On Monday, April 13, the Senate began examining Gérald Darmanin's proposed law on criminal justice and the respect of victims. The France Insoumise parliamentary group, within its Women’s Rights delegation, called on the government to drop the text. They warn that, under the pretext of reducing court backlogs, the bill would worsen judgments in sex crimes, particularly by introducing a criminal 'plea bargain' that would allow alleged offenders to admit guilt without a trial in return for reduced penalties. They argue victims would be deprived of courtroom evidence and expert testimony, having just ten days to oppose the new procedure. The measure would also allow the departmental criminal courts to rule on sexual crimes in appeal and on recidivist crimes; the group opposes these courts, saying they are overloaded and have eliminated popular jurors. They state justice must be rendered in the name of the people in the Assize Courts. They criticize Darmanin's proposal to judge rapes in 24 hours as an affront to victims. In addition, they reject the government's budget approach to prisons and call for better-resourced, well-trained justice personnel, including hiring about 5,000 magistrates over five years and 13,000 clerks. They argue that about 94% of rape cases are closed without action and stress the need for serious police investigations before trials.