Country

France

Detention issue

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
French Prison Code Detainees are required to take part in one of the activities offered. These activities should appropriate for their age, abilities and personality (work, study, culture, etc.). The aim of these activities is to help detainees reintegrate into society.
French Prison CodeIn prison, detainees work for the prison administration, for a client or on their own behalf.
French Prison CodeThe educational programmes offered by the prison administration are of 2 types: basic skills training for detainees who have difficulties in writing, reading and/or counting, and the possibility of taking more specific training courses, in particular via remote learning.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2023Unlike people assessed at the beginning of their sentence, who are destined to leave their original institution, the possibility of a temporary transfer to the national assessment centre for persons assessed at the end of their sentence (Centre national d’évaluation des personnes évaluées en fin de peine) should not have any consequences for their working relationship. Those who were previously employed must have their wages maintained throughout the session and be given an assurance that they will go back into their job when they return to their original institution Report details