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France

Capital city — Paris

  • Country population

    66,726,000
    i
    2016
    / Prison administration
  • Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…

    0
    i
    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 prisoners

    66,678
    i
    2016
    / Prison administration
  • Average length of imprisonment (in mont…

    10.2
    i
    2014
    / Mynistry of Justice
  • Prison density

    113.8 %
    i
    2016
    / Prison administration
  • Total number of prison facilities

    187
    i
    2016
    / Prison administration
  • An NPM has been established

    yes, in 2007
  • Number and percentage of female prisone…

    3.2 %
    i
    2016
    / Prison administration
  • Incarcerated minors

    1.1 %
    i
    2016
    / Ministry of Justice
  • Untried prisoners

    27.2 %
    i
    2016
    / Prison administration
  • Death penalty is abolished

    yes, in 1981
    i
    2016
    / Legifrance
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