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 to a convicted adult by the sentence enforcement judge pursuant to article 712-5, subsequent temporary absences may, unless otherwise decided by this magistrate, be granted by the head of the prison, in accordance with procedures determined by decree. If the head of the penitentiary refuses to grant the leave, it may be requested again from the sentence enforcement judge, who will rule in accordance with the same article 712-5.