Justice. Prison Overcrowding: France Passes the 90,000 Prisoner Mark
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The Council of Europe had denounced at the beginning of the year the state of French prisons, sounding the alarm, in a report, on the risk of transforming these establishments into a "human warehouse".
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More than 90,000 people were incarcerated in France on 1 September, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Justice. A new illustration of an endemic scourge, which France cannot stop.
More than 8,300 mattresses have been laid on the ground to compensate for the lack of beds. France is one of the worst students in Europe in terms of prison density.
While the number of prisoners increased by 6.8 per cent in one year, the number of "operational places" increased by only 1.2 per cent. The overall overoccupation rate now stands at 142 per cent in French prisons.
The number of prisoners in France broke a new record. Some 90.020 people were behind bars on 1 September 2026, or 6.8% more in a year. - More than 90,000 people detained in French prisons, new record (Police, justice and other facts).
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