Paris, May 31, 2025 (AFP) - France's prison population reaches all-time high

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2025-05-31

France's prison population hit a record high on May 1, with 83,681 inmates held in facilities that have a capacity of just 62,570, justice ministry data showed on Saturday. Over the past year, France's prison population grew by 6,000 inmates, taking the occupancy rate to 133.7 percent. The record overcrowding has even seen 23 out of France's 186 detention facilities operating at more than twice their capacity. Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin, wh......

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