Section 7: Placement outside prison, semi-liberty, electronic surveillance and temporary absences

Permission to go out is granted for one or more outings. It authorises the convicted offender to go to a place on national territory. It may be subject to one or more conditions, in particular the obligations set out in articles 131-36-2,132-44 and 132-45 of the Penal Code. Permission to go out may be accompanied by a ban on the offender having contact with the victim of the offence, or…

Convicted offenders may not be granted a temporary absence from prison while serving a security period.

In the event of an appeal against an order ruling on an application for leave to go out, the president of the enforcement chamber who confirms the granting or reverses the rejection thereof may, if the date set for the leave has passed when he or she rules on the appeal, decide on another date or decide that a new date will be set by the enforcement judge or, in…

A prisoner who is granted a temporary absence must bear the costs incurred by his stay outside the establishment, in particular the cost of any transport he may be obliged to use. Consequently, no temporary absence may be granted if the prisoner does not have a sufficient sum available or if the prisoner does not have legal accommodation and transport options.

When the sentence enforcement judge has granted the sentenced person leave to go out, pursuant to articles D. 143 to D. 145, the subsequent temporary absences provided for by these same articles may be granted by the prison governor, in accordance with the third paragraph of article 723-3. Where applicable, the sentence enforcement judge sets the obligations and prohibitions of articles 132-44 and 132-45 of the Penal Code, which will…