A prison is a place where people condemned to a custodial sentence or awaiting their trial are held against their will. Prisons are also used to try to reintegrate inmates into society in order to prevent recidivism. French prisons are overflowing and the penitentiary personnel is understaffed.

There are 190 prisons spread across the French territory (main and overseas territories). They are divided into several categories: - juvenile facilities, for minors (6) - remand prisons (maisons d’arrêt), for persons on remand and sentenced to less than two years (98)

It is one of the most famous prisons in France, with both VIP and maximum security sections. La Santé is one of the three main prisons of the Paris area, along with Fleury-Mérogis (Europe's largest prison) and Fresnes, both located in the southern suburbs.

Feb 28, 2017 · France’s over-stuffed penitentiaries, in which over half the population is estimated to be Muslim, offer a rather unsettling mirror for an electorate soon to decide on the future of their...

In this paper, we present a new database, the “Prison Conditions in France” database (PCiF Database), and its related “Prison Conditions in France” Index (PCiF Index), that seek to document the quality and diversity of prison conditions for the universe of all 187 currently active French prisons.

Find here all the data available to Prison Insider about French prisons in 2023: key-figures, description of the everyday life in detention, references, websites and useful links.

Aug 6, 2023 · Since the start of 2023, month after month, France has been breaking records. Prison populations hit an all-time high on July 1, according to the justice ministry, continuing to rise after...

Dec 30, 2022 · On 1 January 2022, French prisons held 69,448 prisoners in facilities designed to hold 60,749. Most prisoners are held in remand centres, which are occupied at over 134%.

In the heart of Europe, France’s prison system faces unprecedented scrutiny as reports unveil appalling conditions within its walls. The examination of these conditions, alongside a comparative analysis with other European nations, sheds light on the urgent need for reform.

These figures, and those at the foot of the Overview page and in the graphs, are for metropolitan France, not including prisoners in French overseas departments and territories in Africa (Mayotte and Reunion), the Caribbean (Guadeloupe and Martinique), the Pacific (French Polynesia and New Caledonia) and South America (French Guiana/ Guyane).

Jan 2, 2025 · Overcrowding in French prisons is wosening each month, with new government figures revealing that facilities are housing nearly 81,000 inmates in spaces designed for about 62,000 people – forcing...

Jun 25, 2017 · Around 350 French prisoners are serving jail terms for terrorist-related offenses. And a further 1,340 inmates convicted of regular crimes are identified as radicalized. "They'll contaminate...

Find here all the data available to Prison Insider about French prisons in 2021: key-figures, description of the everyday life in detention, references, websites and useful links.

Fleury-Mérogis Prison (Maison d'arrêt de Fleury-Mérogis) is a prison in France, located in the town of Fleury-Mérogis, in the southern suburbs of Paris. With more than 4,100 prisoners, it is the largest prison in Europe.

Jan 29, 2025 · What it means to live in prison remains largely ignored by the vast majority of citizens, and even more so outside of their own country. The French NGO Prison Insider1, which has provided information online since 2015 on prison life throughout the world, is now offering a synthetic view of the enforcement of rights in jail.The Prison Life Index, developed with two …

Oct 1, 2024 · The number of prisoners in France hit a new high on 1 September, with 78,969 people incarcerated compared to 78,397 the previous month, according to the Justice Ministry. The figures went down...

on prison conditions, describe every national penitentiary system, focusing in particular on its compliance with the European Prison Rules. The research activities have been carried out by the project partners, that drafted a report on prison

The French prison population is on the increase. Between January 1975 and January 1995, the number of inmates increased from 26,032 to 51,623 in metropolitan France. By May 1, 1995, that figure had reached a record high of 55,479.

Jan 24, 2025 · France will open its first prison dedicated to isolating the country's top 100 drug lords in July as part of efforts to stop inmates from running criminal networks from behind bars. However some ...

Find here all the data available to Prison Insider about French prisons in 2020. France started 2020 with a judgement of the European Court of Human Rights on 30 January. In March, the number of incarcerated people in France rose to 72,575 for 61,000 places.

4 days ago · 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the French publication of Michel Foucault’s dark masterpiece, Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. A book of vast historical scope, written with ...

Fresnes Prison (French Centre pénitentiaire de Fresnes) is the second largest prison in France, located in the town of Fresnes, Val-de-Marne, south of Paris. It comprises a large men's prison (maison d'arrêt) of about 1,200 cells, a smaller one for women and a penitentiary hospital.

22 hours ago · A convicted British conman who featured in a Netflix documentary was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison by a French court for running over and injuring two police officers while trying ...

3 days ago · A Frenchman on death row in Indonesia since 2007 for drug offences left prison on Tuesday ahead of his transfer to France, joining a list of long-term prisoners sent home by Jakarta in recent months.

Feb 3, 2023 · In 2020, the French government was found to have violated the European Convention on Human Rights, due to demeaning detention conditions in French prisons. What is the state of affairs in the country two years after the …

Jan 24, 2025 · Indonesia and France have signed an agreement to repatriate a French citizen who was facing the death penalty over drug offenses. Serge Atlaoui has been in jail in Indonesia since 2005. https://p ...

23 hours ago · A convicted British conman who featured in a Netflix documentary was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison by a French court for running over and injuring two police officers while trying ...

2 days ago · Indonesia hands over French death row prisoner for repatriation . Serge Atlaoui was sentenced to death in 2007 for his role as a chemist in an ecstasy factory that was capable of producing 100 kg ...