NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM AGAINST TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT 2019 Furthermore, the boiler could not support all hot water demand and thus, detainees took turns using it. There was no medical staff available and no medical check-up was performed upon arrival. In case medical care was required, detainees were transferred to the community health center and less frequently to an on-duty hospital in Thessaloniki. There was no nurse available for the regular administration of medicaments and police officers were usually charged with a duty they lacked the proper training for. The lack of social services was dealt with occasional NGO visits (approximately once a week). In conclusion, the center faces persistent problems. It is thus necessary to establish a new detention facility but that requires a decision at a central administration level. It is noted that if the aforementioned problems remain unresolved, the detainees' fundamental rights will continue to get violated and poor working conditions for the police staff shall persist. 4.c.5. Corinth Pre-removal Detention Center It is imperative to hire doctors from the Health Units S.A and to extend the personnel's existing contracts (one doctor, four nurses, two social workers, two psychologists, two interpreters). There was a persisting problem of cleaning and sanitation services in the wards and a shortage in blankets and individual hygiene products as private donations did not suffice. 4.c.6. Amygdaleza Pre-removal Detention Center a. Adult Department During our inspection, 526 persons were held in the center, the average detention time being one to two months. Seven wards were in use while the rest remained closed due to technical problems. Living conditions were poor. Vital space conditions (at least 4m2 per person) were not met, as detainees were packed inside the containers (eight persons per container). In most cases, there was no air condition or heat in the containers because the broken air condition units were not replaced. Furthermore, there were often no full functioning water taps, showers nor toilets and we observed damages, litter, danger of electrocution from naked wires, even containers burnt to the ground that were sources of infection. The yard area did not have any shadow or equipment for leisure activities, apart from a Wi-Fi service. Cleaning regimes were insufficient due to the understaffing (only three short–term contract employees, assisted by the detainees). The 52