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Inmates in overcrowded French prison say heatwave makes conditions 'inhumane'
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Inmates in overcrowded French prison say heatwave makes conditions 'inhumane'

France 24 · May 30, 2026, 2:23 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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As a heatwave continued to rage in Paris Friday afternoon, French MP Clémentine Autain visited an overcrowded prison in the Seine-Saint-Denis suburb of the capital and witnessed conditions that inmates describe as “inhumane".

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