Gaza: What do we know of the hostages still held by Hamas?

Gaza: What do we know of the hostages still held by Hamas?

The cease-fire agreement in the dead end. Almost two months to the day after the entry into force of the truce between Israel and Hamas, the Hebrew state resumed the bombings in the Gaza Strip on the night of Monday March 17 to Tuesday March 18, making “At least 413 dead”according to a report by … Read more

A prison where nothing comes in, is it (really) possible?

A prison where nothing comes in, is it (really) possible?

And the winners are … The Minister of Justice announced Thursday evening on France 2, the name of the two prisons chosen to welcome, from the end of July, the 200 most dangerous drug traffickers in the country. These are the penitentiary centers of Vendin-le-Vieil, in Pas-de-Calais, and Condé-sur-Sarthe, in Orne. These two establishments are … Read more

The two prisons in Narcos chosen by Darmanin have a busy past

The two prisons in Narcos chosen by Darmanin have a busy past

Gérand Darmanin put an end, Thursday evening on France 2, at the suspense on the choice of the two prisons that will welcome the 200 most dangerous drug traffickers. These are those of Vendin-le-Vieil, in Pas-de-Calais, and Condé-sur-Sarthe, in Orne. Two recent establishments, among the most secure in France, who nevertheless experienced many troubles. Vendin-le-Vieil, … Read more

New record of detainees in France, with more than 81,000 prisoners

New record of detainees in France, with more than 81,000 prisoners

With 81,599 detainees identified on February 1, French prisons have never experienced such a high number of people imprisoned, according to figures obtained on Saturday from the Ministry of Justice. As of February 1, French prisons had 81,599 prisoners for only 62,363 operational places. The overall prison density was 130.8 % on February 1. This … Read more

Prisons: more than 81,000 detainees in France, an unrivaled figure, on February 1

Prisons: more than 81,000 detainees in France, an unrivaled figure, on February 1

With 81,599 detainees identified on February 1, French prisons have never experienced such a high number of people imprisoned, according to figures obtained on Saturday from the Ministry of Justice. As of February 1, French prisons had 81,599 prisoners for only 62,363 operational places. The prison overcrowding, which no one disputes, is a French endemic … Read more

Seventh planned exchange of Palestinian hostages and detainees, despite the confusion on the fate of a hostage

Seventh planned exchange of Palestinian hostages and detainees, despite the confusion on the fate of a hostage

Hamas and Israel must carry out a seventh exchange of Israeli hostages on Saturday for Palestinian prisoners, despite access to tension after the delivery by the Palestinian Islamist movement of the bodies of the two hostages of the Bibas family, without their mother. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of the “Horrible murders” of … Read more

“A humiliation” … A minor detainee excavated naked out of any legal framework

“A humiliation” … A minor detainee excavated naked out of any legal framework

On January 21, at the Seine-Saint-Denis penitentiary center in Villepinte, a 17-year-old young man suffered an integral excavation, when he came out of an interview with a judicial protection psychologist of youth (PJJ). A priori harmless information, with the exception of the excavation in question was made outside any legal framework. An event that illustrates … Read more

Why Louna, transgender woman, is detained in a men’s prison

Why Louna, transgender woman, is detained in a men’s prison

On paper, the case seems simple. Or at least classic. In mid-October, Louna, an opponent of the controversial site of the A69 motorway, was indicted and placed in pre-trial detention for destruction of many of others-she is suspected of having participated in the fire of a shovelist – and association of criminals. Where the file … Read more

What left Gérald Darmanin in the Italian super prisons?

What left Gérald Darmanin in the Italian super prisons?

The majority of tourists go to Rome to admire the Colosseum, the Pantheon or the Trevi Fountain. Gérald Darmanin, on Monday, went to the Italian capital on Monday to study the prison regime reserved for the mafia. The Keeper of the Seals, which plans to group the “100 largest drug traffickers” in “a high security … Read more