Months go by and the rise continues.
The number of people incarcerated in French prisons rose again in October, to 69,812 inmates on November 1, according to statistics from the Ministry of Justice.
As of November 1, the country's prisons, which suffer from chronic overcrowding, therefore numbered 69,812 inmates for 60,494 operational places, against 69,173 on October 1 and 68,472 on September 1, an increase of 1,340 prisoners in two months.
This growth is 12.1% over one year: there were 62,276 prisoners on November 1, 2020.
Prison density in the 188 penal establishments now stands at 115.4%, up from September 2021 (114.6%).
A year ago it was 102.7%.
This density is 136.3% in remand centers, where prisoners awaiting trial and those sentenced to short sentences are held.
It even reached 210.5% at the Nîmes remand center and 210.3% in Bordeaux-Gradignan.
As of November 1, 38,554 detainees were held in a prison overcrowded by more than 120%, and 1,614 were forced to sleep on a mattress placed on the floor.
More than a quarter awaiting judgment
Among the detainees, 19,363 (27.7%) are defendants, imprisoned awaiting trial.
A total of 83,558 people were placed in jail on 1 November, of which 13,746 were not detained and were placed under electronic surveillance (13,085) or placed outside (661).
The number of imprisoned women and minors, who represent approximately 3.5% and 1% of the total prison population respectively, is stable.
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