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The state of France's prisons

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Christophe Robeet interviews Mahalia Grillot, probation officer and member of the CGT Prison Officers Union ; Stéphanie Djian, deputy director of the International Observatory on Prisons (French section); Benoit David, lawyer and member of BAN PUBLIC Association; and Fernando Navarro, journalist and founder of Europa451.fr.

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Program prepared by Narimène Laouadi and Renaud Lefort.

Click here to watch part 2 with Mahalia Grillot, Stéphanie Djian, Claude Brulant and Fernando Navarro.

 

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