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Article D150-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where a convicted offender has to serve several custodial sentences, the rules specific to convicted offenders in a state of legal recidivism relating to the conditions for granting measures falling within the jurisdiction of the sentence enforcement courts are applicable as long as one or more of the sentences being served or due to be served corresponds to a conviction handed down for acts committed in a state of recidivism….

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Article D150-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When a person must serve several custodial sentences, the rules specific to persons convicted of one or more offences defined in Chapter I of Title II of Book IV of the Criminal Code relating to the conditions for granting measures falling within the jurisdiction of the sentence enforcement courts are applicable as long as one or more of the sentences being served or to be served corresponds to a conviction…

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Article D158 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The individual record in the judicial section of the special file provided for by the provisions of article D. 214-11 du code pénitentiaire contains information concerning the convicted person’s civil status, occupation, family situation, means of support, level of education, habitual conduct, character and previous convictions. This information is supplemented by a statement of the facts that led to the conviction and any factors likely to aggravate or mitigate the…

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Article D176 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The enforcement judge, the president of the investigating chamber and the public prosecutor visit prisons under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the provisions of articles D. 131-2, D. 131-3 and D. 131-4 of the Penitentiary Code. In accordance with the provisions of article D. 131-5 of the same code, the Minister of Justice, the Keeper of the Seals, shall be informed of the operation…

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Article D232 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When visiting prisons, the magistrates mentioned in articles D. 131-2, D. 131-3 and D. 131-4 of the Penitentiary Code have access to detention and, where appropriate, interview detainees, under the conditions determined by the provisions of article D. 134-3 of the same code.

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Article D234 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In accordance with the provisions of article D. 136-2 of the Penitentiary Code, the president of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction a penitentiary establishment is located and the public prosecutor at the said court are appointed as vice-presidents of the assessment board of this establishment. The composition of the assessment board, the president of the judicial court and the public prosecutor at the said court are appointed as vice-presidents…

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