- 49 103. Thessaloniki Prison, located on the outskirts of the city, accommodates male and female remand prisoners and sentenced male prisoners. The prison consists of three floors, each one giving access to an exercise yard. At the time of the visit, the prison was holding 607 inmates (including 29 women) for an official capacity of 300. The accommodation consisted primarily of dormitories71 (24 m²), each holding 10 prisoners; the cell equipment consisted of five sets of bunk-beds, a small table, some chairs, a television and a fridge. Access to natural light and ventilation was adequate and each dormitory had a sanitary annex with a floor-level toilet, a basin and a shower. Despite the overcrowded conditions, and the impact this had on cleanliness and maintenance, the state of repair in the establishment was not unacceptable. The women’s unit consisted of three dormitories; conditions were cramped with little more than 2m² per prisoner72. Access to natural light and ventilation were adequate, and each dormitory contained an air-conditioning unit. In addition to bunk-beds, the dormitories were equipped with a table and a few stools, but there was no personal lockable space or cupboards to keep personal belongings. The sanitary annexes, consisting of a floor-level toilet and sink in the same room were in a good state of repair; however, this sink also had to be used for washing dishes and cutlery. 104. Thiva Women’s Prison, located one hour north of Athens on an open expanse of terrain, is on the same site as the Elaion Detoxification Centre and was opened in mid-2007. The buildings, used as a detoxification centre from 2002 to 2005, had been adapted to serve as the unique prison in Greece for accommodating sentenced women. The Prison contains five single-story units (A to E) off a central corridor in which adult women are placed; in addition, there is a female juvenile unit and a newly built mother and baby unit. Unlike other prisons visited, there was no overcrowding73; however, the establishment displayed other serious deficiencies. Before the delegation visited the individual units, the Director of the Prison acknowledged that the multi-occupancy dormitories did not conform to “European standards” but that it would have been too expensive to convert the large spaces into smaller rooms. A visit to the wings confirmed the inappropriateness of the accommodation. For example, Wing B consisted of a large open communal area which was featureless, with a concrete floor and dark green walls and ceiling; the premises were also partially fire damaged. Leading off this area were five large rooms (roughly 85m²), each of which contained six sets of bunk-beds and one or two single beds, with an attached sanitary annexe containing three toilets, two showers and four sinks. Each inmate had her own personal lockable space and there were also 2 tables, chairs and 2 fixed television sets in every dormitory. 71 72 73 16 on the ground floor and 18 on both the 1st and 2nd floors. The dormitories measured 18m², 21m² and 29m² and contained, respectively, 4, 5 and 8 sets of bunk-beds. At the time of the visit, the prison was holding 324 inmates for an official capacity of 410.