Guest of the program “Political Questions” on Sunday, November 10, on France Inter, France Télévisions and the worldThe Minister of Justice, Didier Migaud, announced that the goal of building 15,000 additional prison places between now and 2027 will not be met. “There are projects that are completely blocked”admitted the Minister of Justice.
Launched in 2017 by Emmanuel Macron, this plan provided for the construction of 15,000 new prison places to limit prison overcrowding, which has been chronic in France for years. But this plan is seriously delayed: only 4,500 new places have been delivered, according to the Foreign Ministry. A delay that would not be due so much to the lack of credits, but rather to “territorial difficulties” already “opposition of elected officials”see closed educational centers or semi-liberty centers built in their territory, according to the Minister of Justice.
“I will make proposals to the Prime Minister so that we can partially compensate for this delay, but we will not compensate it until 2027” declared Didier Migaud, announcing the creation of a “operation truth” on the 15,000 plan The minister also stated that he would present proposals to Parliament to be able to use it. “exceptional procedures” to overcome local opposition, “when dealing with establishments of national interest”.
at 1Ahem In October 2024, the number of prisoners in France reached a new record with 79,631 people imprisoned compared to 78,969 the previous month, with a prison density of 127.9%. France is among the countries in Europe with the worst results in terms of prison overcrowding, in third position behind Cyprus and Romania, according to a study published in June by the Council of Europe.
