Case Archive

Every day, people face the injustices of the punishment system. Yet, what happens in court is often kept out of view for those not directly impacted. Since 2023, Justice Collective – along with activists and community members — has observed over 300 criminal court cases in Berlin. We have focused on the most commonly punished offenses (riding the train without a ticket, theft, drug-related offenses, fraud, migration cases, and assault) to get a picture of the day-to-day work of criminal courts. Here you can read documentation of and commentary about the injustices we observed.