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Ex-offenders Tony and Patrick were both prisoners in Liverpool's Walton jail. Both had been in and out of trouble since their teenage years with a string of offences including robbery and in Tony's case drug-dealing. Patrick is in his 50s and Tony is in his 30s and they had very different experiences of prison life.

Tony was urged to improve his skills and gained qualifications in painting and decorating whilst Patrick's only experience of 'education' was making fluffy toys. These days there are complaints in the press that prisoners have TVs and computers in their cells. In Patrick's day, the complaints were about roast potatoes on Christmas day. We hear how the emphasis is more on rehabilitation than punishment these days.

Reporter: Sara Parker

Producer: Laura Parfitt
A Juniper production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.