Prison overcrowding in France: record number of inmates and acknowledgment by Gérald Darmanin

Late October, Strasbourg associations announced their participation in the 33rd National Prison Days, from November 5 to December 1, devoted to prison overcrowding. On November 2, French prisons held 90,937 inmates as of October 1, a new record, up 7.2 percent year-on-year. On November 3, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin acknowledged prison overcrowding that "is a disgrace to France," while the situation remained very tense at Valenciennes prison. On November 4, some 9,000 inmates were sleeping on mattresses, according to reports. On November 5, the Court of Justice of the Republic dismissed the complaint by 140 inmates at Nîmes remand prison against Gérald Darmanin for failure to assist a person in danger.