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As it has been mentioned above, the nine (9) cells that do not have natural lighting are not
used for minors’ residence.
On a daily basis, the common used areas of the detention areas are cleaned by a private
cleaning crew under the care of the detention facilities guard, every effort is made in order to
maintain the areas as clean as possible during the day.
In the framework of improving the hygienic conditions and cleanliness, there have been set
and started to operate at the detention areas professional washing machines and dryers, so as
washing and decontamination of bed linen and apparel items to be as frequent as possible. Washing
of the above mentioned items is taken after by the guard personnel.
Detainees mind, under the care of the detention guard, their personal hygiene with
cleanliness and hygiene products that are furnished by our Service, so as to ensure the detainees’
hygienic conditions at a satisfactory level. Finally, at the detention areas, decontamination takes
place frequently, at regular periods of time, by a private crew, and without being scheduled, in a
case of need.
For encountering of the bad quality of floors at the detention areas, an expense has been
approved for its overlaying by an epoxy material.
This work, as we have been informed, will be completed soon under the responsibility of the
Hellenic Public Real Estate Corporation.
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Lack of hygienic establishments in every cell
When constructing detention areas, no hygienic establishments in every cell separately have
been foreseen.
However, they operate:
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At the men’s detention areas on the second floor -10-common toilets of “Asian type”, with a
separating wall among them up the ceiling and a door at the front, so as to perfectly ensure
distinctiveness, and -7- bathrooms a with a separating wall, too. Bathrooms have hot water
24 hours a day.
At the women’s detention areas on the 3rd floor there are -5- common toilets of “Asian
type”, similarly constructed with those of men and -4- bathrooms. bathrooms have hot water
24 hours a day.
At the minor men’s detention areas there are two (2) toilets and one (1) bathroom, which are
common for all minors. The bathroom has hot water 24 hours a day.
In the framework of respect to the Muslim Detainees’ distinctiveness, there are toilets of
“Asian type”, in which there have been placed faucets, according to their customs.