Prison Conditions in France: Prisons Features and Convictions by French and European Justice

Conditions de détention en France: caractéristiques des prisons et condamnations par la justice française et européenne

Nolwenn Loisel and Benjamin Monnery
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Nolwenn Loisel: EconomiX - EconomiX - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Benjamin Monnery: EconomiX - EconomiX - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: In addition to criminal sanctions issued by courts, the concrete conditions of execution of prison sentences have major implications for dignity and equality. This article studies and quantifies the diversity of prison conditions in the 187 French facilities registered on 1st May 2023, based on a new database aggregating key characteristics of each prison. This study also shows that convictions for inhumane conditions, issued by administrative courts and the European Court of Human Rights, are well explained and predicted by these observable characteristics.

Keywords: prison conditions; criminal justice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-02-18
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Published in Jurimétrie - Revue de la mesure des phénomènes juridiques , 2025, 3

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