13 November 2009 - 10H52
- France - justice - prisons - suicide

Prisons: life behind bars
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In France, one prisoner commits suicide every three days. FRANCE 24 went behind the scenes of this hidden world to bring you previously unseen footage of punishment cells. Our reporter met both prisoners and guards.

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By Hélène FRADE

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