A man found dead hanging in his cell in Fresnes, the preferred suicide trail

The investigation into the causes of death was entrusted to the police station in the neighboring town of L'Haÿ-les-Roses.

A 26-year-old man was found hanging dead in his cell at the Fresnes penitentiary center (Val-de-Marne) on the morning of Tuesday, November 19. Investigators are favoring “the suicide trail”, the Créteil prosecutor's office said this Wednesday.

The investigation into the causes of death was entrusted to the police station in the neighboring town of L'Haÿ-les-Roses, said the prosecution, requested by AFP.

According to a police source, the inmate was found hanging with his sheet by a prison guard who was doing his rounds. The prison doctor on duty tried to resuscitate him, in vain, adds this source.

Convicted of drug trafficking

The inmate was serving a two-year sentence after being convicted on September 12 by the Créteil criminal court for drug trafficking, detailed the prosecution.

At the end of October, a 58-year-old inmate was also found hanging dead in his cell.

According to the International Prison Observatory (OIP), “the prison administration counted 149 suicides” in prison in 2023.