The territorial integration of new prisons must first be approached from a geographical perspective, as the phenomenon of new prisons is primarily a spatial shift that has a significant impact in terms of territorial planning. Only then will it be possible to measure the economic consequences of this shift more accurately. From a geographical perspective, our objective is not to question the strategy for locating new facilities across France: the national map showing the distribution of prisons is based on a ministerial approach that lies well above our research issue. Indeed, the purpose of the study is to identify the local conditions and issues involved in establishing a new prison in a given area. Beyond the urban planning approach and its morphological integration, which will be the first aspect of our analysis, the issue of accessibility will be explored in a second phase through the prism of the current relocation of new facilities to suburban or peri-urban communities. Finally, through the eyes of elected officials and residents, the issue of societal acceptability of new prisons will be debated at the municipal level.

The territorial integration of new prisons must first be approached from a geographical perspective, as the phenomenon of new prisons is primarily a spatial shift that has a significant impact in terms of territorial planning. Only then will it be possible to measure the economic consequences of this shift more accurately. From a geographical perspective, our objective is not to question the strategy for locating new facilities across France: the national map showing the distribution of prisons is based on a ministerial approach that lies well above our research issue. Indeed, the purpose of the study is to identify the local conditions and issues involved in establishing a new prison in a given area. Beyond the urban planning approach and its morphological integration, which will be the first aspect of our analysis, the issue of accessibility will be explored in a second phase through the prism of the current relocation of new facilities to suburban or peri-urban communities. Finally, through the eyes of elected officials and residents, the issue of societal acceptability of new prisons will be debated at the municipal level.