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Zurich justice director Jacqueline Fehr (60) expressed self-criticism in the case of Brian Keller (28): “Looking back, I probably looked too long and allowed myself to be lulled for too long.”
She doesn’t blame anyone for this, Fehr said in an interview with the Neue Zürcher Zeitung published on Thursday. “I bear the responsibility.”
“We have a record low recidivism rate”
However, Fehr defended the prison system’s actions toward Brian. ‘What should you do with a violent prisoner if he doesn’t cooperate? No one has been able to tell this to the supervisors so far,” said the justice director of the canton of Zurich. “That led to this difficult situation. One thing is clear: it should never get to this point again.”
The correctional system cannot correct past experiences, Fehr said. If a prisoner is unruly due to past experiences, it is not possible for the prison system to eradicate this reality. In addition, employees also have the right to physical integrity. “I’m not saying mistakes weren’t made,” Fehr said. “But I am confident that the vast majority of those who dealt with Brian Keller professionally wanted what was best for him.”
Fehr believes that the Brian case unfairly portrays the prison system in Zurich in a negative light: “We have a record low recidivism rate, we have a good prison environment, we use only 1.9 percent of the cantonal budget,” said she. “The Brian Keller case is an exception.”
Brian Keller released
Zurich’s justice director put forward the idea of small, specialized institutions for the whole of Switzerland that could handle exceptional cases. “Customized judicial facilities are only possible to a limited extent in large institutions.”
Brian Keller was released from security custody in Zurich prison on Friday. Until then, he had already spent years in prison for numerous crimes. He became known to the general public after a DOK film on Swiss television in 2013, then still under the name ‘Carlos’. (SDA)
Source:Blick
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