Prison overcrowding" conference

February 21, 2023 18:15 - February 21, 2023 7:45 PM

The conference entitled " Prison overcrowding " will take place on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, from 6:15pm to 7:45pm, on the Jacob-Bellecombette campus, inamphitheater 19,000.

Organized by three students in the Master 1 Droit Privé (MDJ) and Droit du Dommage Corporel (DDC) programs, under the supervision of Mr. Clément Bénélbaz, the workshops are free and open to all, with no registration required.

Hands protrude through prison bars.

Guests:

  • Mr Pamart, deputy prison director, Belledonne prison;
  • Mrs Beaury, Controller General of Places of Deprivation of Liberty ;
  • Madame Guérin, Sentence Enforcement Judge;
  • Maitre Celisse, member of the "Groupe Action Prison" association.

Guests will discuss a range of issues:

  • What resources are made available to the justice system/prison administration to combatprison overcrowding?
  • What impact does overcrowding have on prison management?
  • Do magistrates take prison overcrowding into account when deciding on detention?
  • How does a prisoner feel about his or her period of detention?

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