Millions of pounds of public money has been awarded to mentoring schemes designed to help criminals readjust to life outside prison and tackle substance misuse.
The first awards from a £7.5 million Reducing Reoffending Change Fund have been awarded to 23 organisations.
The first round of investments, totalling £1.5 million, range from £6,656 to £200,000 and are being distributed to organisations across Scotland that run, or are designing, mentoring schemes for those released from custody.
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