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France

Capital city — Paris

Country population
66,726,000
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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
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
The Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
66,678
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2016
/ Prison administration
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
10.2
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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 female prisone…
3.2 %
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2016
/ Prison administration
Incarcerated minors
1.1 %
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2016
/ Ministry of Justice
Untried prisoners
27.2 %
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2016
/ Prison administration
Death penalty is abolished
yes, in 1981
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2016
/ Legifrance

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