The Defender of Rights had also been contacted about the situation of several prisoners in this prison complex, who complained both of individual violations of ethical security practices on the part of prison warders and of difficulties relating to the general detention conditions. Regarding the respective missions of the Chief Inspector and Defender of Rights, a joint inspection was organised from Tuesday 7 to Thursday 9 March 2017. The Chief Inspector thus delegated five inspectors to observe the protection arrangements for prisoners, prevention of violence and management of vulnerable prisoners in the prison, as well as the operation of the vulnerable wing opened in the detention centre wing in February 2016. The Defender of Rights' three officials interviewed one prisoner who had reached out to them about acts of violence committed by warders. In addition to the referrals, these on-site verifications were based upon findings brought to light during the CGLPL's previous inspection of the institution in 2015. Indeed, the CGLPL had found there to be a strong feeling of insecurity reigning over the prison. To escape the climate of violence prevailing at the prison, some 150 prisoners, so a fifth of the prison's population, had chosen to be set apart in order to safeguard their safety. All of the detention wings were used as ways out from ordinary detention so as to meet the request for protection made by prisoners: the solitary confinement wing, open wing (QSL), new arrivals wing, punishment wing and wing where, in the remand prison, sex offenders were assigned who never left their cell. In 2017 the CGLPL found that the situation observed back in 2015 had persisted, despite the introduction of a protected wing within the detention centre wing. As such, several detention wings are still being used as ways out from ordinary detention so as to meet the request for protection made by prisoners. The new arrivals and detention wings are thus being used for purposes for which they were not originally intended. The assignment of prisoners who are vulnerable or fear for their safety to these wings violates their fundamental rights, as it keeps them in poor detention conditions which prevent many of them from being able to access the exercise yard, go to the visiting room or do paid work. Following these on-site verifications, the CGLPL particularly recommended that this situation come to an end and that preventive measures be developed, particularly based on discussions on the causes of these separations, on the rationales and approaches within the prison and on their impact on the day-today lives of the prisoners. Recommendations were also issued on the operation of the protected wing in the detention centre wing, created in February 2016. For it was found that although this wing fulfilled its purpose in that the prisoners assigned there could live under improved safety conditions, a shift towards a more flexible detention regime would be advisable. Improvements could also be made to the assessment and monitoring of the system. The comments that the institution's director made in response to the on-site verification report particularly indicate a change in the detention system within the vulnerable wing, planned for the end of 2017. These comments are published along with the on-site verification report on the CGLPL's website. 4.1.2 Provision for women imprisoned with their child in an institution where there is no nursery wing In its 2016 annual report, the CGLPL stressed the need to upgrade older institutions so as to be able provide quality care for mothers imprisoned with their child. Referred the case of a mother and her child left with her in a mother-child cell in Dijon remand prison, the Chief Inspector delegated two inspectors to carry out on-site verifications so as to observe the provision for children left with their mother imprisoned in this institution, which has two 94