a general brawl at Grasse prison leaves six injured

A general brawl at the Grasse remand center, in the Alpes-Maritimes, left six people injured, including three seriously, according to an initial report from the firefighters, France Bleu Azur reported this Friday, December 29. Inmates attacked other prisoners and guards on Friday morning. The police intervened. The three people most seriously affected were transported to hospital.

This fight at Grasse prison takes place in a context of generalized prison overcrowding. The number of prisoners in France reached a new record on December 1, with 75,677 people incarcerated compared to 75,130 the previous month, according to figures published Friday by the Ministry of Justice. The Grasse remand center houses 618 prisoners for a capacity of 543 places, i.e. a prison density of 113.8%, according to 2023 figures from the international prison observatory.