capacity for 1536 people, who were detained in eight two-storey buildings with dormitories of 33m squared, each with space for 12 people. [73] The conditions in Corinth have remained systematically poor and relatively unmonitored throughout its history. In 2013, there were several reports of deaths in the facility. A critical lack of medical care and appropriate procedures led to the death of two Afghan detainees who were left untreated, and by the end of the year a third person from Afghanistan died after four months in detention through which his cancer was not medicated.[74] In addition, an individual committed suicide by jumping from the roof of a building in the detention centre, leading to several other people threatening to do the same.[75] Police violence in detention has also been reported in Corinth consistently since 2013, as well as a critical lack of access to legal aid including lack of translation, information, legal counselling and proper asylum procedures.[76] As a result of the decision to prolong detention beyond the 18-month limit in 2014, people in Corinth began a hunger strike. The response by the police was severe, yet protests by detainees continued in 2015, 2016 when people set fire to mattresses in an attempt to protest the conditions of the centre and escape, in 2017 when 800 people refused food,[77] and in 2021 after a Kurdish asylum seeker reportedly committed suicide, having been detained there for 16 months.[78] Importantly, at the beginning of 2015, the new government came into power and announced that detention centres would be closed, leading to a significant number of individuals being released from Corinth PRDC. However, by the end of 2015, the government resorted again to detention practices, and Corinth saw a huge rise in the number of North African detainees, predominantly, people from Algeria and Morocco.[79] In 2016, the facility had capacity for 765 people,[80] but reports of dirty conditions, hot water for just one hour a day, and the prevalence of skin infections as a result of unsanitary bedding were publicised.[81] In addition, a lack of shoes, clothing, worship areas, recreational or educational activities and low quality and quantity of food was noted, in accordance with CPT reports which are detailed below. In the past, MSF attended the centre twice a week, providing medical support alongside a doctor from the Hellenic Center of Disease Control & Prevention (HCDPC), and Praksis and Arsis who offered psychological care.[82] Later in 2016 however, Aitima reported that the commander of the centre informed them that only one doctor from HCDPC attended Corinth four times a week. CPT visits and Report Findings on Corinth PRDC In April 2015, the CPT carried out an ad hoc visit to Greece, specifically to examine the treatment of people in police custody and the application of safeguards surrounding detention. [83] Although the visit was not primarily focused on immigration detention, previous CPT reports highlight the persistent findings of poor treatment of irregular migrants, thus in 2015 they specifically visited both Corinth and Tavros (Petrou Ralli) PRDCs. Importantly, the CPT visit and report assessed the situation prior to the significant legislative changes which were implemented by Nea Demokratia via the International Protection Act (IPA) in January 2020, and with subsequent amendments. Indeed, the previous government had implemented policies to limit the use of detention in February 2015, reducing the number of people held in pre-removal centres dramatically.[84] Consequently, the expanded use of detention in the context of migration since 2020 requires an urgent reexamination, particularly in light of the report’s pre-existing concerns on the treatment of migrants in detention. 21