Inmates are not entitled to additional shower. “”In Andenne, a water point is accessible in the courtyard. They can be sprayed, a bit like children. We ask policies to take the lead because these episodes are led to repeat themselves. Planning a stock of fans or a budget to improve ventilation within buildings would be a responsible approach to avoid serious concerns. A futility can quickly climb and reach dramatic proportions up to the attack of an agent “add our contact.
“It is advisable to move as little as possible”
However, occasional initiatives are taken to relieve prisoners. “”In Merksplas prison, a distribution of ice (Let’s understand ice cubes, no scented ice cream, editor’s note) is planned for prisoners “, explains Valérie Callebaut, spokesperson for the prison administration. “”Local measures are taken to ventilate as much as possible. Water is available. It is advisable to move as little as possible. Some prison sections are equipped with external sun visor but not everywhere. In old prisons, infrastructure is not planned to fight against heat. Going outside to look for freshness in the shade is not possible. “
Prison overpopulation – New record of more than 13,100 prisoners, 320 of which sleep on a mattress on the ground
In France, the heat wave plan provides for various measures: access favored for the shower, beyond the number of weekly showers provided for by the regulations, offset schedules for walks and sports sessions, and the transfer of prisoners from a prison establishment overcrowded to another place where there is less saturation.
As a reminder, there are 13,725 prisoners in Belgium in Belgium for a total prison capacity of 11,040 seats, or a rate of almost 120 %. A record.
