Three inmates at La Santé prison in Paris were placed in special custody over their involvement in jeers and heckles lobbed at Nicolas Sarkozy, who is serving a jail sentence there.View on euronews

French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy began his five-year prison sentence on Tuesday, locked up in a nine-square-metre cell at Paris' infamous La Santé prison

Nicolas Sarkozy began his five-year jail sentence on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at La Santé prison in Paris. The former President of France was pictured holding hands with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as he left their home to report to the jail.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has received death threats from an inmate at Paris’s La Sante prison, triggering an official investigation. The threats emerged in a video shared on social media shortly after Sarkozy began serving his five-year sentence for illegal campaign financing.

The man known as the ‘hyper-president’ remains an influential figure in France, despite being plagued by legal troubles and allegations of corruption. Peter Popham looks at how the fiery right-winger

Who is former French President Nicolas Sarkozy? Life & Style breaks down everything to know about the politician, his crime and arrest.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy begins his prison sentence, dividing France over corruption, justice, and his lasting political legacy.