Un détenu de la prison de Gradignan jette des excréments sur une surveillante. The union delegate notes ‘more and more prisoners who have psychiatric problems’ The commissioning of a new penitentiary gives a glimmer of hope for the future of the French prison system.
The decision to transfer the responsibility for the prison system to the French Ministry of Justice is ‘a major step in the right direction’ and ‘will not lead to the end of the system’.