Youth House Dessau

Dessau was considered to be the toughest of all the Youth Houses. Inmates had to sleep in small rooms with up to 36 people in tripple bunk beds. The bathroom situation was grim. In the cells a bucket was used as a toilet at night that was emptied in the morning. Three toilets were available for more than 100 prisoners and looked and smelled accordingly. Toilet paper did not exist and for scraps of newspapers which were used instead, one had to fight for. There was very little to eat and almost no fruits or vegetables were part of the diet what was especially tough for juveniles.