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THE GREEK OMBUDSMAN
Special Juvenile Detention Facility has been assigned to assume this duty
on a rotating basis.
The detainees here with drug addiction problems cannot receive the necessary treatment, so the administration promotes their requests for transfer in
the appropriate therapeutic facilities. Given the number of detainees experiencing this kind of problem, equipping this prison with specialised personnel
and setting up adequate therapeutic programmes should be considered.
The yard areas are “bare” and no attempt has been made to create a more
human environment. More specifically, the lack of a shelter makes access
to the courtyard impossible in case of rain or intense sunshine. The whole
facility is heated by a central oil-burning system and, due to the reduction
of funding, the heating is rudimentary, according to the prison annual report
on economic and correctional performance for 2017. The administration's
proposals include connection to the natural gas network.
Also proposed is the establishment of training and sport activities for the
detainees and the setting up of specialised workshops, as well as the construction of an appropriate children's visiting area.
v. Chalkis Detention Facility
The premises of this prison are clean and freshly painted, which greatly
improves the image of the building in relation to its old age. The dormitories (multiple occupancy cells), however, accommodate a large number of
detainees and the space left indoors is minimal, given that four people are
provided with small tables, personal storage areas and televisions. In cells
where there are no tables, prisoners eat on their beds. Apart from the suffocating conditions created in such a context - given that, clearly, the capacity
provisions of the law are not respected - the very fact of the existence of
multiple occupancy cells deprives prisoners of the minimal requirements for
privacy. In addition, the old age of the building limits the effectiveness of
insecticides, while more dynamic solutions require building interventions,
such as the replacement of the wooden roof.
There is no organised feeding area; the food is distributed in the courtyard
shed and the food is consumed in the cells, in plastic containers carried by
the detainees themselves. The courtyards are small in relation to the population accommodated in the prison and the facility also lacks equipment for
sport and leisure activities; there are no benches or green spaces and the
courtyards are fully exposed to the weather conditions. There is no special
area for recreation or school.
Regarding the infrastructure, the most important problem is the electrical
installations, which need immediate replacement due to the frequency of
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