An inmate from Nanterre prison escaped on Friday afternoon during an organized outing to the Louvre museum in Paris. Accompanied by two other prisoners and supervised by agents, he fled at Auber station upon exiting the RER A line. Authorities issued a general alert to locate him.
On March 13, 2026, three inmates from Nanterre detention center were granted outing permission for a visit to the Louvre museum, focused on the theme of citizens' rights. They were escorted by two counselors from the penitentiary insertion and probation service (SPIP) and two surveillance officers, according to a police source cited by Le Figaro.
Upon arriving in Paris, the group exited at Auber station after taking the RER A line. It was then that one of the inmates seized the opportunity to flee on foot toward metro line 7. The agents failed to apprehend him, and the other two prisoners were returned to the facility.
The escape was reported at 3:10 p.m. to the emergency call platform (PFAU). A general alert was broadcast to law enforcement in the Île-de-France region. The Nanterre prison director initiated the administrative protocol for escape cases, and the fugitive's penitentiary file was transmitted at 4:33 p.m. by the prison administration.
According to details reported by Valeurs Actuelles, the prison had issued an unfavorable opinion on this outing due to the inmate's disciplinary history, but the judge approved it nonetheless. The fugitive's identity has not been disclosed at this time, and the search continues.
