US Edition‘Diary of a Prisoner’: Sarkozy Describes “Inhuman” Prison Experience in New Book
Sarkozy recounts harsh conditions during 20 days in La Santé prison and advises the Republicans to court far-right voters amid party weakening, asserting his innocence.
- Wednesday, Nicolas Sarkozy's memoir A Prisoner’s Diary hit shelves, recounting his 20 days behind bars at La Santé prison, which he depicts as a noisy, harsh 'all-grey' world of 'inhuman violence.'
- After recent convictions, Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President, faces multiple legal rulings including a last month conviction and an appeal scheduled 16 March to 3 June 2026.
- Inside La Santé prison, Nicolas Sarkozy describes declining plastic-tray meals and a soggy baguette, a 'cheap hotel'-like cell with an armored door, timed showers, one hour of gym, and two police officers assigned nearby.
- Sarkozy uses the memoir to claim `complete innocence` and vows to fight, while The Republicans party signals efforts to attract far-right voters without formal alliances.
- Published late 2025, the memoir by Nicolas Sarkozy arrives as Fayard aims for strong holiday sales while The Republicans party shifts strategy toward possibly aligning with the far-right National Rally.
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In a book about his stay in prison, French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy goes into an elegy of self-pity. He was only in prison for 20 days. He finds praise for the race model National.
Sentenced to five years in prison at first instance, the former head of state takes in his book "The Journal of a Prisoner" to his former lawyer and friend, Mr Thierry Herzog, a well-known criminalist
Nicolas Sarkozy describes his three weeks in La Santé Prison. He is shocked by his "departure for ten floors" and the conditions in his cell.
Launched in less than three weeks, Nicolas Sarkozy's new book, “The Journal of a Prisoner”, offers colourful details about how it is for an former president to be in prison.
France's ex-President Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison, but is free to appeal. He uses this time to stage himself - and for a political taboo break. By J. Borutta.
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