Paris, France, Nov 2, 2026 (AFP) - French prison overcrowding reaches new record high

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2026-11-02

France's prison population broke new records last month, nearing 91,000 inmates as overcrowding hit an all-time high, justice ministry data showed Monday. Jails held 90,937 inmates on October 1 despite having capacity for only around 63,450 in the country of 69 million, with the number of prisoners jumping 7.2 percent from the same time last year. That brought the occupancy rate to a record 143.3 percent, up from 141.6 percent in August -- itself......

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