As we know, at the height of the health crisis, all visits were suspended in all the country’s prisons. The deconfinement made the meetings possible but under very strict conditions. Installation of plexiglass, no question of touching, etc. And when it comes to VHS as they are called behind bars, those unattended tours, reserved for intimate moments, they just never picked up. This is what denounces us David (assumed name), an inmate incarcerated in Ittre prison. “We are the forgotten people of deconfinement!” He exclaims.
“Prostitution has resumed, swingers clubs too, etc. but we still cannot have a moment with our wives!”, Continues the one who adds that he has not had sex since March 6, ie almost six months. .
“This poses a real problem because we are surprised after divorces increase!” continues the inmate who speaks of real tensions in his relationship.
“There are inmates who are granted leave. They can see whoever they want outside and there is us, who are forbidden an hour of privacy with our wife. Where is the logic ? If the virus were to spread in prison, the risk would come more from those entering and leaving, not from an intimate visit with my wife! ”
David specifies that he fully understood the rules imposed in prison during confinement but that today, it is high time to relax them. “We should not be surprised to see the tension rise behind bars. We too have the right to deconfinement. When I receive a visit, the fact of not even being able to hug my loved ones for months, it has really become unbearable! We are human beings and reintegration also involves treating us in this way. We should not be surprised that we go crazy when we see that Mrs. Sophie Wilmès has never had a word about us, never since the beginning of the crisis ”
Contacted by us, the management of penitentiary establishments specifies that in the context of Covid19, videoconference visits were organized, telephone call credits were granted and that unsupervised visits have indeed not resumed. currently. “All preventive measures are subject to regular evaluations following the directives of the National Security Council”, specifies the spokesperson.
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