Ex-Con Carpenters
Season 1
Father-and-son carpenters Raphael and Taury Meade guide former prisoners in designing and creating meaningful pieces of carpentry for someone they've hurt through their crimes. This is the series that gives those who've done wrong, the chance to do right.
Where to Watch Ex-Con Carpenters • Season 1
5 Episodes
- I killed a man with one punchE1
I killed a man with one punchNottingham-raised Jacob Dunne struggled in school, and fell into gang culture, selling drugs and fighting. In 2011, he inadvertently killed a young man in a fight, leading to a prison sentence. After his release, he engaged in restorative justice with the victim's parents. Jacob has since turned his life around, now dedicated to helping others. - I took the law into my own handsE2
I took the law into my own handsAdetola Adeogun learnt the hard way that you can't take the law into your own hands. She saw red when a stranger she'd allowed to stay in her flat refused to leave using pepper spray while trying to force her way back into her property. - I was stabbed in the eye, and it made me seeE3
I was stabbed in the eye, and it made me seeMark Bracewell grew up surrounded by gang crime. He witnessed his first murder at 11 and later served time for armed robbery. In 2016, he intervened in a fight, resulting in a life-threatening stab-wound that cost him his left eye. - Prison was the best thing that happened to meE4
Prison was the best thing that happened to meAfter years of drug abuse, short prison stints, fines and community service, Francesca Fattore received a seven-year prison sentence in 2017. Seeing the impact of this sentence on her family, she decided to change while behind bars and walk out freed from her past. - I'd be dead or in prison without my dadE5
I'd be dead or in prison without my dadTaury Meade shares his story with his dad, Raphael. Taury lost four friends to stabbings and nearly went to jail himself. He credits his father and their carpentry work for his turnaround, believing it saved him from a grim fate.