In France, the average length of detention for prisoners had never been so high as in 2020. In that year, prisoners spent an average of 10.7 months in prison. Since 1990, the average length of incarceration has fluctuated, but overall has increased. Nevertheless, there was a decrease in 2021 compared to the previous year.
In 2022, there were 83,267 people incarcerated in France.
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Ministère de la Justice. (January 3, 2023). Average length of detention in prisons in France between 1990 and 2021 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363219/average-length-detention-french-prisons/
Ministère de la Justice. "Average length of detention in prisons in France between 1990 and 2021 (in months)." Chart. January 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363219/average-length-detention-french-prisons/
Ministère de la Justice. (2023). Average length of detention in prisons in France between 1990 and 2021 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363219/average-length-detention-french-prisons/
Ministère de la Justice. "Average Length of Detention in Prisons in France between 1990 and 2021 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363219/average-length-detention-french-prisons/
Ministère de la Justice, Average length of detention in prisons in France between 1990 and 2021 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363219/average-length-detention-french-prisons/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Average length of detention in prisons in France between 1990 and 2021 (in months) [Graph], Ministère de la Justice, January 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363219/average-length-detention-french-prisons/