"1,300 Prisoners for 650 Places": Lyon-Corbas Prison Blocked to Denounce Prison Overcrowding

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Some 60 prison officers decided to block the Lyon-Corbas prison on Tuesday, 7 April, in order to denounce the excessive number of prisoners in the prison and the deterioration of their working conditions.

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Some 60 people gathered in front of the prison in Lyon-Corbas to protest the rate of occupancy of the cells and the lack of staff.

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Gathered at the call of the unions Ufap-Unsa Justice and Force Ouvrière, some 60 people protested in front of Lyon-Corbas prison this Tuesday morning, 7 April. The agents mobilized blocked the establishment to protest against prison overcrowding. See more

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"This morning, the movements are blocked inside the detention," said AFP Florian Rousset, deputy secretary-general of Ufap-Unsa Justice for the Lyon region. "The union FO was also involved in the mobilization. "This is the consequence of the overcrowding in prisons: we reached a fatid threshold, with 1,300 detainees for 650 places, that is to say, [...] The article New blocking in the prison of Lyon-Corbas to denounce the overcrowding in prisons…

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In the face of a situation that is worsening, prison guards are sounding the alarm. An action to block the prison of Lyon-Corbas is scheduled on Tuesday 7 April.