Urs Locher

Urs Locher is a nearly fifty-year-old social welfare recipient and habitual fare evader in Switzerland. Known for his repeated encounters with law enforcement due to unpaid fines, he reflects on his life with a sense of resignation, having faced numerous challenges including drug addiction and homelessness. Despite having the opportunity to settle his fines through community service, Locher prefers the familiarity of incarceration over the burden of payment, highlighting the systemic issues surrounding minor offenses in the Swiss penal system.