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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
James C. Reynolds

Soggy baguettes, solitary confinement and regular visits from supermodel wife: Nicolas Sarkozy on 20 days in prison ‘hell’

Nicolas Sarkozy has described the prison where he spent 20 days as a noisy, harsh “all-grey” world of “inhuman violence” in a new memoir.

The former French president shed light on his experience in solitary confinement at La Santé prison, where he was held earlier this year after being found guilty of criminal association in financing his winning 2007 campaign with funds from Libya.

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