Situation during visit (See: A/HRC/16/52/Add.4) adequately being cared for. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the completion of a new detention facility in Nigeria, Serres, with a capacity of 700, reportedly part of a Greek government plan to construct more detention facilities. It is hoped that the planned constructions in Drama and Chania will be completed as scheduled in 2012. ff. Provide daily outdoor exercise for at least one hour. Convicted prisoners should be provided with opportunities for work, education, recreation and rehabilitation. The establishment of a joint committee that visits police detention facilities to verify compliance with terms and conditions relating to hygiene and safety of detainees and the protection of their rights. Information received in the reporting period who suffer from mental disorders and small children were held behind bars in unacceptable conditions. Reportedly, in April 2010, migrants held in two detention facilities for migrants at Athens old airport Ellinikon, were mostly deprived of natural light, had only once been let into an adjacent courtyard for 15 minutes for the past two months, and were not given any access to the outside yard during the entire winter. Both facilities lacked medical personnel, and items for personal hygiene. Government: In the context of the Greek Correctional Code, many prisoners are entitled to work. About 4753 prisoners were working until recently in all prisons. Over 600 additional jobs have been created by Ministerial Decisions. 19 educational, vocational, consulting and psychological support programmes were implemented in 2010 and continued in 2011 in 9 prisons, in association with the Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs, the Prefectural People-s Education Committees, the Social Youth Support Organisation ―Arsis‖ and other bodies (e.g. Greek, English, French A/HRC/19/61/Add.3 102 Recommendations (A/HRC/16/52/Add.4)

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