An inmate killed himself in his cell at the Nantes penitentiary center, the third in less than two weeks, AFP learned on Wednesday May 25 from the prison administration.
This 31-year-old convict was found dead hanged in the city's detention center, the prosecution told AFP.
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He was discovered by the guards early Wednesday morning when the cells opened, according to the prison administration.
Another detainee committed suicide there on May 11 in the same circumstances.
A suicide was also observed the next day, May 12, this time at the Nantes-Carquefou remand center, where people in pre-trial detention, sentenced to short sentences or awaiting assignment are imprisoned.
