Esquirol drew up a list, including the fortress in Bordeaux, the gaols in Toulouse and Rennes, the 'Bic tres' that were to be found in Poitiers, Caen and Amiens, the 'Ch teau' in Angers: In fact there are few prisons that do not contain their share of the raving mad, poor unfortunates who are chained up in cells next to common criminals.