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Chapter III: Provisions common to all prisons

Article 726 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The placement, on an exceptional basis, of juvenile detainees over the age of sixteen in a disciplinary cell may not exceed seven days. In an emergency, juvenile detainees over the age of sixteen may, as a preventive measure, be placed in a disciplinary cell or confined to an individual cell. This measure may not exceed two working days.

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Article 727-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In accordance with the dispositions de l’article L. 223-2 du code pénitentiaire, le procureur de la République est immédiatement avisé de la découverte, au sein d’un établissement pénitentiaire ou d’un établissement de santé destiné à recevoir des personnes détenues, de toute équipement terminal, système informatique ou support de données informatiques dont la détention est illicite. Under the conditions laid down in the provisions of the same article, the public prosecutor…

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