27 - Reinserta

“The criminal justice system is unfair and corrupt, simply a failed system". As a social leader and entrepreneur, Saskia is breaking the endless cycle of crime in Mexico. She founded Reinserta in 2013 and her passion is to decrease insecurity in Mexico by improving the living conditions of people in jails as well as improving the reintegration processes. Saskia majored in Psychology at Universidad Iberoamericana, and specialised in criminology, kidnapping and forensic psychology at the National Institute of Penal Sciences. In 2006 Saskia received the “American School Foundation” Leadership award and in 2015 she became an Ashoka Fellow and was named one of the “Next Generation Leaders” by TIME Magazine. In 2016 Forbes magazine selected Saskia as one of the TOP 100 most powerful women. She has also been the Director of Mexico’s Penitentiary Connection for the National Anti-Kidnapping Commission. Reinserta works towards improving the security situation in Mexico. The organisation aims to