French prisons blocked due to severe overcrowding crisis

Multiple French prison facilities have been blocked since Monday, April 26, by guards' unions protesting severe overcrowding.

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This collective action reflects a structural crisis of the French penal system at maximum capacity.

Unions demand urgent government response to this unsustainable situation.

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Mobilisation grève des surveillants pénitentiaires

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