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Safety of prison guards, lack of resources, violation of human rights: the proposal from the Minister of Justice to establish a specific prison regime for dangerous drug traffickers is causing debate among justice professionals.
The days pass and Gérald Darmanin tirelessly proposes. The new Minister of Justice wants “100 of the biggest drug traffickers imprisoned” be placed in solitary confinement, “like we do for terrorists”. In an interview with Parisian published Saturday December 28 in the evening, he explains having asked “a list” to the prison administration, “those likely to have external contacts to pursue their criminal activities”. The idea, perfectly packaged in this shocking and round number, is not completely new. The management of these detainees has even become a burning political issue since the deadly escape of Mohamed Amra on May 14, suspected of having ordered a murder linked to drug trafficking in Marseille.
The director of the prison administration, the public service of the Ministry of
