General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration

directorate of the French Ministry of Justice, responsible for prison administration
Organization department_of_corrections Q3029469
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General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration

Summary

General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration is a department of corrections[1].

Key Facts

  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's field of work was Administration pénitentiaire française[2].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration was a member of European Organisation of Prison and Correctional Services[3].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration is in the country of France[4].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's instance of is recorded as department of corrections[5].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's headquarters location is recorded as Hôtel de Bourvallais[6].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration is part of Ministry of Justice of France[7].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's Commons category is recorded as Administration pénitentiaire (France)[8].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's industry is recorded as 84.23Z - Justice[9].
  • 1851 marks the founding of General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration[10].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Justice of France[11].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's official website is recorded as http://www.justice.gouv.fr/[12].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's director / manager is recorded as Sébastien Cauwel[13].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's employees is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+41000'}[14].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's official name is recorded as DIRECTION DE L'ADMINISTRATION PENITENTIAIRE[15].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's legal form is recorded as service central d'un ministère[16].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's short name is recorded as DAP[17].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Director of the French Penitentiary Administration[18].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Q139499239[19].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's budget is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4916', 'amount': '+5003000000'}[20].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's language used is recorded as French[21].
  • General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's accredited by is recorded as ministerial direction[22].

Body

Founding

1851 marks the founding of General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration[10].

Identity

General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's official name is recorded as DIRECTION DE L'ADMINISTRATION PENITENTIAIRE[15]. It is part of Ministry of Justice of France[7]. Its short name is recorded as DAP[17].

Leadership

General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's director / manager is recorded as Sébastien Cauwel[13].

Operations

General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's headquarters location is recorded as Hôtel de Bourvallais[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Justice of France[11].

Industry

General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration's industry is recorded as 84.23Z - Justice[9]. Its field of work was Administration pénitentiaire française[2].

References

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  8. [3] . europris.org. Retrieved . europris.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . dicosigles.fr. Retrieved . dicosigles.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . assemblee-nationale.fr. assemblee-nationale.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Jorfsearch organization id Directorate of Penitentiary Administration
    Employees {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+41000'}
    Director / manager Stéphane Bredin, Laurent Ridel, Philippe Galli +3
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987014797854505171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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