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Prison overcrowding reaches new record:
Au 1is July. Similarly, the number of detainees in French prisons has reached a new record of 84,951 for 62,509 operational places, a figure higher than that recorded in June and which already constituted an unequaled level, according to data published by the Ministry of Justice.
This represents a global prison occupancy rate of 135.9 % which prison overcrowding reaches new record even exceeded 200 % in 29 establishments or penitentiary districts and 150 % in 68 others. Consequently, The prison density reaches 167 % in a prison. In addition, where the prisoners awaiting judgment, therefore alleged innocent, and those sentenced to short sentences are imprisoned.
Over a year, French prisons have 6,442 more detainees.
Degraded conditions of detention – Prison overcrowding reaches new record
The threshold of 80. 000 detainees was crossed for the first time at 1is November 2024 (80 130). He has never stopped climbing. except at 1is January where we had recorded prison overcrowding reaches new record a slight settlement (80,669 prisoners against 80,792 to 1is December), which is not unusual during this time of year.
A total of 103. 499 people were placed under the nut at the beginning of the month, a number that continues to increase. Among the people imprisoned at 1is July, 22,822 are defendants, in detention pending their final judgment.
There are also 18. 548 people who are not detained among them being the subject of a placement under electronic bracelet or a placement outside.
In addition to the recurrent problem prison overcrowding reaches new record of overcrowding. French prisons suffer from the dilapidation of their buildings, glaring during periods of hot weather, which raises the question of the conditions of detention of prisoners and risks for their health.
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France is one of the bad students in Europe in terms of prison overcrowding, in third position behind Slovenia and Cyprus, according to a study published in July 2025 by the Council of Europe.
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