Overview

• He launched discussions on June 12 with party and union representatives to shape his justice reform ahead of a July bill handover.
• The draft law would introduce minimum sentences for first-time offenders and replace suspended sentences with probation measures such as community service and electronic monitoring.
• Prisoners would be categorized by dangerousness, following models in Germany and England, and a high-security facility in Vendin-le-Vieil is set to open at the end of July for major drug traffickers.
• Seventeen modular prison sites have been identified for short-term sentences in regions including Yvelines and Val-de-Marne to alleviate overcrowding.
• On June 12, Darmanin proposed cutting unemployment benefit duration from 18 months to six to nine months to help fund justice, education and defense budgets.