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France Begins Legal Notification of 100 Top Narcotics Traffickers for Transfer to New High-Security Prison

The first group of inmates, including Mohamed Amra, has a 72-hour window to contest orders before transfers to Vendin-le-Vieil start next week.

Ces premières notifications délivrées par les chefs d’établissement, ouvrent une période de 72 heures avant un débat contradictoire en présence de leurs avocats.
Au sein de la prison de Vendin-le-Vieil, les détenus du quartier de lutte contre la criminalité organisée seront encadrés par quelque 250 surveillants.
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Overview

  • On July 15 and 16, prison authorities delivered formal transfer notices to the first detainees designated for Vendin-le-Vieil’s high-security wing.
  • Under the new procedure, each notified inmate has a 72-hour period for a contradictory debate with their lawyer before the Justice Minister’s signature finalizes the order.
  • Vendin-le-Vieil’s upgraded quarter features individual cells with reinforced grilles, external handcuffing traps, and real-time phone monitoring.
  • Inmates will be limited to two two-hour phone calls per week and hour-long outdoor sittings in groups capped at five.
  • Transfer operations will launch next week with the full cohort of 100 most dangerous traffickers in place by the prison’s planned opening on July 31.