Question 5394 — places of deprivation of liberty

Summary

Mr. Jean François Mbaye questions the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, about the problems of unsanitary conditions and overcrowding in Fresnes prison. The Minister of Justice Nicole Belloubet presented, before the senators of the Law Committee, the stages of the memorandum of understanding with the supervisors and the broad outlines of the prison plan that the Head of State will present at the end of the month. The minister announced the creation of 10,000 places additional in French prisons by the end of Emmanuel Macron's mandate while penitentiary establishments are overcrowded. In fact, as of January 1, 2018, France has 59,765 prison places, including 68,974 people detained. The prison density rate then stands at 115% in France. The launch of a prison real estate program was announced on October 6, 2016 by Prime Minister Manuel Valls. He was doing following a report on individual confinement, a principle enshrined in law since 1875 but never respected. A budget of 1.15 billion euros in commitment authorizations has been planned to launch the plan estimated at 3 billion euros. In Île-de-France, where the needs are very great, no location could be decided due to lack of suitable land. Today, as the situation has not changed, concerns persist, particularly in the department of Val-de-Marne. Val-de-Marne is home to the second largest penitentiary establishment in France in Fresnes. The prison houses 2,600 inmates in 9 m² cells for 1,400 places. Which represents an occupancy rate of more than 195%. The site suffers from a deplorable state of unsanitary conditions: dilapidated buildings, degraded sanitary facilities, filthy visiting rooms, presence of rats or bedbugs. On November 30, 2017, at bar of Val-de-Marne, lawyers have contacted the European Court of Human Rights regarding the conditions of detention at the Fresnes remand center. Beyond overcrowding, one of the lawyers highlighted “a feeling of humiliation experienced by those she defends and who live three per 9 m2 cell”. This would contribute to reinforcing a permanent climate of tension and violence. There is therefore an urgent need for massive investment of the State's share in the rehabilitation of Fresnes prison. Faced with this situation, he asks him to please specify what actions the Government intends to take to remedy the problems of unsanitary conditions and overcrowding in Fresnes prison.

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