Lausanne’s 115-year-old prison will be renovated and will last until 2040-2050. The deputies ratify this about-face of the Council of State.
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The Lausanne prison of Bois-Mermet is doomed to last another “20 to 30 years”, as we can read in the text of the Council of State.
KEYSTONE / Christian Brun
Everyone was watching the pandemic and the news went unnoticed: the life of the Bois-Mermet prison will be extended until 2040-2050. The building built in 1905 was to be removed from the Vaud penitentiary park, the Council of State has repeated in recent years. On the contrary, today it is fully part of it, explained the Minister of Constructions, Pascal Broulis, before the deputies gathered at the Marive of Yverdon on Tuesday. The Council of State published on March 18 several requests for credits where the future of Bois-Mermet was sealed. The Grand Council accepted them yesterday without much discussion.
