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France
Capital city —
Paris
Country population
68,070,697
i
01/01/2023
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 3.
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
111
i
01/01/2024
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Semi-presidential regime
Human Development Index
0.903
(28/191)
i
2021
/
UNDP
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1.35
i
2020
/
UNODC
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
75,897
i
01/01/2024
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
11.2
i
2022
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 31.
Prison density
122.9 %
On 1 February, pr…
i
29/02/2024
/ Le Monde
Total number of prison facilities
187
Nineteen prisons…
i
30/04/2024
/ France Info
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2007
Female prisoners
3.3 %
i
01/01/2024
/
Ministry of Justice
Incarcerated minors
1 %
i
01/01/2024
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
30.4 %
As of April 2024,…
i
30/04/2024
/ France Info
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1981
The last executio…
+
Year
2024
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