As of January 1st, 2023, more than * people were incarcerated in France. The Paris inter-regional prison services directorate was the one in which the most people were imprisoned, followed by Rennes, in Bretagne, and Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The inter-regional directorates of prison services are inter-regional decentralized services of the prison administration. Since 1980, the number of persons imprisoned has been constantly increasing in France.
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Ministère de la Justice. (April 3, 2024). Number of people imprisoned in France in 2023, by interregional division [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1360759/number-prisoners-france-interregional-division/
Ministère de la Justice. "Number of people imprisoned in France in 2023, by interregional division." Chart. April 3, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1360759/number-prisoners-france-interregional-division/
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Number of people imprisoned in France in 2023, by interregional division [Graph], Ministère de la Justice, April 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1360759/number-prisoners-france-interregional-division/