Another suicide in Fleury-Mérogis. 60 inmates refuse to return to their cell



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Sixty detainees refused to return to their cell, Monday, July 23, at the prison of Fleury-Mérogis, after a new suicide in the largest prison in Europe, which knows an unusual number Suicides since the beginning of the year 2018 .
After their walk in the courtyard, " about sixty inmates refused to return to their cell, in solidarity with a deceased detainee . 19659004] All the detainees were on the same floor as the one who committed suicide on Saturday ", says a trade unionist. The protest movement lasted three hours

Since January, at least nine inmates have committed suicide in Fleury-Mérogis prison more than in the two previous years. 4300 detainees, men and women are currently held in this large prison.

Since January 1st, 60 prisoners have committed suicide in French prisons, according to a count of the prison administration on July 23rd. In 2017, 117 suicides were counted for the year.

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