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‘Diary of a Prisoner’: Sarkozy Describes “Inhuman” Prison Experience in New Book

Sarkozy details harsh conditions in La Santé prison and offers political advice to the Republicans party on engaging far-right voters amid his ongoing legal appeals.

  • 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 his book, "Le journal d’un prisonnier," published this week, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy aims to demonstrate the level of support he enjoys despite his convictions. He criticizes the austere conditions he endured for three weeks in the Prison de la Santé.

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Lean Left

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.

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Center

Nicolas Sarkozy published a new book, released in bookstore yesterday. François-Xavier Rigot went to his signing session, where the former president met his readers and shared his thoughts on the news. (Social topics).

Lean Left

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

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Lean Right

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.

·Vienna, Austria
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lejdd.fr broke the news in on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
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