A few days ago the latest report from the prison administration on the state of prisons in France came out. Suffice to say that the conditions of detention are not improving, on the contrary. In this mass of figures, those from Baie-Mahault prison make them turn pale…
The Ministry of Justice regularly publishes data from French prisons. The last prison administration report was released in July and France is still breaking records. 71 people incarcerated in France, a large part of whom live in overcrowded establishments. Out of 000 overcrowded establishments, 105 are located overseas (out of 7 establishments) and the Baie-Mahault prison is in the lead when it comes to crowding inmates. She joined the club of prisons which exceeded the 11% occupancy rate. Indeed, it has 120 inmates with a capacity of 551 places. No, there is no typing error ... The data concerning the overseas territories are, for the most part, grouped in a global category. Impossible to give you here all the details concerning Baie-Mahault but we can give a general idea of how prisons work in France. Keeping in mind that the Baie-Mahault establishment is going badly, you can easily imagine the conditions of detention ... In France, in July 265, there were 2018 mattresses on the floor. This means that prisoners do not have a bed and that they occupy cells that are already full. One cell measures 1667 m9. In these 2 m9, you have to put furniture. It is not uncommon to find yourself in situations where there is less than 2 m1 per person. However, according to the European Court of Human Rights, "below 2 m3 per person, it is inhuman and degrading treatment". It is certain that many believe that the prisoners deserved this type of treatment, but if we stop for a moment to think about it, we quickly realize that the conditions of detention constitute the first step towards successful reintegration. Reintegration is the solution against recidivism ... It is also certain that today, France is not a model in this area. But hope may not be in vain. In fact, Emmanuel Macron promised during his campaign, the creation of 2 additional places. Hopefully he will keep that promise. Failing to focus on prevention and real reintegration programs, prisoners will cost less on antidepressants. _NB
(photo source: France Info)
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