- 31 61. As indicated in previous visit reports, the CPT’s mandate is not limited to ill-treatment of prisoners by staff; it is also very concerned when it discovers evidence of inter-prisoner intimidation/violence. In this connection, the CPT is pleased to note that the delegation which carried out the 2001 visit received very few allegations of violence or abuse of prisoners by fellow-inmates; more particularly, better movement control and gates put in place at Korydallos Prison for Men have had a positive effect in this connection. Nevertheless, the Committee would like to receive information on action taken to implement its recommendations on the subject of interprisoner violence (cf. CPT/Inf 2001 (18), part I, paragraph 105 and part II, paragraph 50, as well as paragraph 3 of the letter from the President of the CPT to the Greek authorities dated 27 February 2001). 3. Conditions of detention a. material conditions 62. Alicarnassos Prison was brought into service in 1935. It is situated in a pleasant but noisy seaside setting, on the outskirts of Heraklion, in the landing/take-off path for planes at the nearby international airport. It has an official capacity of 109, based on single-cell occupancy; at the time of the visit, the establishment was holding 221 inmates (12 remand and 209 sentenced prisoners, with sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment). 63. Each cell measured some 8.5 m², including adequately screened in-cell sanitation (lavatory and wash basin). Cells enjoyed good access to natural light, had adequate artificial lighting and ventilation, and on the whole were clean. The cells were furnished with beds, tables and chairs. However, the establishment had a rather shabby air, due partly to the age of the premises and the worn out state of the furniture. Certain inmates, in particular life-sentenced prisoners, were accommodated one to a cell. However, the majority of them were held two or three, and on occasion four, to a cell. Although quite acceptable for one person, the cells offered limited living space for two persons and unacceptably cramped living space for higher numbers, notwithstanding the generous out-of-cell time offered to inmates. 64. Communal areas for the majority of prisoners at Alicarnassos were quite adequate. Prisoners had access during the day to a very large, well laid out outdoor space, where much of the prison life took place; however, the showers were in need of maintenance. By contrast, the facilities available to 20 Albanian inmates held in a distinct part of the prison were of a clearly inferior standard (e.g. a small and unattractive exercise yard; a single shower head, next to an unscreened lavatory, in a dark facility adjoining the exercise yard). It might be added that, due to shortage of space, food distribution in the prison took place in the open air under precarious hygiene conditions; it would be desirable that food is handled and distributed in an appropriate indoor facility.