‘For our friends who come to see us, they also need a permit. But few come because their parents often forbid them to continue hanging out with “delinquents” like us’. (M/13-16/1:AFG) For many others, this was not possible or subject to regulation. ‘It’s a problem, we kept our contact with my family all the time, but with friends not, because most time, they don’t allow to come here for visiting us - staff just allows in our relatives’. (M/13-16/1:APG) 3.5 Preparation for Reintegration Children were asked ‘What is done to help prepare you for release?’ Many responded that nothing was happening to prepare them for release. ‘Nothing is done to prepare for our exit. Even to go to the sewing workshop, it’s quite a big deal’. (M/14-17/1:AFG) a. Good Practices Some children gave examples of existing provision that they considered would help them to reintegrate on release: ‘It is very good that the fact that we are graduating in correctional service is not mentioned in our diplomas and certificates, so all of these certificates and diplomas will be useful for us in the future’. (M/18-21//1:EEG) ‘We receive a lot of important advice about this during our talks during our activities by all the staff for a better reintegration in order to avoid recidivism, to avoid bad company and also the training we receive during the period of detention, allow us to have a purpose in our lives, to have other occupations to better earn an honest living and avoid any harmful temptation’. (MF/14-18/1:AFG) ‘They teach about moral life, how to live, teach vocational skills so that we have some work skill and prepare us to return to the society.’ (MF/12-18/1:APG) 101