Limitation of rights in a detention centre for illegal immigrants "Madam inspectors, The rules at the M detention centre concerning bringing in food via the visiting rooms and within buildings have changed following the fires that broke out last 5 March, and we are writing to inform you of these changes. Before the fires on 5 March, prisoners were allowed to consume perishable foodstuffs in the visiting rooms and could bring back to the living areas non-perishable food items that their visitors had brought them (cakes, bottles of fizzy drink, tea, dried fruit, etc.). For several weeks after the fire, the centre's administration had decided to ban the consumption of all food in the visiting rooms and the possibility of bringing non-perishable food items back into the living areas. At the beginning of April, the administration revised part of this ban by once again allowing detainees to consume food in the visiting rooms, but it did not wish to overturn the rule whereby no food or drinks could now be brought into the "living areas". Madam the Chief Inspector has spoken clearly several times of her intention to crack down particularly on limitations to the freedoms and rights of prisoners on the basis of "security" arguments that are too often thrown about lightly. It would seem that this type of justification has been given in this instance. Several prisoners are complaining about this change which is undermining their detention conditions. This is why we are writing to draw your attention to it. We would be happy to provide you with any further information. Regards, (…)". Unjustified detention in a unit for difficult psychiatric patients "Madam, the Chief Inspector of places of deprivation of liberty, I am writing to draw your attention to my situation. After appearing before the "Medical Surveillance Committee" in August 2016, and receiving a positive decision to be released from the unit for difficult psychiatric patients, with the planned return to territory 44, I am still awaiting a release date and the name of an institution in which I am to return. To the extent possible, I would like you to intervene on my behalf so that this situation can be brought to an end and I can spend Christmas in my region. Thanking you in advance, (… ) NB: letter written with the help of the department's social services + copy to tutor." 127