Prisoners prep to vote in French presidential election
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Voting from the prison
When he was sent to prison six months ago, Dylan thought he had lost his civic rights along with his freedom. So when prison staff woke him up from a nap one day to hand him candidate manifestos for this month's presidential election in France, he was taken aback.
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Prisoners prepping up to vote
Dylan is incarcerated in Europe's biggest prison in Fleury-Merogis, south of Paris. Over recent weeks, staff have been busy helping inmates learn about their right to vote, access information about candidates, fill in the paperwork and join discussion groups about who they would like to see running the country next.
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Presidential candidates manifestos
Prison guards distribute presidential candidates manifestos to inmates in their cells at the Fleury-Merogis prison some 30 kms south of Paris ahead of the French presidential election on March 31, 2022.
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A vote of hope
However insignificant, the vote will help influence national politics.
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Civic rights deprivation for criminals
Deprivation of civic rights for convicted criminals is "very rare" in France. Inmates remain citizens while in prison, and also after their release. Helping them vote is part of the prison administration's mission to integrate and re-integrate inmates by ensuring that prison time is not wasted.