A cup of coffee in jail? Absolutely, at this coffee roaster behind bars


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Operations manager von Lonski tries a spoonful of hand-filtered coffee from the roastery at Remscheid Prison. Photos: Oliver Auster/dpa

Rick pulls a small sample scoop out of the roasting machine and smells the light brown beans: Not done yet."Coffee used to be just a luxury item for me," says the 33-year-old. "Now I roast it. It's exactly my thing."

But Rick did not discover his caffeine craving at some overpriced boutique cafe, but behind bars.

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