German Police Arrest Teenager Climbing Prison’s Walls to Reconcile with Girl Friend

The German police nabbed a teenager when he was climbing up walls of prison in the western part of the country.

The bold lad was trying to mount the 4 meter walls to meet her ex- girl friend and reconcile with her after   they broke up.

Guards of the prison arrested the lad who refused to climb down willingly. They called fire squads to fetch a tall ladder to force the lad down to the ground.

It is not clear whether the lad  succeeded  in reconciliation with  his ex who told him on phone that they were no longer friends.

Investigators have started a probe into the case.

They charged the lad with misconducts related to encroachment on public prosperity and attempting to communicate with a prisoner without permission.

“NDR” local broadcast net work revealed that the lad was naked as he slipped off clothes to avoid barbed wire.

It is worth to mention that researchers have urged the German authorities to rethink who ends up in prison in a bid to lessen the burden on the prison system. But instead of exploring alternatives, German states have vowed to create space for more prisoners.

Prisons in most German states are operating at capacity, if not exceeding it, according to a survey published on Wednesday by Essen-based publisher Funke Media Group, acCording to DV.

In Baden-Württemberg, occupant capacity exceeded 101.3 percent for male prisoners last year, while in Rhineland-Palatinate, it jumped from 99.99 to 100.6 percent in January. Prisons in other states, including Bavaria, Berlin, Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia, surpassed 90 percent of occupant capacity.

According to experts cited in the report, actual capacity tends to be 85 to 90 percent of official capacity since parts of a prison may be closed or undergoing renovation.

Researchers have warned against exceeding capacity at prisons, saying it jeopardizes the safety of staff and undermines the prospect and success of inmates' re-entry into society.

Catherine Heard, director of the World Prison Research Program at University of London's Institute for Criminal Policy Research, told DW that German authorities are "right to be concerned about prisoner numbers exceeding official capacity."

"Stretched resources compromise [a] prison's ability to achieve its main goals — preparing prisoners for a return to the community and equipping them with the skills and support necessary to avoid further crime and play a full part in society," Heard said.

"Research shows that overcrowded, under-resourced prisons offer fewer rehabilitation and education programs, less time outside the cell and greater use of solitary confinement."