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French prison overcrowding and infrastructure crisis

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Latest: French prisons face critical overcrowding and infrastructure crises

France is experiencing a critical crisis in its prison system driven by record-high detainee numbers and severe overcrowding. As of September 2026, the prison population reached 90,020, a 6.8% increase from the previous