Works, prisoners, transfers... what we know about high-security prisons for the most dangerous prisoners

Extractions, security, anti-corruption measures... In Vendin-le-Vieil, the countdown began for the arrival in July of the most dangerous prisoners linked to organized crime.

This institution in Pas-de-Calais is one of the two chosen to bring together the 200 drug-related detainees considered the most dangerous, as the Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin wanted.

The 200 most dangerous drug traffickers will be imprisoned in the high-security prison of Vendin-le-Vieil (Pas-de-Calais), from 31 July, followed mid-October by that of Condé-sur-Sarthe (Orne).

The operations, aimed at emptying the prison of Vendin-le-Vieil (Pas-de-Calais) to carry out the necessary work there in order to welcome some of the most dangerous drug traffickers there by 31 July, will begin "in the next few hours". An announcement made on 7 April by Gérald Darmanin, during a press conference at the end of a steering committee for high-security prisons. "From this week in Vendin-le-Vieil will start the so-called de-congestion…

Actu Forces De l'Ordre The central house of Vendin-le-Vieil is about to undergo a profound transformation. Gérald Darmanin announced this Monday the imminent launch of the de-congestion operations of the prison, the first step before its specialization in the reception of prisoners considered to be among the most dangerous in the country, mainly from narco-banditism. From the next few hours, a series of [...] Article Gérald Darmanin announces th…

The transfer of the current detainees begins immediately to prepare for the arrival of the most feared criminals in the country. Vendin-le-Vieil prison begins its radical move. From today, the authorities commit the massive transfer of the detainees in order to release the places in order to convert them into an ultra-secure establishment. This site of the Pas-de-Calais, chosen to host the [...] The article Vendin-le-Vieil: a prison transformed …