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France Reports 70% Jump in Expulsions of Foreign Prisoners

Officials credit early-release expulsions backed by closer consular work for the surge.

High-Security Inmate Recaptured Hours After Daylight Escape From Palmi Prison

Hakea Prison Still Breaches Human Rights, Inquiry Recommended

French Justice Ministry Considers Emergency Sentence Reductions to Address Prison Overcrowding

French Prisons Hit Record High with 79,631 Inmates

Early Release Prisoner Charged with Sexual Assault on Day of Freedom

Prison Population Drops by Over 2,000 Amid Early Release Scheme

UK Prisons Face Unprecedented Crisis with Soaring Violence and Self-Harm