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"The construction of new facilities cannot be a relevant response: given the current rate of growth of overpopulation, it would be necessary, to absorb it, to put a prison center into operation every six weeks. The General Controller of places of deprivation of liberty, Dominique Simonnot, regretted the absence of a 'national scale measure' to curb prison overpopulation, in an opinion published in the Official Journal at the beginning of July." #SurpopulationCarcérale #PrisonsFrance #Justice (translated)

Prison overcrowding in France reaches a new record with 90,020 detainees as of September 1, corresponding to an overcrowding rate of 142.1% and the use of more than 8,300 mattresses placed on the floor due to the lack of beds. #SurpopulationCarcérale #PrisonsFrance #Justice (translated)

The general controller of places of deprivation of liberty, Dominique Simonnot, lamented the absence of a "national-scale measure" to curb prison overcrowding, in an opinion published in the Official Journal at the beginning of July. #SurpopulationCarcérale #Justice #PrisonsFrance (translated)

French prisons have reached a new record with 90,020 inmates as of September 1, 2026, marking an increase of 6.8% compared to the previous year, while overcrowding and living conditions in correctional facilities are increasingly criticized. #SurpopulationCarcérale #Justice #PrisonsFrance (translated)

La France connaît un record alarmant de surpopulation carcérale, avec une augmentation de 43,5% du nombre de détenus par rapport à l’année précédente, entraînant des taux de densité dépassant 200% dans plusieurs établissements pénitentiaires. #SurpopulationCarcérale #Justice #PrisonsFrance