A prisoner in his fifties, "
sentenced to a relatively heavy sentence
" but "
who was not reported as particularly dangerous
" escaped from the "
open
" prison of Casabianda (Haute-Corse), indicated Wednesday, February 16 to AFP the prosecutor of Bastia.
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"
He has been missing since yesterday (Tuesday February 15) at 8 p.m. and is actively sought
", added the public prosecutor of Bastia, Arnaud Viornery, confirming information from France 3 Via Stella.
"
An investigation has been opened for escape and entrusted to the gendarmerie
," he said, without wanting to communicate more details about this detainee.
"
The detainees of Casabianda have profiles that are not considered particularly dangerous because there are no walls and no watchtowers ", in this so-called "
open
" prison
, a fairly common model in Scandinavian countries.
France has only two: the centers of Casabianda and Mauzac, in the Dordogne.
"
Escapes are rare in Casabianda, which demonstrates that the detainees are well profiled
, “said the magistrate.
Without a surrounding wall, the Casabianda detention center, in the town of Aleria, in the eastern plain and 70 km south of Bastia, has 194 places occupied mainly by sex offenders.
Currently, the facility has 130 inmates.
They benefit from an “
open traffic regime
” during the day, accompanied by several daily checks and are supervised by around thirty supervisors.
Most work in plantations and farms on the estate.
The last disappearances from this center date back to 2018 when three cases were identified, including one, convicted of "
aggravated rape
".
His body was found two days later in a pond, located about ten kilometers away.