France
Capital city — Paris
Country population
i2017Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
Type of government
Human Development Index
i2016/ UNDPName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
10.6months
i2014/ Prison administrationPrison density
Total number of prison facilities
i2017/ Prison administrationAn NPM has been established
Yescreated in 2007
Female prisoners
Incarcerated minors
Percentage of untried prisoners
Death penalty is abolished
Yessince 1981
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Overview
Prison population
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Budget of the prison service
-
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
186
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2017
/ Prison administration