a Fleury-Mérogis inmate escapes during an outing to the Quai Branly museum

An inmate from the Fleury-Mérogis penitentiary center (Essonne) escaped during an outing organized at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris, Friday February 2, the Evry prosecutor’s office announced on Saturday, confirming information from the Actu17 site. Fr.

A flagrant investigation was opened and a search warrant launched, specifies the prosecution. This inmate benefited from a leave of absence to participate in a visit to this Parisian museum with other prisoners. They were supervised by prison guards, according to the Evry prosecutor’s office.

In mid-September, two inmates from this same penitentiary center escaped during an organized outing in the Fontainebleau forest (Seine-et-Marne) before being found a few weeks for one and several months later for the other. ‘other. From “there is better supervision” of these outings, said the local secretary of the Force Ouvrière union in Fleury-Mérogis, Didier Kandassamy, contacted by AFP. Fleury-Mérogis prison is the largest penitentiary center in Europe. It accommodated 4,125 detainees on January 1, for 2,853 places, according to the Ministry of Justice.