Located in downtown Auxonne street, the house arrest of Dijon should close its doors by 2015. Is this a good thing? Opinions differ among prison staff, the neighborhood of the jail and prison. What worries is the future. How will the new prison is to take over? What will happen to the current prison? The house arrest of Dijon is a site steeped in history is not without interest. Let us first about the history of the site to better understand the challenges of this closure.
Satellite Image the house arrest of Dijon (source: maps.google.fr)
The entrance to the prison (source: www.dijonscope.com ) A prison cell of the nineteenth century
1830, the state decided to "give every department in a prison cell type capable of making prisoners think about their crimes." It is within this context that built the prison at Dijon. Project in 1847, the plans of the architect's department, Jean-Philippe Switzerland, are approved in 1851. All of the materials used and all companies for the construction of buildings from the department. The work was completed in 1852. Adopting a system like cell Pennsylvanian Prison Dijon is regarded in the nineteenth century as one of the most modern in France. Before 1850, the city of Dijon reuse of old buildings such as hotels or convents, sentenced to jail. Shortly after the prison opened in 1860, a semi-oval is laid out in front of buildings. The prison is owned by the department until 1945 when the site is sold to the state.
Improving living conditions of inmates and prison staff pushed by a riot
Few maintained, the house arrest of Dijon deteriorates gradually during the twentieth century. In the 1980s, despite the expansion of the chamber to reconstruct the women's quarters, overpopulation is more than ever the reality of the prison with an occupancy rate of over 250%. Inmates are often three or four in cells of 9 m2. So it's no surprise, broke out in 1996 to house arrest Dijon, one of the largest ever for the France riots.
On 7 April 1996, in mid-afternoon, an inmate belt a supervisor returning from the walk while another grabs his key ring. The riot prepared by a core, quickly followed by other inmates. Prisoners and rampaging fires on the premises. The police are obliged to intervene. 8 hours after the start of the riot, the prison is completely evacuated for the first time in its history. A police officer, one supervisor and five prisoners are wounded during the event. A cause of fires, the prison administration is obliged to completely renovate the prison. This will cost 25 million francs or about 4 million. During these months of work, the prison is virtually closed. It will resume its normal activity in 1999. For this work, we try to ensure that such riots will not happen again enhancing safety but also by acting at the source of the problem: poor living conditions of prisoners. The number of supervisors is increased, cells are equipped with toilet partitions, showers are renovated and recreation are diverse. But these upgrades have been sufficient? That is the question that arises today.
The closure of the prison at Dijon, good or bad?
In April 2010, the Justice Minister, Michele Alliot-Marie, decided that the house arrest of Dijon would close no later than 2015. It should be replaced before then by the construction of a new building.
Some see this closure as good news. The problem of overcrowding at the prison in Dijon is still valid. The number of inmates was 317 on 1 January 2010 for 188 seats theoretical or an occupancy rate of over 165%. Today, there is a period of 7 to 8 months between the time a sentence of imprisonment is imposed and when it is executed. European standards are not met. The new prison will be built in the Dijon. Family ties can be maintained. It's also good news for local businesses that should be asked to build new prisons. Some neighbors of the current prison are also satisfied by this ad. Indeed, some have complained of noise pollution caused by inmates who insult or whistle schoolgirls who train on the sports field next door but also by relatives of prisoners shouting outside the prison to be heard prisoners.
Some see this closure as good news. The problem of overcrowding at the prison in Dijon is still valid. The number of inmates was 317 on 1 January 2010 for 188 seats theoretical or an occupancy rate of over 165%. Today, there is a period of 7 to 8 months between the time a sentence of imprisonment is imposed and when it is executed. European standards are not met. The new prison will be built in the Dijon. Family ties can be maintained. It's also good news for local businesses that should be asked to build new prisons. Some neighbors of the current prison are also satisfied by this ad. Indeed, some have complained of noise pollution caused by inmates who insult or whistle schoolgirls who train on the sports field next door but also by relatives of prisoners shouting outside the prison to be heard prisoners.
But everyone does not share this opinion. The prison staff opposes the closure of the prison. For them, the abandonment of this site is a waste. Indeed, the prison has been largely renovated and modernized after the mutiny of 1996. In 2009, two million euros have also been attributed to the prison sector Dijon most of which was to renovate the prison. In between, large sums had been paid for the roof, CCTV and video conferencing. , Recent developments show that the site is not as outdated as you thought. Supervisors Dijon talk about the jail as "a human-sized" and "a tool for quality work." The corridors are clean and well maintained throughout. Certainly, the prison is overcrowded but less than Many French prisons. The site is very viable. Some prisoners claim themselves as living conditions in detention are not so bad. The shopkeepers also complain about the closure. They fear the economic impact that this closure may cause.
Interior clean and maintained three wings of the prison (source: www.bienpublic.com and www.dijonscope.com )
Pavilion Central (source: www.dijonscope.com )
A cell (source: www.dijonscope.com )
Two exercise yards (source: www.dijonscope.com )
What fear, as the unions of the house arrest of Dijon, the new prison. The new site should have about 600 seats. The prison staff condemned "a human factory," which eventually will host the usual two times more inmates than expected in actual theoretical . The new prison should also accommodate the inmates of the house arrest of Nevers (see article " The closure of the prison in Nevers: far heritage concerns) which must also closed in the next five years. While we advocate the importance of maintaining family ties of prisoners building the new prison in the Dijon, we agree to send inmates and guards from Nevers to over 2h30 home.
Despite these objections, the decision is taken: the prison close to Dijon. It remains unclear exactly when or which will be built the new site (three plots have been cited to accommodate future prison). Another question arises: what is the future of the buildings in the prison?
The three sites mentioned to build the new prison (personal fulfillment from www.mappy.fr )
sale to a developer: a probable future prison heritage exceptional
What will happen to the buildings of the prison in Dijon? In April 2010, it was announced that management inter prison services, located in the most modern buildings, would remain within the confines of the jail, street Auxonne. It should even be expanded to receive the services of the judicial protection of youth currently based in Orleans. The remaining buildings will most likely be sold. Land in downtown that could have success with developers. Some rumors say that the site will be rehabilitated, but so far nothing has been determined in this way. What is certain is that nobody talks about the backup site for what it is: a unique prison heritage.
Indeed, the first buildings have significant architectural interest. They have a typical architecture of the model prison Pennsylvanian with a system of solitary confinement and a cross plan around a central pavilion, the mid-nineteenth century. This architectural complex is unique in the Dijon. The historical significance is also noteworthy. The history of the prison fits perfectly in the history of detention in France: the creation of a county jail in the years 1840-50 in line with the thinking of the time, deterioration of living conditions and overcrowding in the twentieth century, and it is also a site where they underwent one of the largest riots in France.
The house arrest of Dijon is an exceptional heritage, as well as its future is uncertain. Even the announced closure in 2015 did nothing definitive. The new facility has not yet begun, and by then many elections have been held, including presidential elections. And we know as the change of elected officials can reverse many decisions.
Source: Fact Sheet
www.annuaires.justice.gouv.fr
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www.bienpublic.com
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www.dijonscope.com
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