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Estelle Nilsson-Julien

French justice minister wants to make prisoners pay for their time behind bars

France's Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin announced new plans to make prisoners contribute to their incarceration costs on Monday.

Speaking to broadcaster TF1, Darmanin said he planned to “amend the law” and pledged to back a bill on the issue tabled in the National Assembly in March.

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