It is hoped a scheme that brings victims of crime together with offenders will be rolled out through prisons across Queensland.

The Sycamore Tree Project, run by the Prison Fellowship, aims to reduce recidivism, but also help victims to heal.

Currently, the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre at Gatton is the only prison that facilitates the Sycamore Tree Project, but the Prison Fellowship, which runs the project, is in talks with the Queensland Government to roll the scheme out to jails across the state.

Throughout the eight-week program, offenders meet victims to talk about the effects of their crimes.

Prisoner G, who cannot be named, is serving an 11-year sentence.

He said talking to victims had a great impact on offenders.

"Because then it brings out these raw feelings and hurt — you see the hurt in people," he said.

He is confident that when he leaves jail in five years' time, it will be for the last time.

"With the support network that I've obtained in here through the Sycamore Tree and building the bridges with family and stuff, there won't be no reoffending," he said.

Prisoner C has been in jail for two years.

He said the Sycamore Tree Project had helped arm him with strategies to avoid re-offending when he is released.

"The great thing about the course it lets you heal," he said.

"It gives you the power to heal because you're asking for forgiveness."

Program also gives victims a chance to heal

The project does not only help prisoners. Victims too said it offered them a way to move forward.

Fran Dempsey, whose husband was murdered 37 years ago, said participating in the program and talking to prisoners about her experiences had helped her.

"I really did think that I was coming here to offer help," Ms Dempsey said.

"Hopefully I have given some help to people but I think I've received more.

"Today even some of the guys said 'your story just rocks me'.

"They think I've done really well, but you just play the cards you've been dealt."

Fran Dempsey has been talking to prisoners about her experience after her husband was murdered. ( ABC News )

It is a tough ask, but for participants like Ms Dempsey, the rewards can be great.

"One [prisoner] in particular who is here today, I said to him 'if I can help one person by doing this course I will continue to do it until I die'," she said.

"I said 'one person would be enough' and he said 'well, I'm your man — I will never, ever be in here again, and I will never offend again' — and he meant it.

"To me, that's everything."

Prison Fellowship state manager David Way said the benefits of the project are four-fold.

"The prisoner gets change, the victim gets healing, the state's not paying $120,000 a year to keep someone in a prison, and they might get out and get a job and pay tax so it's not a drain on the welfare system," Mr Way said.

Mr Way said the biggest stumbling block was finding victims willing to speak openly about their experiences.

"We need to source victims of crime who are prepared to share their stories without accusation," he said.

Two courses are run each year at the prison, with about 10 prisoners in each session.