-3CONTENTS
I.
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 5
A.
The visit, the report and follow-up.......................................................................................... 5
B.
Consultations held by the delegation and co-operation encountered .................................. 6
C.
Context of the visit .................................................................................................................... 6
D.
Immediate observations under Article 8, paragraph 5, of the Convention......................... 8
II.
FACTS FOUND DURING THE VISIT AND ACTION PROPOSED ................................ 9
A.
Prison establishments ............................................................................................................... 9
1.
2.
3.
a.
prison reform ........................................................................................................... 9
b.
prisons visited ........................................................................................................ 13
c.
Covid-19 ................................................................................................................ 14
Ill-treatment ..................................................................................................................... 15
a.
ill-treatment of prisoners by staff .......................................................................... 15
b.
inter-prisoner violence ........................................................................................... 16
Conditions of detention ................................................................................................... 18
a.
material conditions................................................................................................. 18
b.
regime .................................................................................................................... 22
c.
transgender prisoners ............................................................................................. 24
d.
prisoners on protection .......................................................................................... 26
4.
Prison staff ...................................................................................................................... 27
5.
Health care ...................................................................................................................... 30
6.
B.
Preliminary remarks .......................................................................................................... 9
a.
health care services in prison ................................................................................. 30
b.
Korydallos Prison Special Health Centre .............................................................. 35
c.
Korydallos Psychiatric Hospital for Prisoners ....................................................... 37
d.
deaths of persons detained in the Korydallos Prison Complex ............................. 38
Other issues ..................................................................................................................... 39
a.
discipline ................................................................................................................ 39
b.
contact with the outside world ............................................................................... 41
c.
information on rights and complaints procedures ................................................. 41
7.
Athens Transfer Centre for Prisoners under the Hellenic Police .................................... 43
8.
Transfer of Prisoners by the Hellenic Police................................................................... 43
Concluding remarks ............................................................................................................... 45