Lawyers expose overcrowded, unsanitary conditions for minors at Bobigny detention center

Lawyers commissioned by the Seine-Saint-Denis bar visited the Bobigny detention center at dawn and compiled a report highlighting deplorable conditions for the 86 minors held there. Their observations include children crammed into cells meant for one person, sleeping on cold concrete with undersized survival blankets and only ten mattresses available for all detainees. Sanitary standards were poor, with makeshift toilets, empty water bottles, sandwich wrappers, and a urine bottle found in a solitary cell.

Female minors were given a men's hygiene kit, and disposable protective gear intended for high-risk patients was found in two girls' cells. The report sparked a protest outside the Bobigny judicial court, organized by teachers from Paul-Éluard high school, with participants chanting slogans and demanding reform. Local officials, including deputy mayor Carolina Faye, condemned the situation as an organized repression of youths.