"An act of pure demagogy": 31 organizations are indignant at the announced end of "playful activities" in prisons by Gérald Darmanin

The Minister of Justice announced on Monday that he had ordered the arrest of all "playful activities" in prison that do not concern education, the French language or sport.

Thirty-three organizations concerned about the rights of detainees were outraged on Wednesday at the arrest of "playful activities" in prison decided by the Minister of Justice, calling on Gérald Darmanin to reverse a decision denounced as "an act of pure demagogy".

Thirty-one organizations express their deep indignation at the announcement by the Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, of a ministerial instruction ordering the cessation of all activities in prison other than "school support", "the French language" and what relates to work or sport. An act of pure demagogy, with disastrous consequences for both detained persons and society. The package has already won many prisons, where all the activities ta…