April 30, 2026 5 min
Overview
Many French inmates sleep on mattresses on the floor amid severe overcrowding - 87,000 prisoners for 63,000 places with 200 arrivals weekly - while staff shortages have prompted prison guards to strike, raising urgent questions about reforms and alternatives to incarceration.
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