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The rescaled movement​

RESCALED is a European movement with more than 30 members across twenty countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and the United Kingdom. In each of these countries, members, ambassadors, and partner organisations contribute in their own way to the implementation of detention houses.

The rescaled movement

RESCALED is a European movement with more than 30 members across twenty countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and the United Kingdom. In each of these countries, members, ambassadors, and partner organisations contribute in their own way to the implementation of detention houses.

meet the movement

RESCALED ambassadors

Angel Andonov
Angelus Custos - Association for Civil Society development (Croatia)
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Rachele Stroppa
Antigone - Associazione Antigone Onlus (Italy)
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Olta Qejvani
Albania
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Philip Larragy
RELEASE (Ireland)
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Francisca Aguedo
Reshape (Portugal)
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Gert Jan Slump
Restorative Justice Nederland (The Netherlands)
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Tamara Höfer
Richtungswechsel - Verein zur Foerderung der Resozialisierung von Straftaeter:innen (Austria)
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Lenka Ouředníčková
RUBIKON Centrum (Czech Republic)
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Ulrich Weinhold
Seehaus e.V. (Germany)
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Marlies Gailliaert
Vzw De Huizen/ Les Maisons (Belgium)
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European office of RESCALED in Brussels​

Noa Shoshan
As the Knowledge Manager at RESCALED, Noa is responsible for knowledge management to support awareness-raising, policy advocacy, and the implementation of detention houses while co-establishing Knowledge Workspaces to foster collaboration and continuous learning within the movement and beyond. She holds a Master’s degree in Criminology from the VUB (Free University of Brussels) and is deeply committed to supporting meaningful justice reform. Dedicated to RESCALED’s mission, she works to unite stakeholders across Europe with the aim of building a safer, more inclusive and sustainable society.
Contact: Knowledge Management
Helene De Vos
As the Executive Director, Helene De Vos is responsible for directing the organizational strategies and coordinating the activities of the European and national RESCALED Offices. After her studies in criminology, Helene became a prison researcher at the Leuven Institute of Criminology (KU Leuven). Her doctoral research focused on the normalization of living conditions in Belgian and Norwegian prisons. By spending a great deal of time in these prisons, not only her academic interest grew, but also her motivation to change the prison system. That is why Helene established RESCALED in 2019 together with like-minded people from five European countries.
Contact: Executive Director
Veronique Aicha
As the Head of Social Impact, Veronique links the mission of RESCALED to social trends, international developments and to organizations working in the (criminal) justice sector. Veronique studied social psychology. In addition to her studies, she spent several years as a volunteer at Exodus. Later she taught philosophy in prisons and since then she has been dealing with the question of how society can morally develop. She previously worked for the human rights organization Netherlands Helsinki Committee in the Balkans.
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Laura Verstraete
Laura holds a bachelor's degree in Applied Psychology (Howest) and a master's degree in Criminology (KU Leuven). During her studies, she gained several work experiences, including at the federal police in Leuven, a shelter for people who experience homelesness and in small-scale facilities for people with drug addiction. The combination of these different experiences made her realize the importance of reintegration and rehabilitation and the difficulties of the current prison system. She believes strongly in the rescaled concept and hopes to make a valuable change through this work.
Contact: Project Management
Elsbeth Bosma
As Communications Manager at RESCALED, she leads strategic communication and branding, fostering dialogue and collaboration ensuring that diverse perspectives contribute to meaningful and sustainable change. She joined RESCALED in early 2020 and has a background in graphic design. In addition, Elsbeth also coordinates the RESCALED program in the Netherlands at Restorative Justice Nederland. Elsbeth is deeply committed to justice reform and firmly believes in the necessity of an ecosystemic approach to justice.
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