12. The CPT reiterates its recommendation that the Greek authorities urgently and vigorously pursue efforts to combat prison overcrowding. In this context, it would like to be informed about the actions being taken to promote and develop the use of non-custodial measures. As regards the new Judicial Prison Complex in Athens, the CPT would also like to receive details about the plans for the different components of the Complex, including: - the management structure of the proposed new prison complex; - the proposed staffing complement of the whole establishment (administration, social workers, psychologists, work/sport instructors, custodial staff, etc.) and the number of custodial officers assigned to each wing of the prison complex; - the facilities on each wing and within the prison for providing a purposeful regime; - the scheduled timing of the opening of the new Judicial Prison Complex. 13. Staffing represents the key component for the effective management of a prison and the CPT has repeatedly recommended the need to reinforce the number of custodial officers working on the wings in Greek prisons and to move away from a purely static security approach to one which is also based upon dynamic security. The CPT has noted that 476 new prison staff were recruited in 2022 and a further 416 staff would be hired by mid-2023, which is positive. The CPT would like to be informed about the prison establishments to which these new staff will be allocated. More specifically, it would like to be informed of the precise custodial staffing numbers allocated to Chania, Domokos, Grevena, Nigrita and Thessalonika Prisons. Further, it wishes to be informed of the number of custodial officers now allocated to each of the five large wings in Korydallos Men’s Prison. 14. In the report on the 2021 visit, the CPT reiterated the importance of drawing up a revised Strategic Plan for the Prisons (see paragraph 18). Such a plan should be a detailed roadmap with benchmarks and clarity about what will be achieved and with what means, building on the work and partnerships already in place. The development of such a Strategic Plan should be a priority. To date there is no indication of when such a Plan, taking into account the Committee’s considerations, will be drawn up and finalised. The CPT reiterates its recommendation that the Greek authorities adopt a revised Strategic Plan, which includes a detailed implementation schedule, with a view to setting out a more detailed plan for the years ahead, taking into account the above remarks. In particular, the following areas should be covered and addressed: - - the mission of prisons and the values according to which prison staff will work; the size of the prison estate and the range of the prison types that it will include; the range of activities, including education and vocational training, that will be provided and the amount of access that detained persons, including those on remand, will have to them; the introduction of specific offender management programmes to assist prisoners in preparing for their return into the community; the human resources requirement needed to run the prisons professionally (notably, prison officers), providing competence profiles for the key roles; the role and input of the Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs in education-related activities and vocational training; the role and input of the Ministry of Health in the provision of somatic and mental healthcare, including as regards the staffing of healthcare services in prisons; financial projections over a five-year period, showing how the planned provision will be met and implemented within the resource levels available, as well as extra-budgetary funding requirements. The CPT would like to receive a copy of the revised Strategic Plan, including detailed information on the financing earmarked, with a breakdown of its various elements. 6