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Centre pénitentiaire de Fleury Merogis

Centre pénitentiairemaleOvercrowded (173%)ModerateHigh
Verified 16 Jun 2026
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Capacity

2,820

Current population

4,888

Occupancy

173%

Year opened

—

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

—

Region

DISP Paris

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

22/100
Moderate concern22/100
Overcrowding
22/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Severely overcrowded at 173% of capacity

Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 22/100 · peers avg: 12/100 (+78%)

Higher risk than 61% of peer facilities in France.

Occupancythis: 173% · peers avg: 139% (+25%)
Capacity (beds)this: 2820 · peers avg: 356 (+693%)

Data completeness

30%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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