The tribunal correctionnel, Pointe-à-Pitre’s criminal court, sentenced 25-year-old Danick Bourguignon to eight months in prison without suspension after he tried to throw cannabis resin and alcohol over Baie-Mahault prison’s wall.[1] He appeared before the court on Monday, 30 May 2016, over the attempted throw at Baie-Mahault prison.[1] Bourguignon admitted what he had done and did not try to excuse himself, but his admission did not convince the public prosecutor.[1] He had been in prison a month earlier, and the prosecutor said he should have done something else with his life.[1]

To explain his conduct, Bourguignon pointed to the difficult conditions of his imprisonment.[1] He told the court, “J’ai vécu des pressions en prison, je devais de l’argent” (“I experienced pressure in prison; I owed money”).[1] The prosecutor requested eight months of firm imprisonment for Bourguignon.[1] The court fully followed that request and imposed the same eight-month firm term.[1]