Question 13532 — places of deprivation of liberty

Summary

Mr. Buon Tan draws the attention of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, to the dysfunctions caused by the ban on the practice of full searches in prisons. Article 57 of the prison law of November 24, 2009 stipulates that full searches must be justified by the presumption of an offense or by the risks that the behavior of detained persons poses to the security of the prisoners. people and maintaining good order in the establishment. Furthermore, full searches are only possible if pat-down searches or the use of electronic detection means are insufficient. However, the gantries installed in the visiting rooms are either rarely used or inefficient, not allowing the detection of all potentially dangerous objects. The searches therefore take place on suspicion, and not in an automated way. However, in 2017, 90,000 illicit objects were seized in French prisons. Searches of people represented 36% of seizures. In many cases, the seized objects enter the prison grounds through external visitors who go to the visiting room. For this, the unions of prison guards regularly request authorization for the use of full searches from when the detainees have contact with the outside world. This is about the fight against trafficking of all kinds (drugs, cell phones) and the protection of staff and prisoners. He therefore asks how the Government intends to strengthen the fight against trafficking in prisons and staff security.

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