French prisons have reached an average rate of occupancy of 116.6%. Overcrowding is mainly present in short-stay prisons, where they hold both sentenced people and people awaiting trial. France’s prisons rank third in Europe for overcrowding according to the International Centre for Prison Studies, with official figures showing there are 68,253 people incarcerated but places for only 58,587. France unveiled plans on Thursday to build 33 new jails and renovate older ones in a bid to ease chronic overcrowding that justice officials say breeds conditions for Islamist radicalisation of prisoners.
56% Yes |
44% No |
27% Yes |
38% No |
16% Yes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet |
5% No, we should build more prisons |
13% Yes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis |
1% No, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners |
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Yes but they should still have to have supervision and do mandatory working, not totally free until their sentence is up.
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Only after they pass assessments that test stability of the patient, and they will still be called in for checl ups
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Abolish prisons and introduce the death sentence for avoiding taxes unles your net worth exceeds €1,000,000,000 but make all other crimes legal
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