22-year-old detainee commits suicide at Lyon-Corbas remand center

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A 22-year-old detainee committed suicide by hanging Wednesday afternoon at the Lyon-Corbas remand center, we learned from the firefighters, confirming information from the daily

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Alerted around 5:30 p.m., firefighters and Samu tried to resuscitate the young man, without success, said the same source.

This suicide was confirmed by a spokesperson for the interregional directorate of prison services in Lyon, who did not wish to give details of the victim and the circumstances of these facts.

"The prosecution has been informed about the follow-up to be given to the investigation," he added.

More than 80 suicides in French prisons since the start of the year

In 2019, 128 prisoners committed suicide, three fewer than in 2018, according to the management of the prison administration (DAP).

Between January 1 and August 17, 82 suicides had already been recorded, against 72 over the same period last year.

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