When 18-year-old Zhang Qi (not his real name) was asked by the judge if he had anything to declare in court, he said tearfully, "The Internet cafe is my home".

Zhang was imprisoned for a robbery conviction in 2010. His parents divorced when he was a child.

Judge Xia Yanhua received a letter from Zhang after he was in prison for three months. It read: "Nobody visited me on the open day. Come to see me."