The hunt is on. The Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, announced this Friday, November 21, the launch of the plan “portable zero »aims to create six correctional institutions “completely waterproof” to cell phone.
This experimental plan began “starting today” with an initial envelope of around 30 million euros, the Minister of Justice assured during a visit to the Santé prison in Paris.
The six penitentiaries chosen are places experiencing difficulties, such as Santé, Arras and Toulouse. In some countries, sending phones or medicines is “daily exercise”according to Gérald Darmanin.
Security work will be carried out”in less than six to seven months”he explained. To ensure strictness, scanners will be installed for prisoner packages, as well as millimeter wave gantries because according to him, “It’s more complicated to get on a plane than to go to jail.”.
Telephone interference system costs, “very effective”encrypted “between 4 and 5 million euros per establishment”.
Footpath closures will be implemented in 2026 to prevent this “projection” phone in this prison.
This “security reset” is part of the continuity of reforms inspired by “Italy’s anti-mafia law” For “fighting recidivism» and especially should “prevent the ring leader from ordering the assassination” from their cells, explained Gérald Darmanin.
The minister also announced the recruitment of an additional 1,000 prison officers next year, and mentioned this “the strongest recruitment of any government”.
