France

Capital city — Paris

Country population
66,380,602
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
100
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2015
/ Penitentiary Administration
Type of government
Semi-presidential parliamentary republi…
Human Development Index
0.897
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
66,270
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2015
/ Penitentiary Administration
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
10.2
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2015
/ Penitentiary Administration
Total number of prison facilities
188
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2015
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2007
Number and percentage of female prisone…
3.1 %
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2015
/ Penitentiary Administration
Incarcerated minors
1.1 %
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2015
/ Penitentiary Administration
Untried prisoners
25 %
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2015
/ Penitentiary Administration
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1981

yes, in 2007