Sentence adjustment is the stage that follows sentencing. This area falls within the jurisdiction of the Sentence Enforcement Judge (Juge de l'Application des Peines, JAP).
Sentencing law is broad: it makes it possible to tailor the sentence imposed to the person concerned, whether they are free or in custody.
For convicted persons who are free, a custodial sentence may be converted into day-fines, community service or electronic monitoring (revocation of a probationary suspended sentence, adjustment without incarceration…).
For convicted persons who are in custody, there are many ways to adjust custodial sentences so that they can be served under electronic monitoring, day release or parole (adversarial hearing before the JAP, supervised early release…).
The firm makes a point of working constructively with prison probation and reintegration officers so that the most appropriate and fastest solutions can be found.
The firm regularly assists prisoners at their adversarial hearing before the Sentence Enforcement Judge.
It handles the adjustment of short sentences for people held in remand prisons (Fleury-Mérogis, Fresnes, Nanterre, La Santé…), and also the enforcement of long sentences for prisoners held in detention centres (Réau, Meaux, Châteaudun…).
