On pain of inadmissibility, the application must be submitted in a separate written document bearing the words: “Application concerning conditions of detention (Article 803-8 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)”.
The application contains a detailed account of the personal and current conditions of detention that the applicant considers to be contrary to human dignity. It shall specify whether the applicant requests to be heard by the judge, in the presence of his or her lawyer if appropriate.
It also indicates whether the applicant has referred an application relating to his or her conditions of detention to the administrative court. If such a referral is made during the proceedings, the applicant must inform the liberty and custody judge or the sentence enforcement judge without delay, depending on the case.
The application is signed by the applicant or by his or her lawyer. If the applicant is unable to sign, this is noted by the department with which the application is registered pursuant to article R. 249-20.