her belongings, there were two unopened packets of cigarettes. 2. They removed her from the isolation room, gave her a room, and then took it back and gave it to another patient. They do this continuously. 3. She was assaulted by patients, and when she complained to the nurses, she was placed in an isolation room. 4. She asked the Doctor if she could see her elderly and sick father, since she missed him. The Doctor refused and my daughter expressed her sadness and disagreement, which resulted in a hospitalisation on the request of a representative of the State, the prefect. The Doctor demanded that my daughter be placed in the UMD. When we tried to contact the Doctor regarding my daughter, we were blocked by several human filters, i.e. the nurses of the department who gave us information bit-by-bit. The Doctor did not reply and has never done so before. She snubs us and openly lies to us. During the family interviews, the Doctor used all possible excuses to dodge our questions and cut short replies. When we expressed legitimate emotions, the Doctor threatened to call security to escort us out. The hospitalisation conditions that my daughter has suffered through are serious violations of human dignity as well as psychological, emotional and mental abuse.” (...) Testimony concerning the cells of the court of first instance “To the Contrôleur général, I am writing to you to inform you of the situation of the cells of the court of first instance of (...). Their general condition causes serious problems of hygiene and dilapidation, which expose the people held in them to inhuman or degrading treatment as defined by the European Convention on Human Rights. I personally had the displeasure of observing the narrowness of the cells (a few metres square, at the most), the dirtiness of the ground (dead flies, debris and peeling paint) and the lack of ventilation of the facilities. People awaiting trial are confined in this astonishingly dirty and degraded space, and are sometimes forced to eat while placing their meal in direct contact with the dust. These places of confinement are not provided with toilets. This situation vexes me greatly and thus forces me to refer this to you, in the hope that this situation can be remedied. I believe that it would be a good idea for you to schedule a visit of your department, so that you may observe the problems mentioned above. I am at your disposal for any further information, Contrôleur général. Yours sincerely”. Testimony of a person placed in custody “To the Contrôleur général, (...) Through this letter, I wish to inform you, on the one hand, of the physical conditions in which I was placed in custody and, on the other hand, of the behaviour of two police officers. First, on the subject of the physical conditions, we are supposed to be in a developed country, are we not? I do not think that the condition of the custody cells match this classification or even the image of France. In fact, the cell in which I was held, located on the third floor of the police station, was: - Lacking any form of cover or other mattresses, - Lacking mechanical ventilation (shut off or not functional), with the natural ventilation being provided by only two grills located in the lower part, 112