Germany

Gefangene helfen Jugendlichen e.V.

Youth meets with prisoners to learn about criminalisation

In order to reduce the recidivism rates among vulnerable German youth, GFJ team provides youngters with professional support and programs, including visits to prisons and discussions with ex-convicts so that vulnerable youth learn about the real life harms of criminalisation. The team is known for their visits to the prisons, their inclusion tool where ex-convicts and vulnerable youth come together to learn about the real life harms of criminalisation. They plan to scale to new areas in Germany (especially Berlin) to reduce the number of young perpetrators.