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France
Prison and Probation Service
National Population:
67 749 632
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Penal Institutions:
188
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
127
Total Prisoner Population:
86 518
Total available prisoner places:
60 388
Official design capacity:
60 701
Total budget spent by the agency in the previous financial year (Euros) | 3 300 000 |
What is the administrative status of your agency | Prison and Probation Service |
Is your agency a centralised or federal authority | Centralised Authority |
Please indicate which of the following items your agency is DIRECTLY responsible for |
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To which ministry is your agency aligned with | Department within the Ministry of Justice |
Which of the following best describes how your agency operates | Civilian operated |
What is your agency's website address | http://www.justice.gouv.fr |
Total number of penal institutions | 188 |
Notes and Comments |
What is your prison population rate per 100,000 inhabitants | 127 |
Please provide the date for the imprisonment rate value | 01/04/2022 |
What is your total prisoner population | 86 518 |
Please provide a date for the total prisoner population value | 01/02/2022 |
What is your official design capacity across all penal institutions | 60 701 |
Please provide a date for official design capacity | 01/02/2022 |
What is the minimum age that a young/juvenile offender can be admitted to the prison system | 13 |
From what age do you classify a prisoner as adult | 18 |
From what age do you classify a prisoner as elderly | 65 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is under 18 years of age | 0.80 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is over 60 years of age | 1.59 |
What percentage of your prisoner population are non-sentenced inmates | 27.20 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is foreign prisoners | 22.10 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is female prisoners | 3.50 |
Notes and Comments |
Does your agency provide any of the following health intervention programmes |
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Who is responsible for delivering healthcare to prisoners | Mix of both |
What is the employment status of health workers in your agency | Combination of the options |
Does your agency have its own prison hospital | Yes |
Does your agency have specialised psychiatric treatment facilities | Yes |
Are prisoners able to access healthcare via their own private health insurance | No |
Does your agency have a process for the proactive identification of prisoners at risk of self-harm or suicide | Yes |
Notes and Comments |
Address: 13 place vendome , 75042 Paris
Telephone: 33170229100
Website: http://www.justice.gouv.fr
M. Laurent Ridel
Position: Director General
Appointed since: 08/03/2021