France unveils plan to expand prison system

‘France has announced a controversial plan to build 33 new prisons, arguing that current overcrowded jails were radicalizing prisoners kept together with terrorists.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Thursday nine new institutions and other extra facilities will be constructed to add more than 5,000 cells to the prison system in the first phase of the expansion plan.
“The situation is critical, especially in the short-term prisons (for people sentenced to two years or less), where overpopulation is 140 percent,” he said.’
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