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Armed robber swaps guns and gangland violence for paintbrushes as he turns his life around in jail

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Jamie Baird was jailed in 2019 for a string of five robberies in Lanarkshire. The 36-year-old ran a barber business in Drumchapel and made up to €1,000 a week. Baird says his pathway to getting drug free was enabled by some of Scotland's most feared gang leaders. He is staging an exhibition of paintings at East Kilbride Art Centre.

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Armed robber swaps guns and gangland violence for paintbrushes as he turns his life around in jail

Jamie Baird hit rock bottom in segregation in tough Shotts Prison. He quit his role in the jail's drugs trade - with the blessing of enforcers who "run" the nick - and captured his spiritual transformation on canvas

2 months ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Glasgow armed robber swaps gangland violence for paintbrushes and becomes an artist in jail

Jamie Baird turned away from a drug-fuelled life embroiled in gangland violence after almost dying from an overdose - and now he's staging an exhibition of paintings.

2 months ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Armed robber swaps guns and gangland violence for paintbrushes as he turns his life around in jail

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Armed robber swaps guns and gangland violence for paintbrushes as he turns his life around in jail

Armed robber swaps guns and gangland violence for paintbrushes as he turns his life around in jail

Glasgow armed robber swaps gangland violence for paintbrushes and becomes an artist in jail

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