The state of France's prisons

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.

POLITICS

Program prepared by Narimène Laouadi and Renaud Lefort.

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

Marc Perelman

French Politics Editor

04/12/2008 - POLITICS

France blocked by slow European Commission?

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27/11/2008 - POLITICS

Can Aubry work with Royal?

After a fractious campaign, can new Socialist leader Aubry heal the wounds? Among David Crossan’s guests is Laurence Rossignol, spokesperson for Aubry during her ultimately successful campaign. (Part 2/2)

27/11/2008 - POLITICS

Can Aubry work with Royal?

Martine Aubry is the new Socialist Party leader after narrowly defeating Ségolène Royal. David Crossan interviews Laurence Rossignol, spokesperson for Aubry during her ultimately successful campaign.(Part 1/2)

21/11/2008 - POLITICS

Which way now for France's Socialists?

This week David Crossan’s guests on Politics include Socialist Party MEP Pervenche Beres and Green Party MEP Alain Lipietz. What now for the Socialist Party? A new alliance of the “plural left” including the Greens? (Part 2)