Section 2: The decision on the admissibility of the application and the examination of the conditions of detention

Within ten days of receipt of the application sent to him in accordance with article R. 249-20, the judge shall rule on its admissibility by means of a reasoned order in accordance with the second and third paragraphs of I of article 803-8.

If the judge dismisses the application as inadmissible, the order is notified without delay to the applicant via the head of the prison. It is also notified without delay, if necessary by electronic means, to the applicant’s lawyer and, if the applicant is remanded in custody, to the examining magistrate, the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor as the case may be.

If the judge deems the application to be admissible, he or she will immediately communicate the admissibility order, by electronic means if necessary, to the head of the prison, asking him or her to forward, within a period of at least three working days and no more than ten days, his or her written observations and any documents enabling the conditions of the applicant’s detention to be assessed. The order…

To verify whether or not the conditions of detention violate the applicant’s dignity, the judge may: 1° Visit the place of detention; 2° Order an expert report entrusted to an expert registered on the lists of judicial experts or who has taken an oath in accordance with the article 160 ; 3° Request a bailiff to carry out any useful observations, photographs, filming and sound recordings within the prison, under…