- 22 33. In all the prisons visited, except Kos Prison which had its own organic vegetable garden, the delegation received complaints about the food in particular as regards the quality (lack of nutrition and fresh fruit) and monotony of meals served. Many prisoners supplemented the food provided by cooking their own meals, if they had the necessary resources. However, many prisoners had no additional financial resources and were not even provided with cutlery and plates with which to eat their meals. At Korydallos Men’s Prison, the situation was particularly desperate given that the kitchen was producing many more meals than it was officially equipped to provide. The delegation observed a large bucket of food being delivered to each dormitory of the basement of E Wing where prisoners had to divide it up using plastic containers and then use their bread as a spoon to feed themselves. In C Wing, where a similar situation prevailed many persons complained that there was insufficient food for everyone. Further, the basic hygiene norms for the delivery and distribution of food to all the wings were not respected. The CPT recommends that the Greek authorities ensure that all prisoners are able to eat their meals in dignity through being provided with cutlery and plates, and that hygiene norms are improved regarding the delivery and distribution of meals, notably at Korydallos Men’s Prison. Additional efforts should also be made to ensure that a wide variety of foods should be made available in the right proportions to enable prisoners to maintain an adequately nutritious, sufficiently calorific and well-balanced diet, as well as access to plenty of fluids.24 Those with insufficient incomes should receive additional financial assistance in prison to enable them to purchase basic items that are not provided free of charge by the prison authorities. b. regime 34. The legal basis governing the general daily routine in Greek prisons was described in the report on the CPT’s 2005 visit25 and has remained largely unchanged. In spite of legal provisions regulating the entitlement of all prisoners to educational activities and vocational training, work, organised physical exercise, cultural and recreational activities,26 the activities offered remain wholly insufficient for the number of prisoners. The hours during which mainstream accommodation cells are unlocked and prisoners can move around freely in the wings (and in the exercise yards) are essentially the same across all Greek prisons, with minor local variations. These times are usually between 8h00 and 13h00 and again between 15h00 and 20h30 (21h00 in summer), with access to the yards until half an hour before sunset. As the Committee has stated in the past, the amount of out-of-cell time and access to daily outdoor exercise is good. 35. The approach to work was described in detail in the report on the 2009 visit.27 It remains in essence a remission scheme (for example, a cleaner would obtain 23 days remission for every full month worked while a kitchen worker would obtain one day of remission for every one day worked) rather than a means by which to engage prisoners in a purposeful activity or to form part of a personal development plan or preparation for release. It is also a primary incentive for good behaviour. 24 25 26 27 See also Rule 22. 2 of the European Prison Rules , as revised in 2020. See CPT/Inf (2006) 41, paragraph 93. See Articles 34 to 50 of the Penitentiary Code. See CPT/Inf (2010) 33, paragraph 105 and 106.