OPINIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FRENCH CGLPL
§7 The boxes containing property that must be stored in the locker
room because it cannot be brought into cell, must be inventoried
following the transfer as described in §3 and §4 above and then
closed in the same manner after possible modification of the content
in accordance with current regulations. They can only be reopened, if
necessary, in the presence of the prisoner and then closed in the same
conditions, particularly when the latter leaves the facility.
§8 During a transfer (or a release), and time permitting, the
administration should provide the jailed prisoner the cardboard boxes
necessary to carry the personal belongings he/she had available.
Once the boxes are filled, they should be sent to the locker room in
his/her presence so that the specialised staff, mentioned in §4 above,
can conduct an accurate inventory in the presence of the prisoner.
The prisoner is given a copy of the inventory, and then the packages
are sealed.
§9 All administrations providing transport during transfers must
admit the same number of boxes (harmonised) per prisoner in their
vehicles. Interdepartmental meetings must determine this number,
calculated to avoid the use of subsequent transport by a third party as
much as possible, and devise the interior design of the vehicles used.
In any event, the priority box mentioned in §6 above must always be
sent with the prisoner.
§10 If there is an excess number of boxes in a transfer, the current
practice is that the additional transport is the responsibility of the
prisoner, who bears the costs invoiced by the private transport
company. In such a case, however, the additional boxes must be closed
prior to the prisoner leaves, the facility must ensure the departure,
and finally, for indigent prisoners, at least part of the financial expense
shall fall on the establishment (within the limit of a ceiling).
§11 In case of sudden departure, the administration shall forward, at
its expense, the following items to the dispatching facility: the funds
in the amount on the day of the departure, the closed boxes stored in
the warehouse, and the belongings left in the cell. When the property
in the prisoner's cell cannot be transferred prior to the prisoner's
departure, these items must be collected and kept under surveillance
as soon as possible, particularly in the case where the prisoner shared
a cell with others.
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