The overall prison density was 129.5% as of December 1. This density, greater than or equal to 200% in around fifteen establishments or penitentiary areas, forces more than 4,000 prisoners, 4,255 to be exact, to sleep on mattresses placed on the floor. Prison density even reaches 156.8% in remand centers, where detainees awaiting trial, therefore presumed innocent, and those sentenced to short sentences are incarcerated.
The threshold of 80,000 prisoners had been crossed on November 1 (80,130). Among those incarcerated as of December 1, 21,291 are defendants, in detention awaiting their final judgment. In total, 97,372 people were detained as of December 1. Among them, there are 16,580 non-detainees placed under an electronic bracelet or placed outside.
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France is among the worst performers in Europe in terms of prison overcrowding, in third position behind Cyprus and Romania, according to a study published in June by the Council of Europe. However, measures have been taken to try to remedy this problem, such as the ban on prison sentences of less than one month, the adjustment of sentences and the development of community service.
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