Religion plays an important role in prison. It can represent for prisoners a space of calm, confidence, socialization, with visits linked to worship. For the State and the prison administration, it can constitute a pacifying factor. In France, prison chaplains are a service of the secular state, they support prisoners who request it. What relationships do prisoners have with religions and spirituality? How does the State organize this presence in places of detention? Interviews and testimonials in this show.
Guests :
-Philippe Gaudin, director of IREL (Institute for the Study of Religions and Secularism)
-Thibaut Ducloux, sociologist, author of “ Prison illuminations, how life in prison produces religion » (Ed. Labor and Fides, 2023).
Testimonials :
– Mohamed Loueslatinational Muslim prison chaplain
-Bruno Lachnittnational Catholic prison chaplain.