Gwladys Laffitte, edited by Manon Fossat 6:57 p.m., August 20, 2021
Some detainees at Sarreguemines remand center, in Moselle, could regain their freedom earlier than expected if they agree to be vaccinated.
In any case, this is what the vice-president in charge of the enforcement of sentences is proposing.
A device that would not concern all prisoners.
What if inmates who agree to be vaccinated against Covid-19 get out of prison earlier?
This is in any case what is proposed by the vice-president in charge of the application of sentences, supported by the management of the penitentiary establishment of Sarreguemines, in Moselle.
A proposal that only concerns prisoners whose sentence is final and not those who are awaiting trial, within the limit of two months of remission of sentence.
And above all, it excludes people sentenced for acts of domestic violence or for acts of a sexual nature, for example.
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Access collective immunity
The idea of the judge behind this initiative is to gain access to collective immunity, an issue which is all the greater in detention.
The magistrate also wants to enhance the sense of collective responsibility among detainees.
However, the Sarreguemines prosecutor's office decided to dissociate itself from the project for a question of legal interpretation.
In fact, vaccination as such is not one of the factors for remission of sentence included in the Penal Code.
It is the judge who chooses to interpret it as such.
This could pose problems of legality of any remission of sentences that may be granted in the future.
For its part, the chancellery does not give any instructions concerning the vaccination obligation of detainees.
It simply calls for maximum incentive.