In March 2015, the inhabitants of the Jungle were forcibly evicted from their encampment in the woods. They were allocated a new site just outside the Calais ring road where their presence would be tolerated. Presumably this location was a strategic choice, for the police had a clear view over the camp and could close off the access roads whenever they saw fit. The inhabitants of the “old” Jungle felt that they had been corralled into a prison.