More than 15,000 hours of unpaid work will be carried out on the Isle of Man this year by people who've broken the law.
Offenders will take part in a range of projects which will go some way to payback their bad behaviour whilst benefitting the Manx community.
Work includes restoring heritage sites, constructing off-road cycle paths, clearing overgrown land and tidying up woodlands and beaches:
Community Service Orders are handed down to people as an alternative to prison - offenders must carry out the work in their own time.
MLC Mike Coleman has responsibility for the Prison and Probation Service - he says it's not a soft option:
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