According to Dominique Simmonot’s emergency recommendations made public on Friday, the remand center is “overcrowded”, with a 165 %occupancy rate, resulting in “unworthy detention conditions”.
MO12345LEMONDE With AFP
The Bois-d’Arcy remand center (Yvelines) is simply “overcrowded”, according to the general controller of places of deprivation of freedom (CGLPL). In emergency recommendations published Friday December 16 in the Official Journal, Dominique Simmonot thus recommends “suspending incarcerations”.
The latter explains that it has noted on the spot in mid-September of “unworthy conditions of detention”, in particular an occupancy rate of 165 % and a “general disorganization of detention”, which did not allow “to guarantee or the Safety of people imprisoned nor that of people who work at the penitentiary center “.
In this rare recommendation, the prisons controller therefore considers “necessary” to “suspend incarcerations until a general inspection of justice confirms that the security of prisoners is assured (…), and that [the ] Working conditions [of the supervisors] allow them to ensure all of their missions “.
only 530 places for 867 prisoners
The Bois-d’Arcy remand center counted at the time of control 867 prisoners for 530 theoretical places. “466 detainees are accommodated for two in individual cells, 201 detainees are hosted at three, still in individual cells”, according to the CGLPL.
In response to this control, the Minister of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti, had sent M me simmonot several “observations” in a letter dated November 30, where he qualified overcrowding prison in Bois-d’Arcy “worrying”.
“Letters are regularly written by the interregional director [of prison services] for the Paris Court of Appeal and that of Versailles in order to underline this worrying situation. A new letter will soon be addressed to this subject, “he wrote in this document, also published in the Official Journal.
In addition to the suspension of incarcerations, the prisons controller recommends guaranteeing prisoners “respect for their health and their physical integrity”, in particular in the face of the risk of fire, as well as access to their cell to “a Heating plate, refrigerator and hot water “. Pictures of the CGLPL consulted by the France-Presse agency show “heating” devices installed in cells, tinkered with cans and handkerchiefs soaked in oil.
An electrical renovation operation, “currently in the work phase” and which is to be completed in 2024, “will respond to all of these recommendations”, according to Mr. Dupond-Moretti.
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contacted by the press agency Friday, the management of the establishment has not reacted for the moment.
At the end of November, the number of detainees in France is the highest never noted, with 72,809 people, for 60,698 operational places.