How is an inmate followed after his release from prison?

Verified 05 May 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

When released from prison, a former inmate may be followed by the application sentencing judge and one prison insertion and probation service. Obligations and prohibitions may also be imposed. This follow-up is applicable to the person released from prison before the end of her sentence. It also concerns the old inmates released from prison at the end of their sentence, but whose profile suggests that they can reoffend or that they need care.

Before the end of sentence

In the case of early release, a former inmate is followed up as part of a sentencing arrangement.

The application sentencing judge (Jap) and the SPIP ensure that the former inmate complies with the control measures specific to one of the following accommodations:

In the context of these arrangements, the former detainee may be subject to the following obligations and prohibitions:

  • Respond to summonses from the judge of the application of sentences or the prison service of insertion and probation
  • Receive SPIP visits
  • Notify SPIP of changes in employment
  • Notify the SPIP of changes of residence and any travel longer than 15 days
  • Inform Jap in advance of any travel abroad
  • Engage in a professional activity or undergo vocational education or training
  • Undergo medical examinations, treatment or care
  • Repair damage caused by the offense that he committed
  • Refrain from appearing in one or more places designated by the judge
  • Not dating certain people (for example, former accomplices)
  • Complete an internship at your own expense (for example, a road safety awareness course)
  • Handing over children to the person who has custody of the child because of court decision.

FYI  

Where the offender is granted a sentence, the victim may be informed by the judge of the application of the sentences.

If she makes the request to the parquet, it may also be notified if the offender is released.

At the end of the sentence

Once the prison sentence is over, the former inmate can be followed up in the context of:

These 3 measures can be imposed against a former detainee considered as a dangerous, because it seems capable of reoffend.

In addition, if a person has been sentenced to socio-judicial monitoring in addition to a prison sentence, socio-judicial monitoring may continue to apply after release.

Please note

Even after release from prison, each former inmate remains registered on the judicial and police files on which it has been inscribed (Taj: titleContent, Fijaisv: titleContentetc.).

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