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“ life is not always as good as we imagined, but also

not as bad as we imagined. ”

Life by Maupassant

TROUBLE MAKER

T he story of Redemption young people in the latest year, the main
Roasters is truly inspir-
offence types were: violence against the
ing: a successful business
that is expanding, and a person (28%), other offences (12%, of
which a third were vehicle theft/unau-
worthwhile government partnership Crime Index in thorised taking) and criminal damage
that is doing good and changes people’s and theft and handling stolen goods
life to the best, keeping young people England (both 11%). “I think the reason why
away from breaking the law, again. Ted people break the law at a young age is
46% of prisoners in England
Rosner and Max Dubiel, two co-found- and Wales go on to commit that tzhere is a lack of opportunity and
ers of Redemption Roasters, had a little another crime within one year inherent socio-economic problems,” says
roaster business distributing coffee and of being released. Max Dubiel.
equipment to wholesale clients, when On the other hand, same young
they were approached by the UK Min- people are more likely to break the law
istry of Justice about doing barista again if not given any other opportunities
training in one of their prisons. At the time the roasters after they are released from custody. “Simply put, a lack of
were looking to scale up production so they pitched a skills and no job leads young to chose a wrong path again.
concept in which they would not just do barista training Ex-offenders with skills and a job are 50% less likely to
but open a full-scale roastery and barista academy inside reoffend,” continues Max. The UK’s re-offending rates are
of a prison. The idea of this being to start a brand that amongst the highest in the Western World, and it’s costly
would tell the story. on both a national and personal level. 46% of prisoners in
England and Wales go on to commit another crime with-
Troubled Youth in one year of being released. Reoffending costs the
Treasury an estimated £4.5 billion every year (£131,000
According to Youth Justice Statistics 2016/17 made for every re-offender). Only 36% of prisoners manage to
by UK Ministry of Justice , the number of average find work within two years of being released. If prison-
population of young offenders in custody is 868. Of ers do find employment, they are twice less likely to
the nearly 73,000 proven offences by children and return to prison.

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