dream is to not come back here and to make my dad proud of me.
“These courses are brilliant, it’s giving people a chance.
“It’ll not work for everybody but it’ll work for some people and the more people that can stay out of here the better.”
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