It is a “shock” for the prison profession: on the island of Mayotte, the director of Majicavo prison resigned for “ attract attention » on the working conditions of staff and the living conditions of prisoners in this overcrowded establishment. A decision which comes ten days after a mutiny with hostage-taking of the guards. According to the management of the prison administration, the occupancy rate of French prisons on September 1 was 127% on average. In Majicavo, it exceeds 181%. Interview with Alexandre Vissouvanadin, secretary general of the Réunion-Mayotte region for the Ufap-Unsa Justice prison union.
