prisons is far below the desired standards, the Contrôleur général highlighted the opportunity of
inserting incentives in the law.
Also, the Contrôleur général participated in the policy committee for the
internal oversight of the national police, during which the question of placing
people in custody was treated on the request of the CGLPL. On this occasion,
she submitted a report of the observations made by the CGLPL over the
course of the seven years of its existence. It contains the major themes
summarised in the first chapter of this report.
She was also heard by the High Council for Public Health as part of the evaluation of the
psychiatry and mental health plan 2011-2015. In particular, she spoke of her willingness to make
treatment without consent a priority in her mandate, and insisted on the insufficient nature of the
treatment of mental disorders in prison environments due to the very low capacity of the SMPR
and the UHSA; she also gave a reminder on the constant recommendations of the CGLPL
concerning the use of seclusion and restraints. She highlighted the essential nature of judicial
oversight in healthcare without consent.
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Non-Public Legal Entities
While submitting her annual report for 2014, the Contrôleur général of places of deprivation of
liberty met with all of the organisations representing the staff employed in institutions under its
oversight, as well as the associations that assist persons deprived of liberty.
These interviews allowed exchanging views on:
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the role of the families of persons placed under treatment without consent;
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telephone access for detainees;
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controlling Islamist radicalisation in prisons;
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the use of house arrest in deportation procedures;
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the role of associations in detention centres for illegal immigrants.
Meetings were also organised with the associations, individually or in small groups, that
according to their domains (rights of detainees or hospitalised persons, rights of foreign nationals,
etc.). Regular contacts were also maintained as part of referrals, with the institution emphasising
the interest of their testimonies and reports.
Finally, in order to spread the word on the institution, its tasks and its
observations, the Contrôleur général endeavoured to reply positively to
invitations to intervene in training courses, symposiums, public meetings or
conferences, wherever its participation seemed justified and limited by the
constraints of the schedule of visits to penal institutions.
Thus, the Contrôleur général participated in various public meetings or conferences. A few
major ones were:
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the psychiatry and justice symposium organised by the public mental health
institution of the conurbation of Lille, on the theme “respect of fundamental rights
and deprivation of liberty”;
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a round table conference on the future of the healthcare system organised by the
French National Order of Doctors;
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