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Doubs. "He Put Himself on Drugs in Prison": the Family of a Prisoner Who Died After an Overdose Attacks the State

When John Gheidene was 34 years old in his Besançon cell, he was considered a particularly vulnerable prisoner and his family attacked the state in court.

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When John Gheidene was 34 years old in his Besançon cell, he was considered a particularly vulnerable prisoner and his family attacked the state in court.

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This dossier "concentrates all the problems of French jails", says the family lawyers, Florent Diaz and Jules Briquet. That is to say "custodial overcrowding, unsanitaryness, psychological vulnerability of prisoners, drug and drug trafficking", according to them. Father of four children, John Gheidene died at 34 on 29 December 2023, after a long descent into hell, in the cell of 9 m2 which he shared with two fellow prisoners in Besançon. One of …

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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This dossier "concentrates all the problems of French jails", says the family lawyers, who believe that the director of the prison had "the obligation to preserve the physical integrity of the prisoners".

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In Besançon, Doubs, the family of a prisoner considered "vulnerable", who died in prison after having used heroin and medicines, attacked the State in court to denounce the shortcomings of the prison administration. An information revealed by Agence France Presse.

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John Gheidene, 34, died at Besançon's arrest house in December 2023 after using a mixture of heroin and medicine. His family appealed to the administrative court, denouncing inadequate supervision and care despite his known vulnerability.

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After the death of a prisoner in Besançon prison, his family brought the matter before the administrative court and questioned the supervision and conditions of detention.

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Le Figaro broke the news in Paris, France on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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