# France psychiatric infirmary legal reforms > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/france-psychiatric-infirmary-legal-reforms > Updated: 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2. A 2024 tribunal ruling imposed emergency safeguards on the Paris police psychiatric infirmary, limiting detention to 48 hours, restricting restraints, requiring individualized isolation decisions and guaranteeing basic hygiene. The Paris police prefecture appealed, arguing the measures misrepresented the facility and could jeopardise staff and patients. In July 2026 an administrative judge in Toulouse suspended a separate Foix ordinance banning unauthorised begging, while the ongoing appeal over the infirmary’s safeguards remained noted. By early August 2026 the Conseil d’État confirmed most of the protective measures, reaffirming the 48‑hour detention cap, ordering rapid medical orientation, expanding the pool of psychiatric beds in Île‑de‑France and elsewhere, and improving detainees’ access to legal information and counsel. The court struck down the tribunal’s requirements for a sanitary installation in each cell and for changing detainees’ clothing. The rulings reflect sustained pressure from human‑rights organisations and a report documenting serious violations, aiming to safeguard detainee rights and address chronic psychiatric‑bed shortages. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-05: France's Council of State orders reforms to Paris police psychiatric infirmary France's Council of State upheld key reforms for the Paris police psychiatric infirmary, enforcing a 48‑hour detention limit, faster medical orientation, expanded facility access, and improved legal aid, while撤 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/frances-council-of-state-orders-reforms-to-paris-police-psychiatric-infirmary ### 2026-07-15: French courts intervene in Foix begging ban and Paris psychiatric infirmary measures French courts suspended Foix’s begging ban and the Paris police prefecture appealed emergency measures imposed on its psychiatric infirmary. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/french-courts-intervene-in-foix-begging-ban-and-paris-psychiatric-infirmary-measures --- Cite as: France psychiatric infirmary legal reforms. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/france-psychiatric-infirmary-legal-reforms