"We really didn't notice anything happening next door," says Sebastien, a neighbour in Villenoy, Seine-et-Marne, referring to the prison officer whose apartment building lobby was tagged with 'DDPF' graffiti. He adds that he "had no idea there were people working at the prison" living in the neighbourhood. The Meaux-Chauconin penitentiary centre is located just a few kilometres away. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES