The Château de Cadillac-sur-Garonne was the first French prison for women in the 19th century. In 1818, 30 years after the abolition of torture, these pavilions housed the first central house of force and correction intended for women.
For 80 years, 10,000 women will serve their sentences there for “vagrancy”, “theft” and “murder” In certain years - where their number can reach 500 - up to 40% of prisoners are locked up for the murder of their newborn.