Question 8341 — places of deprivation of liberty

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Mr. Auguste Evrard draws the attention of the Minister of State, Minister of the Interior, to the worrying situation in the Longuenesse penitentiary center and, more broadly, to the difficulties encountered in French penitentiary establishments. The Longuenesse penitentiary center is experiencing insufficient staffing and prison overcrowding which affects both the working conditions of staff and the security of the establishment. According to the data communicated, the theoretical workforce of the establishment is 177 supervisors, but only 158 agents are currently in post, while 19 positions remain vacant. Three additional agents are also made available, further reducing the resources available to ensure continuity and quality of service. The prison density is particularly high there, with 861 prisoners for one operational capacity of 738 places. The remand center, designed for 193 places, accommodates 354, representing a prison density of 183.4%, while the detention center is approaching its maximum capacity with 387 inmates for 399 places. This capacity overrun complicates the care of detainees and increases tensions within the establishment. The prison population also has characteristics that make it more complex daily management: around 50% of prisoners are incarcerated for acts of domestic violence and almost a quarter are of foreign nationality. These factors, combined with detention conditions, contribute to the increase in incidents and violence against staff. As such, 322 insults and threats as well as 66 physical attacks were recorded during the year 2024. These local difficulties are part of a national context marked by an increase in acts of violence targeting prison establishments and their staff, such as attacks, fires or damage committed outside prison premises. In this context, he asks what measures the Government intends to implement to address the shortage of staff, improve the working conditions of prison guards, fight against prison overcrowding and strengthen security within establishments.

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