Question 16012 — places of deprivation of liberty

Summary

Mr. Thierry Perez alerts the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, to the particularly worrying situation in the Saint-Quentin-Fallavier penitentiary center and more particularly in its remand prison district, faced with prison overcrowding that has become critical and an increase in security incidents. While the theoretical capacity of the remand center area is 190 places, it currently accommodates nearly of 440 people detained, i.e. an occupancy rate of around 220%. This situation is reflected in particular by the presence of more than 90 mattresses on the ground, numerous cells occupied by three or four detainees despite a limited surface area, as well as by a continued deterioration of detention conditions. This overpopulation puts considerable pressure on prison staff, who have to cope with an increase sensitive to daily violence, tensions and conflicts. Both surveillance officers and management staff report a state of chronic fatigue resulting from the constant management of incidents, raising fears of an increase in work stoppages and a lasting weakening of the operation of the establishment. Furthermore, this saturation seriously compromises the reintegration missions entrusted to the administration. penitentiary. Access to educational, sporting, cultural and professional activities is becoming increasingly difficult for detained persons, reducing the prospects of preparation for release and prevention of recidivism. Added to this already worrying situation is the spectacular increase in illicit deliveries by drones. According to staff, these overflights are now almost daily and allow the introduction of prohibited items in detention, including cell phones and drugs. The equipment currently available appears insufficient to respond to this threat: jammers that have become obsolete, unsuitable video surveillance devices, aging watchtowers and limited surveillance angles. The figures communicated by staff representatives illustrate this deterioration: more than 1,200 mobile phones discovered in 2025 compared to less than 800 the previous year, nearly 300 seizures of narcotics and a very significant increase in incident reports. Staff also warn of the growing risk of weapons being introduced into the establishment, with potentially dramatic consequences for the safety of both agents and detainees. In this context, the projects currently envisaged consisting of creating Fifty additional places in the form of modular structures appear, according to the staff concerned, to be insufficient to respond to the structural situation of overcrowding experienced by the establishment. Several alternative options are being discussed locally, including the creation of an end-of-sentence area or a support structure towards release allowing more effective decongestion of the remand center. So, he respectfully asks him what urgent measures the Government intends to implement in order to restore working conditions compatible with the requirements of security and continuity of the public prison service at the Saint-Quentin-Fallavier prison center. In particular, he would like to know if the Government is considering strengthening the workforce, modernizing systems to combat deliveries by drones, the installation of anti-intrusion nets, the improvement of surveillance equipment, as well as the creation of additional capacities truly adapted to the exceptional situation of overcrowding experienced by this establishment.

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