The hostage situation in the prison has ended. Calm returned to the scene and no injuries were reported. An investigation was opened to find those responsible for this violence.
After 3 hours of intervention by the GIGN within the prison, the guards taken hostage were released. Calm has returned to the prison area. During a press briefing organized at the end of the events, the authorities announced that no guards were injured. No victims on the detainees’ side either. According to the prosecutor, an investigation will be opened to determine those responsible for this violence. The guilty parties will see their sentences increased.
A mutiny in the long-sentence zone
It was when returning from the walk around 3 p.m. that thirty rioters forced the door to attack the guards. A guard was attacked with an iron bar. This violence occurred at the male detention center where prisoners who must serve a long sentence are incarcerated. It is also the area which concentrates the most prisoners.