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France Prison Incarceration Levels Hit Historic, All-Time High
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The historic record of 69,375 inmates was reached on July 1, according to latest figures issued Tuesday by France's Penitentiary Administration Office, bringing into question France's efforts to address prison overcrowding as an issue repeatedly condemned by human rights groups and international organizations, Telesur reported...
Commenting on the figures on radio station Europe 1, Justice Minister Jean Jacques Urvoas confirmed that eight prisons were especially overcrowded, with the occupants at 167 percent of the recommended total. Urgent construction for 4,300 more places is required, he said...
One of the main causes for the record-breaking number of inmates is linked to the recent security policies implemented during the state-of-emergency following November's terror attacks, according to a penitentiary source anonymously quoted by AFP.
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