Two inmates from the Fleury-Mérogis remand center (Essonne) escaped Tuesday afternoon during an outing in the Fontainebleau forest (Seine-et-Marne), we learned on Wednesday from consistent sources. .
They were participating in a running outing with other detainees and supervisors, according to a source close to the case, who specified that the two detainees had not been found at the moment. Pretending a pressing desire, they moved away and did not return, this source detailed.
An escape in the middle of the forest
They escaped to the surroundings of the Gorges de Franchard sector, according to a police source. Contacted, the Evry public prosecutor’s office was not immediately reachable. Last June, an inmate escaped from Fleury-Mérogis prison using a basket installed for work, before being arrested a few hours later.
The largest penitentiary center in Europe, the Fleury-Mérogis remand center for men included 3,362 inmates on January 1, 2023, i.e. an occupancy rate of 129.4%, according to the International Prison Observatory (OIP).