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France prison overcrowding crisis
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Latest: France's prisons hit record overcrowding as inmate count nears 90,000
In early July 2026 France recorded 88,829 inmates, an occupancy of 140.5 %. By the end of the month the count rose to 89,446, a 5.3 % year‑on‑year increase, pushing overall occupancy to 141.3 % and density in remand hous