Justice. "Human Warehouses": 89,668 Detained in France on 1 August, Record Still Beaten
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The rate of overcrowding in prisons and detention centres, where persons sentenced to short sentences or awaiting trial are held, was 141.6 per cent as at 1 August.
In August, the French prison system was considerably overworked, and the number of detainees reached almost 89,700. 89,668 persons were detained in August and handed over to RIA News. The previous maximum was recorded a month earlier, when the figure exceeded 89,400. The country ' s prison facilities were designed for only 63,300 places. The total occupancy rate of correctional colonies reached 141.6 per cent, with a value of more than 200 …
The prison overcrowding rate now exceeds 140 per cent with nearly 8,000 mattresses laid on the ground in prisons French prisons had 89,668 prisoners as at 1 August,
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France is one of the worst pupils in Europe in terms of prison density, ex-aequo with Turkey (131 persons detained for 100 places), in front of Croatia (123) and Italy (121) in particular, according to the figures of 2025 of the Council of Europe.
France now has 89,668 prisoners, or 6.5% more in one year, for only 63,303 operational places. Faced with an increasing overcrowding, almost 8,000 mattresses are laid on the ground in French prisons.
French prisons had 89,668 prisoners on 1 August, a new record, according to official statistics of the Ministry of Justice. The number of prisoners increased by 6.5% over a year. A new record in French prisons. As of 1 August, 89,668 persons were incarcerated in France, according to the latest figures of the Ministry of Justice. A number never reached so far, while prison overcrowding continues to increase. In one year, the number of prisoners i…
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