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A round table was organized in Angers on September 21st, from 10am to 1pm, in the presence of Dominique Simonnot, Plenipotentiary of the Lieutenants of Liberty. The occasion was adapted to the situation with two interveners: Jean Chevrollier, lawyer, and Jean-Yves Dupont, lawyer of the Bar of the Man of Angers. Greetings croisés sur la surpopulation carcérale à la maison d’arrêt d’Angers.
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Julie ECHARD.
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90% of the quiet of the house in Angers does not exceed 3 m² of individual surface area. “It is under the condition of human dignity,” Jean Chevrollier, lawyer at the Barreau d’Angers and long-time benefactor at Genepi, is precise. The room is made up of triple cells with a layer of water and a surface area of at least 1 m² per person. The “indignes” detention conditions are subject to a report by the Plenipotentiary General for Deprivation of Liberty.
Cemented walls, sun in rough concrete, separate toilets with a simple curtain… The building that housed the relaxation centre in Angers was built in 1856. I have no showers in the cell and no water available. “Ce qui m’a le plus choqué, se…that is …