An inmate from La Santé prison was found hanged in his cell on Saturday. Born in 1990, he had been in pre-trial detention since January 10, according to the prosecution, as part of an immediate appearance referral for aggravated violence and death threats.
The lifeless body of an inmate was discovered in his cell at La Santé prison in Paris on Saturday, the Paris prosecutor’s office and a police source told AFP on Sunday, specifying that the man was found hanged. Born in 1990, he had been in pre-trial detention since January 10, according to the prosecution, as part of an immediate appearance referral for aggravated violence and death threats. The hearing was scheduled to take place on February 14.
An investigation opened to determine the causes of death
The emergency services intervened around 1:00 p.m. and were unable to resuscitate him, specifies the police source, according to which the man had been placed in an individual cell after having made suicidal comments. He was incarcerated for drug-related weapons violence, according to this source. An investigation has been opened and will determine the causes of death but also the conditions of his incarceration, indicates the prosecution.
The Santé penitentiary center in Paris accommodated 1,077 inmates for 713 places as of December 1, representing an occupancy rate of 151.1%. Prison overcrowding is breaking records in France, with, as of December 1, 2023, 75,677 people incarcerated for approximately 61,000 places available, and an overall prison density of 123.3%, according to data from the Ministry of Justice.