Tunnel several metres long found by chance being dug near Paris prison The tunnel contained bags of rubble and even a bed
14 years’ jail for man who escaped from French prison by helicopter The gangster was said to have been inspired by prison-break films
French former prison transformed into a hotel Tourists can spend the night in a former prison cell in this newly-inaugurated hotel in the south of France French police recapture convict suspected of killing two since escape France first as ex-jail set to transform into student accommodation France’s ex-president Sarkozy loses appeal over corruption conviction
Murderer on the run after escaping from prison in Dordogne Philippe Dubois, who was serving a 28-year sentence, fled from Mauzac jail on Monday
On-the-run murderer recaptured after escaping from prison in Dordogne Philippe Dubois was found and arrested in Nice, just 48 hours after escaping from jail during a gardening training session
Why are there angry protests against the French state in Corsica? Demonstrators have targeted institutional buildings following an attack on an independence militant convicted of assassinating a prefect in 1998
Toulouse: Fourth patient to flee psychiatric hospital found in Paris The 43-year-old man, who is a known rapist, escaped on Friday and was found on Saturday in the ninth arrondissement in the capital city
Afghan evacuee in France given 10-month suspended prison sentence The man was placed under police surveillance when he arrived in France due to suspected links to the Taliban. He was sentenced after breaking the rules by going to Paris
Support for death penalty highest in France for six years More than half of people in France would support a return to the death penalty, with support rising sharply to its highest level for six years, a new poll has found.
Man in France jailed for flouting confinement rules A man in northern France has been sentenced to two months in prison for violating confinement rules eight times in five days.
French couple faces six years jail for sand ‘souvenir’ A French couple is facing up to six years in prison after trying to take home some sand from their holiday in Sardinia, Italy.
Armed robber busts out of French jail in helicopter Second escape for career criminal who was serving 25 years for botched armed robbery in which police officer was killed
Ex-British soldier on run found hiding in woods Fifty-one-year-old had been convicted of about 40 thefts in January ‘Warm...hellish’: Man’s funny police station review Residents protest against town centre prison France to give every prisoner a landline telephone
Drone delivers illegal parcel to prisoner A drone has succeeded in dodging security at a prison in Valence in the Drôme to drop illegal goods to a prisoner. Prisons past their cell-by date Drone delivers unknown parcel to prisoners in Valence How far from a prison sentence to running for French president? Ask Alain Juppé Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed