An inmate killed himself in his cell at the Nantes penitentiary center, the third in less than two weeks, we learned from the prison administration on Wednesday.
This 31-year-old convict was found dead hanged in the city's detention center, the prosecution said.
He was discovered by the guards early Wednesday morning when the cells opened, according to the prison administration.
Another detainee committed suicide there on May 11 in the same circumstances.
A suicide was also observed the next day, May 12, this time at the Nantes-Carquefou remand center, where people in pre-trial detention, sentenced to short sentences or awaiting assignment are imprisoned.
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An inmate found hanged at the Nantes remand center
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