« J’ai fait 24 ans de prison, aujourd’hui je suis un miraculé » | Youv

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Youve, the youngest minor ever sentenced to prison in France. A robber at 13, he spent 24 years of his life behind bars before becoming an educator and social mediator. Social Media: Instagram:   / bobbysanpodcast   TikTok:   / bobbysan05   Youve's Instagram:   / dzdcwr4ir_l   Producer/Creative Director: adrienn.md (Instagram) Collaboration: [email protected] 00:00 Introduction 01:20 Who is Youve? 01:46 Born in Mauritania, arrived in France at age 1 02:18 His childhood in the ghetto of Mantes-la-Jolie 04:00 The invitation to the Élysée Palace to meet with Mitterrand 05:29 The "deception" of republican equality 06:09 Growing up in a family of 11 siblings 06:32 Two distinct personalities 09:20 The atmosphere in the neighborhoods during the 80s and 90s 10:50 Academic failure and an inadequate system 12:24 First offenses at age 13 13:51 The first robbery 17:16 First incarceration at age 13 19:03 The shock of prison and becoming a professional criminal 23:18 The first real armed robberies 28:17 The way others see him changes 30:11 The first time he robs someone with a weapon 36:22 The shift to organized crime and banks 36:43 He narrowly escapes death during a double bank robbery 38:02 The realization of the victims' trauma in court 39:06 Sentenced to 30 years in prison 41:56 Conditioning himself to die in prison 42:33 Prison conditions and solitary confinement 43:35 Discrimination in French prisons 48:48 Feigning madness to survive solitary confinement 52:08 The death of his parents during his incarceration 54:49 Why he refuses to live with resentment 1:01:04 What if life hadn't given him a choice? 1:02:34 His release from prison after 24 years 1:05:14 Becoming a mediator and social educator 1:06:29 His message in schools to angry youth 1:13:12 The social media myth about prison 1:14:11 The biggest lie about the life of a criminal 1:17:54 The proposed series about his story 1:24:09 His final message to young people tempted by delinquency