When several custodial sentences are combined and they are subject to more than one of the sentence reduction schemes provided for in articles 721,721-1-1 and 721-1-2, the regime that applies is that of the longest penalty incurred or, in the event of equal penalties incurred, the strictest regime.
I.-When a convicted person serving one or more custodial sentences has not been able to benefit from a measure of release on parole or conditional release under the conditions provided for in Articles 720 and 730-3, the sentence enforcement judge may, for the sole purpose of promoting the integration or reintegration of the sentenced person and preventing the commission of further offences, order that a sentenced person who has benefited…
An exceptional reduction in sentence, which may amount to up to one-third of the sentence imposed, may be granted to convicted persons whose statements made to the administrative or judicial authorities before or after their conviction have made it possible to stop or avoid the commission of an offence referred to in Articles 706-73,706-73-1 and 706-74. Where these statements have been made by persons sentenced to life imprisonment, an exceptional…
An exceptional reduction in sentence, which may amount to up to one third of the sentence imposed, may be granted to convicted persons who, during their detention, including pre-trial detention, have prevented or put an end to any individual or collective action likely to seriously disrupt the maintenance of good order and security in the establishment or to endanger the life or physical or psychological integrity of prison staff or…
The sentenced person admitted to the benefit of work release is required, under the supervision of the administration, to carry out activities outside the prison establishment. The semi-liberty regime is defined by Article 132-26 of the Penal Code. A decree determines the conditions under which these various measures are granted and applied.
The sentence enforcement judge may provide that the sentence will be served under the semi-liberty or work release scheme either in the event of a sentence of one or more custodial sentences whose total duration does not exceed two years, or where the sentenced person still has to serve one or more custodial sentences whose total duration does not exceed two years. The sentence enforcement judge may also make the…
Where the provisions of article 132-25 of the Penal Code, the sentence enforcement judge shall set the terms and conditions for the execution of the semi-liberty or work release by an order that is not subject to appeal, within a maximum period of four months from the date on which the sentence becomes enforceable and within a period of five working days when the sentencing court has ordered the placement…
Permission to go out authorises a convicted offender to be absent from a prison establishment for a set period of time that counts against the length of the sentence being served. The purpose of this leave is to prepare for the convicted person’s professional or social reintegration, to maintain family ties or to enable them to fulfil an obligation requiring their presence. When a first temporary leave has been granted…
The sentence enforcement judge may make the granting of work release, semi-liberty or permission to go out to the sentenced person subject to compliance with one or more obligations or prohibitions set out in the articles 132-44 and 132-45 of the Penal Code. The convicted person may also benefit from the assistance measures provided for in article 132-46 of the same code.
Without prejudice to the application of Article 434-29 of the Penal Code, in the event of a conviction for a felony or misdemeanour committed intentionally during a temporary absence, the court may decide that the convicted person will lose the benefit of any reductions in sentence previously granted to him or her.
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