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Source: http://www.pcinpact.com/news/78904-la-playstation-3-nest-pas-bienvenue-dans-cellules-francaises.htmThe PlayStation 3 is not welcome in French cells
Wanna play Prison Break?
Does prisoner have the right to own and use a video game console in his cell? Yes, says French law, but under certain conditions. An inmate who claimed that the administration gives him back his PlayStation 3 has thus paid the price. Explanations below.
Prisoner since at least December 2009, Mr. B. is allowed to use his PlayStation 3 in his cell. Except that in January 2010, the inmate is transferred to the Fresnes prison, where the administration refuses to return his video game console. Reason given: the device does not comply with the safety regulations in force within the institution. In September 2010, the prisoner moved again, and this time take the direction of the central house of Arles.
October 8, 2010, the prisoner asked the warden to give him his PlayStation 3. But three days later, it rejects the request, leading Mr. B. to challenge that refusal before the administrative court of Marseille, in order to obtain the annulment of that decision.
However, the trial judge did not hear it that way, because they have rejected the complainant on 31 May 2011. The detainee has nevertheless continued until appeal, where he has just suffered another setback. The Fifth Chamber of the Administrative Court of Appeal of Marseille, in a decision dated February 28, 2013, has indeed held that "the director of the Central House of Arles could quite take the contested decision on the basis of the circular of 13 October 2009 , which allows him to deny an inmate who is transferred within the facility to keep in his cell a games console when it believes that this console is a connecting console may cause security problems. "
A question of order and security
It appears that Article D449-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that "prisoners can acquire (...) computer equipment," such as video game consoles, but that "the equipment and data they contain are under the control of the administration. " The same article states that "any computer equipment belonging to a prisoner may (...) be retained, to be returned to him at the time of his release," especially "for reasons of order and security."
In short: the director is free to prohibit an inmate to use a video game console, since it believes that it may present a problem or security (communication with the outside or between prisoners .. .). Or in this case, the PlayStation 3 Mr. B. has been audited by the prison administration, which "failed to ensure the inhibition of prohibited technologies", are the judges. For instance, the SONY console has native Wi-fi connectivity.
In addition, it appears that a note prepared in July 2010 by the Direction of Prisons evaluated game consoles last generation, which includes the PlayStation 3. The note "showed that even if a console is not vulnerable at a given time, it may become later, after undergoing software modifications not intended by the manufacturer," wrote the Court of Appeal. However, it should be noted that the Xbox 360 Arcade and Elite are not concerned about them, since they "do not include communication interfaces default wireless and are spared from the perspective of software changes not covered by the manufacturer."
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