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France mulls military-run correctional venues for child offenders in Mayotte

The French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte is located off the east coast of the African continent. AP - Sony Ibrahim Chamsidine

On a visit to the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on Tuesday, Interior and Overseas Minister Gerald Darmanin said he would work on proposals for juvenile offenders to be sent to correctional venues run by the military.

The venues would be places of "rehabilitation" and "correction" for children without parents or proper guardians, Darmanin told journalists during a visit to a hospital in Mayotte.

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