France

Capital city — Paris

Country population
66,726,000
i
2016
/ Prison administration
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
0
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2016
/ Prison administration
Type of government
A semi-presidential republic
Human Development Index
0.897
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
The Ministry of Justice
Total number of incarcerated people
66,678
i
2016
/ Prison administration
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
10.2
i
2014
/ Mynistry of Justice
Prison density
113.8 %
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2016
/ Prison administration
Total number of prison facilities
187
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2016
/ Prison administration
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2007
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
3.2 %
i
2016
/ Prison administration
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
1.1 %
i
2016
/ Ministry of Justice
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
27.2 %
i
2016
/ Prison administration
The death penalty is abolished
yes, in 1981
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2016
/ Legifrance

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Introduction

This country profile is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Country population

66,726,000

i

2016

/ Prison administration

Type of government

A semi-presidential republic

Human Development Index

0.897

i

2016

/ UNDP