(FILES) A penitentiary administration police officers patrols in the corridor at the men's remand wing at the Fleury-Merogis prison in Fleury-Merogis, outside Paris on July 16, 2026. French prisons held 89,446 inmates as of July 1, 2026, a new record amidst chronic overcrowding, according to official Ministry of Justice statistics consulted by AFP on July 31, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)