Prisons: more than 81,000 detainees in France, an unrivaled figure, on February 1
With 81,599 detainees identified on February 1, French prisons have never experienced such a high number of people imprisoned, according to figures obtained on Saturday from the Ministry of Justice. As of February 1, French prisons had 81,599 prisoners for only 62,363 operational places. The prison overcrowding, which no one disputes, is a French endemic … Read more