"Juvenile Jail sounded much worse than the place actually was, so it was nice to realize that your images from the place had been worse than the reality. During the mornings (about 9-12 am) we had classes. We taught them math, geography and English. Most of the kids were on different levels, so it was more like “personal teaching” especially on math. Boys were really nice and most of them really wanted to study and learn new things. And what could be better reward than when you see the happiness when someone recognizes how to do divisions! The biggest difficulty in the jail was probably the language; sometimes it was really difficult to explain something without a common language. After the classes we sometimes played something with the kids. They usually really liked any kind of games and it was also a good balance for the classes."
- Niina Kilpelainen, Finland