Question 16946 — places of deprivation of liberty

Summary

Mr. Matthieu Bloch alerts the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, to the manifest failure of the presidential majority in terms of building prison places and to the consequences of this failure for the authority of justice. In 2017, the majority now in power promised the creation of 15,000 additional prison places, presented as the essential condition for putting an end to prison overcrowding which had become structural and guarantee the effective execution of sentences. Nearly ten years after the President of the Republic and the majority who supported him came to power, the findings are overwhelming: barely 5,000 places have been delivered, or only 35% of the initial commitment. At the same time, the situation in prisons has continued to worsen. In September 2025, 84,555 people were detained for only 62,685 operational places, or an average prison density of 135%. Behind these figures lies an alarming reality: saturated establishments, prison guards facing ever more difficult working conditions, prisoners crammed into overcrowded cells and a justice system whose authority is weakened on a daily basis. While the French are demanding greater firmness in the face of delinquency and crime, the Government seems to have favored announcements over achievements. Ten years in power will not have been enough to keep a promise that has nevertheless become a symbol of the criminal policy of the President of the Republic. This gap between commitments and results feeds the feeling of powerlessness of the State and undermines the credibility of public speech. He asks him how the Government can still demanding a firm penal policy even though he has only completed a third of the prison construction program that he himself announced. He also asks whether this failure reflects an inability to carry out the announced projects or an assumed refusal to provide the justice system with the means essential to the effective execution of sentences. Finally, he asks him according to what precise timetable the remaining 10,000 places will actually be built and if the Government finally intends to move from promises to action before the end of their power.

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