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Call for Research Proposals from the General Directorate of the Penitentiary Administration (DGAP) 2026—Application deadline via DGAP: October 31, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. (Paris time)

Posted online on September 16, 2026

Calenda Announcement 1,434,110 (excerpts) 

This call for research proposals from the General Directorate of the Correctional Administration aims to support scientific research on the correctional system, including its institutional, human, health, and social dimensions. It is part of an effort to improve correctional policies. Submitted projects must fall under one of the following themes: Organized crime from the perspective of the prison administration (profiles, trajectories, and management); Impacts of real estate projects on incarceration rates. ; The impact of correctional facility architecture on incarceration; The impact of inmate suicides on the mental health of correctional officers; Homelessness and recidivism.