Civil & Administrative

#JUSK1630560ADecree of December 27, 2016 Establishing the Territorial Jurisdiction of Regional Prison Administration Directorates and Overseas Prison Services Mission

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law defines the territorial jurisdiction for regional prison administration directorates and the overseas prison services mission in France. It affects how prison administration in various regions, departments, and overseas communities is organized. The changes take effect from January 1, 2017, under the supervision of the director of prison administration. This will likely necessitate adjustments in how regional and interregional prison services are managed.

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Key Changes

  • Defines jurisdiction for interregional prison administration
  • Affects organization of regional and overseas prison management
  • Takes effect from January 1, 2017

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Group all penitentiary establishments and insertion/probation services from departments, regions, overseas collectivities (Articles 73-74 of the Constitution), and New Caledonia under the authority of interregional directors of penitentiary services

Prison Administration, Regional authorities, Overseas collectivities
operational
high

Implement territorial jurisdiction boundaries for interregional prison service directorates and overseas prison services mission in accordance with the attached annex table

Director of Prison Administration, Interregional Directors
operational
high

Ensure all jurisdictional changes take effect on January 1, 2017

Director of Prison Administration, All penitentiary services
operational
high

Director of Prison Administration must execute and oversee implementation of this decree

Director of Prison Administration
operational
high

Publish the decree in the Journal officiel de la République française

Director of Prison Administration
disclosure

Affected Parties

Prison administration directorsRegional and overseas prison staff

Tags

prison administration,territorial jurisdiction,regional management