Many homeless people in Germany go to prison for “riding public transport without a ticket.” But often, they have no other choice: they might be short of change, but long distances lie between welfare infrastructures, and their feet are already sore. The fatal choice between sacrificing mobility or being punished also affects poverty-stricken people who are not homeless. In November, activist Janita-Marja Juvonen gave a speech - in front of the left parliamentary group in the German Bundestag - in support of all people in need and without a ticket, as part of the event ‘Do we live in a justice system based on class?’ Daniel Knaus, a journalist for German street paper Trott-war, then wrote about a vendor who has experienced this form of punishment.

The criminalisation of poor people on local public transport: Going to prison for not having a ticket

Tagged with 'criminalisation'

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