France
Isolation – a New Prison Model in France
Walls several meters high, cells under constant surveillance, bulletproof glass partitions separating visitors from prisoners: In Vanden le Vieux, a small town 200 kilometers north of Paris, France’s first officially declared maximum security prison began operating last week. Even the army was called in to help transfer some particularly dangerous prisoners to the new cells….
France to Build High-Security Prison in Amazon for Gang Leaders
France plans to build a high-security prison in the Amazon as part of its crackdown on serious drug offenders. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin announced the proposal during a visit to French Guiana – an overseas territory in South America which borders Brazil and Suriname. The scheme would see a 500-bed prison built in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, an…
Mass Attacks on Prisons in France
French prisons were attacked in a series of terrorist attacks carried out by the DDPF (Rights of French prisoners) group (DDPF, an acronym for Droit des prisonniers français (Rights of French Prisoners), is a Telegram group and a slogan used for attacks against prisons). Started on 13 April 2025, and spanned several days, targeting multiple…
New Prison to Isolate 100 of France’s Most Dangerous Drug Lords
France will open its first prison dedicated to isolating the country’s top 100 drug lords in July as part of efforts to stop inmates from running criminal networks from behind bars. However some unions and advocates of prison reform have expressed doubts over the initiative. Some 17,000 people are imprisoned in France for drug trafficking and…