solitary confinement and restraints and the need to organise specific training for staff in mental health institutions on the rights of sectioned patients. She also urged the Minister to address, together with the Minister of Justice, the remaining difficulties that the CGLPL observes in the running of hearings with the liberty and custody judge: the holding, in some institutions, of hearings organised at the court and the difficulty mobilising lawyers, not least in mental health institutions that are a long way from courts' headquarters. Lastly, she strongly criticised the excessive priority being given to security measures which is particularly leading to permissions for short-term leave being restricted, even though this is necessary for gradually preparing patients for normal life, or to the systematic placement of involuntary patients in seclusion rooms or restraints, even when their clinical condition does not justify such a move. Regarding health provision for prisoners, the Chief Inspector asked the Minister to take all steps to ensure that health blocks in prisons are managed on all accounts in the same way as hospital services located in hospitals. She underlined the many breaches of medical confidentiality that the CGLPL observes during its inspections and the need to develop telemedicine. She finally drew the Minister's attention to the situation of Château-Thierry prison complex, regarding which the previous Government had committed to rolling out an action plan, and the implementation of which will be watched closely by the CGLPL. On a final note, she reminded the Minister of the need for an overall programme on the health provision of migrants detained in detention centres for illegal immigrants. The Minister of Justice (30 August) The Chief Inspector drew the Minister's attention to the alarming situation of prisons, which are grappling with both prison overcrowding and a shortage of warders. She also shared her concerns over an excessive application of security measures, especially during searches when prisoners are being transferred for medical reasons. She strongly criticised the difficulties accessing prison work and reiterated her recommendation on developing fully-fledged social rights for prisons. She voiced her concerns over the observed overcrowding of wings and institutions for juveniles, which is seriously undermining their ability to honour the requirement for personalised provision, personalised educational efforts and a strict separation between children and adults. On the subject of juvenile detention centres, the Chief Inspector gave a reminder of the consensus on the situation in such institutions and the measures to be taken to guarantee their proper operation. Despite this consensus, she bemoaned the fact that the situation in these centres is not improving, and recommended that precedence be given to ensuring staff stability, training, supervision and oversight. She shared her misgivings about the installation of an outbuilding of the Bobigny Court of first instance in civil and criminal matters (TGI) in premises adjacent to those of the Roissy waiting area, and about the resulting risks of undermining the image of an independent justice system. Finally, in terms of psychiatry, she told the Minister of Justice about her concerns over the hearing of the liberty and custody judge and the mobilisation of lawyers, which she also shared with the Minister for Solidarity and Health. The Minister of the Interior Despite several requests, the Chief Inspector was unable to meet with the Minister of the Interior. Such a meeting would have enabled the subject of the toughening of immigration detention policies, the recurring nature of the difficulties detected during inspections of policy custody facilities and the local policies, which are sometimes excessively restrictive, that prefectures implement to manage short-term releases in psychiatry, to be raised. It is a great shame that this could not take place. 102