This episode on prison sentencing captures the views of people with knowledge and understanding of the prison system. This includes an offender, a victims’ expert, a senior Scottish Prison Service manager and an academic in criminology.

The conversation offers further information on prison sentencing overall and what a prison sentence involves day to day.

Conversation on community sentencing, with perspectives from an offender and a victims’ expert, as well as leading academic Fergus McNeill, professor of criminology and social work.

Sheriff Krista Johnston also explains how sentencing decisions are reached in court and  journalist Alan Richardson talks about his experience as a court reporter.