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Morocco jails at 158% capacity
The number of people held in Moroccan prisons stood at 102,941 at the end of October 2026, compared with 98,692 over the same period the previous year. Prison occupancy reached 158%, exceeding 300% in some facilities. The incarceration rate was around 280 prisoners per 100,000 people, further straining accommodation, healthcare, security and staffing resources. Although 152,487 prisoners benefited from automatic sentence reductions, which led to the release of 12,547 people, this was not enough to bring prison numbers down sustainably. The impact of alternative sentences also remained limited.
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