What ATIGIP does

ATIGIP (Agence du travail d'intérêt général et de l'insertion professionnelle des personnes placées sous main de justice) is a French national government agency operating as a 'service à compétence nationale' within the Ministry of Justice. It holds an exclusive mandate to develop three policy areas: the Travail d'Intérêt Général (TIG) as an alternative to incarceration, prison-based employment, and professional insertion pathways for individuals under judicial supervision. The agency is organized into three core services — SPAE (employment policies and accompaniment toward employment), STIG (community-service sentence policy), and SEP (prison employment and industrial subcontracting) — and is led by Director Bruno Clément-Petremann.

Operationally, ATIGIP coordinates a nationwide territorial relay network of 77 RT-TIG referents, 21 R2IP interregional referents, 9 enterprise relations managers plus one national responsible, and a SEP business development team of 8 chargés d'affaires and 2 sédentaires commercial staff. Service delivery is supported by digital platforms including TIG 360° for community-service management and Atigip 360° for comprehensive agency operations, alongside innovation initiatives InSERRE, Lab2D, Label Pep's, and the annual Prix Atigip – Émergence (6th edition in 2026). Distribution is anchored by strategic partnerships with France Travail, the Association des Maires de France, the Assemblée des Départements de France, APIJ, FAS, SPILE, and the Fédération Française de Boxe.

Because ATIGIP is a state agency, it has no commercial revenue model: services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries as part of French justice policy and operating expenditure is funded by the French state budget. Its go-to-market is institutional rather than commercial, relying on regulatory authority, ministerial mandate, territorial relays, and a network of public-sector and NGO partners to deliver TIG placements, prison labor subcontracting, and post-release employment integration. The agency operates exclusively within France and does not maintain a commercial product or pricing structure.

Name

ATIGIP

Legal name

Atigip - Agence du travail d'intérêt général et de l'insertion professionnelle des personnes placées sous main de justice

Website

https://atigip-justice.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ATIGIP is a French Ministry of Justice national agency that develops community-service sentences, prison labor, and professional insertion programs for justice-involved individuals, coordinating a nationwide territorial relay network and digital platforms to prevent recidivism.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Correctional Employment & Reintegration Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Correctional Institutions (922140), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI), eSignature, Forms & Digital Workflow Platforms (HDAEAHAJ)

Keywords

• Community service sentencing
• Prison labor management
• Professional reintegration
• Correctional employment services
• Recidivism prevention programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ATIGIP (Agence du travail d'intérêt général et de l'insertion professionnelle) is a national service agency under the French Ministry of Justice that develops and manages work of general interest (TIG) sentences as alternatives to incarceration, prison labor production, and professional reintegration pathways for justice-involved individuals. It operates through three core services — SPAE (employment policies and support), STIG (community service sentences), and SEP (prison employment) — and maintains digital platforms (TIG 360°, Atigip 360°) plus innovation programs (InSERRE, Lab2D, Label Pep's) to coordinate these activities across France.

Product overview

ATIGIP (Agence du travail d'intérêt général et de l'insertion professionnelle) is a national service agency under the French Ministry of Justice. The agency operates through three core services: SPAE (Service des politiques et de l'accompagnement vers l'emploi) for employment policies and professional integration in detention, STIG (Service du travail d'intérêt général) for managing community service sentences as an alternative to incarceration, and SEP (Service de l'emploi pénitentiaire) for prison labor and industrial subcontracting. The agency also maintains digital platforms including TIG 360° (for managing community service work) and Atigip 360° (comprehensive digital infrastructure), alongside innovation initiatives such as InSERRE, Lab2D, and Label Pep's. A key annual program is the Prix Atigip – Émergence, which awards innovative projects from Ministry employees. Additional resources include the Espaces de production platform for businesses seeking to operate in detention settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TIG 360°: Digital platform for managing work of general interest (community service) sentences
• Atigip 360°
• InSERRE
• Label Pep's
• Lab2D
• Prix Atigip - Émergence

Products and services

• Service des politiques et de l'accompagnement vers l'emploi (SPAE) Core ATIGIP service that drives the development of in-prison work policies, professional training, and employment pathways for individuals under justice supervision, aimed at reducing recidivism and supporting reintegration.
• Service du travail d'intérêt général (STIG) Core ATIGIP service that implements the public policy on community service (TIG) sentences, an alternative to incarceration that enables beneficiaries to perform work for the community while supporting professional reintegration.
• Service de l'emploi pénitentiaire (SEP) Core ATIGIP service overseeing the production of goods and services performed by detained persons in prison workshops, including industrial subcontracting offered to enterprises via dedicated business development teams.
• TIG 360° Digital platform supporting the management and coordination of work of general interest (TIG) community service sentences, used by justice actors, hosting structures, and territorial referents across France.
• Atigip 360° Comprehensive digital platform suite for ATIGIP's operations across all services, providing integration and interoperability across TIG, employment, and prison labor activities.
• InSERRE Innovation platform dedicated to developing new approaches and solutions for professional integration of justice-involved individuals, operating under ATIGIP's innovation portfolio.
• Label Pep's Innovation label that recognizes innovative projects in professional integration for justice-involved individuals, providing visibility and endorsement for partner initiatives.
• Lab2D Innovation laboratory developing new approaches and methodologies for professional integration of justice-involved individuals.
• Espaces de production Platform providing information on production spaces available for businesses wishing to establish activities inside detention facilities, supporting prison employment and industrial subcontracting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces recidivism risk through professional insertion

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fédération Acteurs de la Solidarité (FAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Federation of Solidarity Actors to support professional insertion initiatives for people under justice supervision.
• Fédération Française de BoxeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with French Boxing Federation for sports-based reintegration programs in detention settings.
• SPILE (Sortir de Prison)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SPILE organization focused on helping people exit the prison system and reintegrate into society.
• APIJ (Agence Publique pour l'Immobilier de la Justice)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with APIJ on justice real estate matters related to prison work facilities and production spaces.
• IDEXminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with IDEX for institutional or development projects related to professional insertion.
• France TravailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with France Travail (national employment agency) for employment integration support and job placement services for justice-involved individuals.
• Association des Maires de France (AMF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Association of Mayors of France for municipal-level TIG coordination and local reintegration initiatives.
• Assemblée des Départements de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Assembly of French Departments for departmental-level coordination of insertion programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• EuroPris: The European organization bringing together prison administrations, created in 2011. Comparable as the institutional peer network for ATIGIP's work and as the awarding body of the 2026 Excellence Distinction given to Les Beaux Mets under ATIGIP's ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS): The UK agency executing the sentences of the courts, managing prison and probation services. Comparable to ATIGIP in operating within a national justice system, though broader in scope, with overlapping responsibilities around prison work and rehabilitation.
• Direction de l'administration pénitentiaire (DAP): The French National Prison Administration under the same Ministry of Justice. While DAP oversees the broader prison system, ATIGIP operates prison employment and TIG policy within that system, making it a closely related but broader peer operating upstream of ATIGIP's mandate.
• Bundesagentur für Arbeit: Germany's federal employment agency. Comparable in mandate to France Travail and by extension to ATIGIP's employment placement function for justice-involved populations, with similar public-employment service delivery and reintegration program design responsibilities.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP): The U.S. federal agency responsible for the incarceration of federal offenders. Comparable in managing prison operations, inmate work programs (via UNICOR), and reintegration pathways, though broader in scope than ATIGIP's specialized mandate.
• Office of Justice Programs (OJP): The U.S. Department of Justice office providing federal leadership and funding for reintegration, victim assistance, and justice-related programs. Comparable in coordinating federally funded reintegration initiatives, though broader in scope than ATIGIP's specialized mandate.

Direct peers

• France Travail: France's national public employment agency, a core strategic partner of ATIGIP. Both organizations share a mission of placing individuals into employment, with France Travail providing mainstream services and ATIGIP focusing on the justice-involved population — making their job-placement, training, and employer-relations functions directly comparable.
• UNICOR (Federal Prison Industries): The U.S. federal prison industry's trade name, operating prison-based manufacturing and services. Directly comparable to ATIGIP's Service de l'emploi pénitentiaire (SEP) in providing industrial subcontracting and production by incarcerated individuals.
• SPILE (Sortir de Prison pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi): A core ATIGIP partner organization specialized in helping people exit prison and reintegrate into society. Directly comparable mission and beneficiary population (justice-involved individuals) with ATIGIP's professional insertion services.
• Fédération Acteurs de la Solidarité (FAS): A core strategic partner of ATIGIP representing solidarity-sector actors working on social inclusion and reintegration. Operates overlapping professional insertion programs and host-structure networks comparable to ATIGIP's R2IP and TIG hosting ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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