Abstract
The article analyses the judicial protection of the rights of prisoners in France. The role and directions of judges’ activities on the execution of sentences in penitentiary facilities and in the application of public sanctions have been determined. The scope and degree of the administrative judge’s control over the legality of decisions made by the prison administration with respect to prisoners have been established. Attention is drawn to the activities of the Council of State, which is the supreme judicial body of the French administrative courts. Examples of new fields of administrative courts’ activities are given. The Council of State, under the influence of decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, recognizes these fields as subject to appeal in the penitentiary sphere. The problems associated with the real effectiveness of judicial remedies in France are identified.
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