Eric, former prison guard: "We are not allowed to tell what is happening"

2023-09-21T05:15:01.483Z

Highlights: Olivier Delacroix tells the story of Eric, who lost everything for breaking the omerta on prison violence. Eric became a prison guard at the age of 27, one of the professions with the highest suicide rate in France. The day he witnesses a beating while accompanying his superiors, it is the straw that breaks the camel's back. Eric then makes the decision to quit his job. Why did this decision backfire? How can we continue to live in fear of professional reprisals?

Olivier Delacroix tells the story of Eric, who lost everything for breaking the omerta on prison violence. Always attracted by the justice sector, Eric became a prison guard at the age of 27, one of the professions with the highest suicide rate in France. In prison, he wants to fight to improve the conditions of prisoners. But little by little, Eric discovers the reality of the prison environment and the violence that is constantly perpetrated by his colleagues on inmates. The day he witnesses a beating while accompanying his superiors, it is the straw that breaks the camel's back. Eric then makes the decision to quit his job. Questioned by his director about the reasons for his hasty departure, he denounces the aggressions of his colleagues... Why did this decision backfire? How can we continue to live in fear of professional reprisals? In this new episode of "Dans les yeux d'Olivier", the podcast adapted by Europe 1 Studio, Eric tells his story to Olivier Delacroix. He recounts how the prison administration betrayed him, and how he and his family found themselves on the street overnight.