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Article D249 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Persons wishing to be authorised to sit on the Disciplinary Committee as an assessor shall send a letter of application to the president of the judicial court with territorial jurisdiction, specifying the address of the prisons in which they wish to work. They may also send their application to the head of the prison, who will forward it without delay to the president of the judicial court. Silence kept for…

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Article D250 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The authorisation issued by the president of the judicial court is withdrawn at the request of the authorised person or when the latter no longer fulfils the conditions set out in Article R. 234-7 of the Penitentiary Code. The president of the judicial court may also, of his own motion or at the request of the head of the establishment or the public prosecutor, and after the person concerned has…

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Article D274 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In accordance with the provisions of article D. 221-5 of the Penitentiary Code, the judicial authority shall be informed, with a view to the possible application of the penalties provided for in article 434-35 of the Penal Code, of the discovery of any sums, correspondence or objects found in the possession of detainees or their visitors which may have been sent or delivered contrary to the provisions of the same…

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Article D281 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In accordance with the provisions of Article 40 of this code and the article D. 214-27 of the Penitentiary Code, the public prosecutor is informed directly and without delay by the head of the establishment of the commission of a crime or offence in a penitentiary establishment.

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Article D282 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In accordance with the dispositions de l’article D. 214-28 du code pénitentiaire, en cas de décès d’une personne détenue, le chef de l’établissement donne les avis prévus à l’article D. 214-26 of the same code. If there has been suicide or violent death, or if the cause of death is unknown or suspect, the provisions of article 74 shall apply.

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Article D283 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In accordance with the dispositions de l’article D. 214-29 du code pénitentiaire, toute évasion fait l’objet d’une information immédiate par le chef de l’établissement aux autorités mentionnées à l’article D. 214-26 of the same code. Any attempted escape must also be brought to the attention of these authorities without delay.

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Article D292 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The provisions of Chapter V of Title I of Book II of the Penitentiary Code determine the conditions and procedures for the implementation of transfers and extractions of detained persons, particularly with regard to: -taking into account the legal situation of the persons concerned; -the cases in which the competent services are requested by the public prosecutor; the prerogatives of the judicial authorities with regard to persons remanded in custody…

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Article D325 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In accordance with the provisions of Article D. 332-11 of the Penitentiary Code, when a convicted prisoner is subject to an obligation to compensate civil parties, the public prosecutor at the court that handed down the sentence, as soon as the sentence has become final, shall immediately inform the establishment where the convicted person is being held of the existence of civil parties and the amount of their claims. .

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