The detention conditions are 'undignified,' says the director of Bordeaux-Gradignan prison, in southwestern France, which suffers from more than 200% overcrowding and has become a symbol of prison woes in the country. Built in the 1960s, the establishment has been the subject of a number of proceedings and damning reports over the past year due to its dilapidated state and surpopulation. But, a new building is due to be inaugurated in May, the first stage of a future complex with 600 places by 2027. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES