Where should the application be sent?
The visiting permit application for a convicted person serving their sentence at Fresnes prison must be sent by post to the prison governor at the following address:
Monsieur le directeur de l'établissement pénitentiaire
Service des permis de visite
Centre Pénitentiaire de Fresnes
1, allée des Thuyas
94261 FRESNES CEDEX
Which documents should be provided?
Documents to be provided by family members
- CERFA form
- Two passport photos taken within the last three months
- A double-sided photocopy of a valid identity card or residence permit
- A birth certificate extract
- Any document proving your family relationship with the prisoner (copy of the family record book…)
- Any document proving shared parental authority over a child
- A stamped envelope addressed to yourself
Documents to be provided by friends or relatives who are not family members
- CERFA form
- Two passport photos taken within the last three months
- A double-sided photocopy of a valid identity card or residence permit
- A birth certificate extract
- A letter explaining the nature of your relationship with the prisoner
- A stamped envelope addressed to yourself
Booking a visit at Fresnes prison
Once your visiting permit has been granted, it is up to you to contact Fresnes prison to book a visit.
Visits are booked by phone on +33 1 88 28 31 31 or +33 1 88 28 60 00.
Convicted prisoners are entitled to one visit per week.
Visits at Fresnes last 45 minutes.
Visiting times are as follows:
- Monday to Friday: 1st session: from 2:00 pm – end of visit: 2:45 pm; 2nd session: from 3:30 pm – end of visit: 4:15 pm
- Saturday: Saturday afternoon visits are for convicted prisoners: 1st session: 1:30 pm – end of visit: 2:00 pm; 2nd session: 2:30 pm – end of visit: 3:00 pm
Bringing belongings to a prisoner at Fresnes prison
Laundry can be dropped off for a relative in custody once a week.
If you do not have a visiting permit, you can go to the visitors' reception: Monday to Friday from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm; Saturday from 8:00 am to 11:00 am and from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
To drop off laundry without a scheduled visit, you must phone to make an appointment and leave your surname and first name. You will be given a time slot and your name will be put on a list. On the day, wait at the family reception area, where names are called before access to the laundry drop-off service. Remember to bring an identity document (mandatory) and the prisoner number.
Please note: some clothing is prohibited, including: clothing resembling a uniform, combat trousers, balaclavas, hoods, blue, khaki or camouflage-print parkas, blue shirts, red/orange T-shirts or polo shirts, work overalls, navy blue trousers, clothing with laces or hoods, leather clothing or clothing with metal plates, belts, hats, caps, ties, scarves, leather gloves, dress shoes, shoes containing metal, dressing gowns, bathrobes, djellabas, kimonos, boubous and bath towels.
Sending money to a prisoner
To send a "money order" or a bank transfer to a prisoner at Fresnes prison, you need to add the bank details of the Fresnes personal accounts office (Régie des comptes nominatifs).
Download the bank details of Fresnes prison.
IMPORTANT: the transfer order must include the following description: SURNAME - FIRST NAME - PRISONER NUMBER
Contact your criminal defense law firm
Maître Maximilien FOURT's firm has recognised experience in sentence adjustment. It regularly appears at Fresnes prison at adversarial hearings before the sentence enforcement judge, to obtain the release of its clients through a sentence adjustment (electronic tag, day release, parole…).