Information relating to the place of imprisonment, the criminal status or the date of release of a prisoner, must be provided by the prison services to the judicial authorities who are qualified to know about it.
In accordance with dispositions de l’article D. 214-31 du code pénitentiaire, la communication de ces renseignements à des tiers par l’administration pénitentiaire est subordonnée, d’une part et s’il y a lieu, à l’appréciation du magistrat saisi du dossier de l’information et, d’autre part, au consentement exprès du détenu.
These same provisions determine the conditions under which information may be disclosed to third parties.
These same provisions determine the conditions under which the public prosecutor may issue such information to third parties in the absence of the detainee’s consent.