Strasbourg, France: France and Turkiye have the highest levels of prison overcrowding among Council of Europe member states, with 131 inmates for every 100 places, a specially commissioned report said Tuesday.These figures, compiled by the University of Lausanne for the 46-member Strasbourg-based body, date back to early 2025.Since then, the French authorities have provided more recent and even more alarming numbers, with prison overcrowding estimated at 139.1 percent in April 2026.Of the 51 prison administrations that supplied data (some countries, such as Spain, Britain and Bosnia, report by

France and Turkey have the highest levels of prison overcrowding among Council of Europe member states, with 131 inmates for every 100 places, a specially commissioned report said…

Strasbourg, France: France and Turkiye have the highest levels of prison overcrowding among Council of Europe member states, with 131 inmates for every 100 places, a specially…

Franţa şi Turcia sunt ţările din Consiliul Europei unde suprapopularea carcerală este cea mai ridicată, cu 131 de deţinuţi la 100 de locuri, potrivit unui raport publicat marţi.