Overview
- The total is up by 5,342 compared with a year earlier after a brief August dip from record levels.
- Authorities report 62,614 operational places on September 1, far below need as the population continues to grow.
- Overcrowding exceeds 200% in 24 facilities and 150% in 66 others in the latest snapshot.
- Remand prisons run at 164.1% occupancy, with maisons d’arrêt holding people awaiting judgment and short sentences.
- Overall, 101,412 people are under “écrou,” including 17,101 outside prison under electronic monitoring or external placement, and 22,364 are in pretrial detention.