A string of assaults on prison guards prompted a second day of strikes at jails across France on Tuesday, casting a spotlight on security problems and radicalisation inside French facilities. Three ...
French prison guards blockaded facilities across the country on Monday, with 14 of 17 prisons in the Hauts-de-France region shut down in protest at chronic overcrowding and staff shortages, in a ...
A penitentiary officer closes a door at the "Maison d'arret" (prison) des Hauts-de-Seine, in Nanterre, suburbs of Paris, on 15 January 2026.