OPINIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FRENCH CGLPL But one shouldn't be misled. Whether opinions or recommendations, they all underscore a general issue, an all-encompassing idea, which goes beyond the boundaries of an institution or even of several institutions. The recommendation concerning the remand prison in Marseille (les Baumettes) of 2012, which was extensively echoed by the press, does not only reveal the unhealthy conditions and violence of this particular prison. It pinpoints more particularly the authorities' inactivity, who, despite having been informed for a long time through successive visits (notably by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture) were not able to take the necessary measures. Because these opinions and recommendations go beyond the situation in France, it seemed to us that they could also be of interest to a larger public. I wish that this collection may help those who work for human dignity. Jean-Marie Delarue Contrôleur général des lieux de privation de liberté 2008-2014 4