Regional Intervention and Security Teams
{{Short description|Units of French prison administration}}
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| native_name = {{native name|fr|Équipes régionales d'intervention et de sécurité}}
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| dates = 27 February 2003-Present
| country = {{flag|France}}
| agency = French Prison Administration
| type = Police tactical unit
| role = Law Enforcement
Correctional Emergency Response Team
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| website = {{URL|http://www.metiers.justice.gouv.fr/surveillant-penitentiaire-12629/le-metier-12630/les-equipes-regionales-dintervention-et-de-securite-27283.html}}
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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.{{Cite web |title=Les équipes de sécurité pénitentiaire (ESP) |url=http://lajusticerecrute.fr/actualites/les-equipes-de-securite-penitentiaire-esp |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Ministère de la Justice |language=fr}} 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.{{Cite web |title=>Ban Public - Le portail d'information sur les prisons |url=http://prison.eu.org/constitution-des-eris-27-fevrier |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=prison.eu.org}}
History
The 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.{{Cite web |date=2010-10-13 |title=Le "GIGN de la pénitentiaire" a fait ses preuves |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2010/10/13/01016-20101013ARTFIG00647-le-gign-de-la-penitentiaire-a-fait-ses-preuves.php |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=LEFIGARO |language=fr}} When the teams were created, they comprised 210 personnel;{{Cite web |date=24 September 2003 |title=Les Equipes régionales d'intervention et de sécurité (ERIS) |url=http://www.presse.justice.gouv.fr/art_pix/conf240903.pdf}} In 2010, the ÉRIS were made up of around 400 people from the French prison administration.{{Cite web |date=2010-10-13 |title=Le "GIGN de la pénitentiaire" a fait ses preuves |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2010/10/13/01016-20101013ARTFIG00647-le-gign-de-la-penitentiaire-a-fait-ses-preuves.php |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=LEFIGARO |language=fr}}
References
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External links
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