US EditionFrance’s Prison Population Reaches Record High, Overcrowding Crisis Deepens
- France's prison population reached a record 83,681 inmates on May 1, far exceeding the 62,570 capacity nationwide.
- This increase follows a 6,000 inmate rise in the past year and coordinated April attacks exposed severe overcrowding issues.
- Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin called the situation ‘unacceptable’ and lawmakers recently approved a bill targeting drug-related crime.
- Darmanin stated in late April that ‘‘prison overcrowding is bad for absolutely everyone’’, highlighting risks faced by inmates and officers.
- In mid-May, the government revealed plans to establish a maximum-security facility in French Guiana to incarcerate the most dangerous offenders.
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Prisons cracked in France. The number of prisoners in French prisons was 83,681 on 1 May, for only 62,570 operational places, reports BFM TV. The number of prisoners in French prisons exploded in France with more than 83,000 prisoners appeared first on current values.
France’s prison population reaches record high, overcrowding crisis deepens
PARIS, May 31 — France's prison population hit a record high on May 1, with 83,681 inmates held in facilities that have a capacity of just 62,570, justice ministry data showed today. Over the past year, France's prison population grew by 6,000 inmates, taking the occupancy rate to 133.7 per cent. The record overcrowding has even seen 23 out of France's 186 detention facilities operating at more than twice their capacity. Justice Minister Gerald …
In France there were 83,681 prisoners on 1 May, according to new statistics provided by the Ministry of Justice on Saturday. Prison density now exceeds 133%. - Prisons: France has never counted as many prisoners (Police, justice and other facts).
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