The Regional Intervention and Security Teams (in French: Équipes régionales d'intervention et de sécurité or ÉRIS) are the intervention units of the French prison administration responsible for intervening in the event of scenarios such as terrorism, aggression, prison escapes, etc.) in a prison establishment.[1] They were created on 27 February 2003 in response to incidents that occurred in detention and are attached to each of the nine interregional prison services directorates.[2]
| Regional Intervention and Security Teams | |
|---|---|
| Équipes régionales d'intervention et de sécurité (French) | |
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| Active | 27 February 2003-Present |
| Country |  France |
| Agency | French Prison Administration |
| Type | Police tactical unit |
| Role | Law Enforcement Correctional Emergency Response Team |
| Website | |
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History
editThe ÉRIS were created in 2003, by the Prefect Didier Lallement, director of the penitentiary administration, after the successive mutinies in prisons in Moulins and Clairvaux.[3] When the teams were created, they comprised 210 personnel;[4] In 2010, the ÉRIS were made up of around 400 people from the French prison administration.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Les équipes de sécurité pénitentiaire (ESP)". Ministère de la Justice (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ ">Ban Public - Le portail d'information sur les prisons". prison.eu.org. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Le "GIGN de la pénitentiaire" a fait ses preuves". LEFIGARO (in French). 2010-10-13. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Les Equipes régionales d'intervention et de sécurité (ERIS)" (PDF). 24 September 2003.
- ^ "Le "GIGN de la pénitentiaire" a fait ses preuves". LEFIGARO (in French). 2010-10-13. Retrieved 2023-03-28.