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Other, more creative solutions are also possible according to Grégory Wallez. “During Covid, some prisoners were sent back to serve their sentences at home. But, even when they scrupulously respected the conditions imposed on them in this context, they were subsequently reincarcerated under the pretext that the health crisis was over. Let the minister not worry: he will have his health crisis“, mocks the union representative, in the face of epidemics of bedbugs, fungi and other infections circulating in prison and while inmates can no longer take a daily shower due to overcrowding.
850 places are occupied because there is a shortage of staff
The mega prison of Haren, a penitentiary village with 1,190 places inaugurated with great fanfare just a year ago, had to respond to these challenges, with the triple objective of “removing prison overcrowding by 2030, improving detention conditions and reduce the recidivism rate”, noted Mathieu Michel, Secretary of State responsible for the Buildings Authority at the time. “Today, only 850 places are occupied because there is a shortage of staff“, mocks Claudine Coupienne.
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