A veritable city within a city, La Santé—as it is known—is an unworthy old lady: unworthy of housing human beings. Located in the heart of Paris, it needs to get back on its feet, and its closure for renovations in early July 2014 provides an opportunity to reflect on its past. Here is a non-exhaustive portrait of this Parisian prison, whose very architecture sheds light on its history and how it operates.
Valérie Lavalle
Director
Robert Badinter
Francis Triboulet
Étienne Marty
Pierre Botton
Véronique Vasseur
Michel Vaujour
Michel Fize
Caroline Soppelsa
12 jours71%
McQueen74%
Public Speaking70%
Les femmes et l'assassin61%
Le Bus : Les Bleus en grève69%
Daguerréotypes73%
The Class of ‘9271%
Love, Antosha74%
Vjeran Tomic: L'homme-araignée de Paris70%
Voyeur59%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
Nuit et Brouillard82%
Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs60%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
The Cheshire Murders65%
Night Will Fall76%
Le Joli Mai80%
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars63%Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey77%
13th78%
