Too Many Prisoners: This Prison Closes Its Doors

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In total, 5,761 inmates sleep on a mattress placed on the floor in French prisons. In the prison in Privas, Ardèche, prison overcrowding reaches 175%. Sometimes, up to five people live in nine square meters. When conditions of detention are difficult, the work of the supervisors becomes particularly difficult. The latter, together with the director and their hierarchy, have just made an unprecedented decision. They refuse any new imprisonment. (…