Release rate upon judicial review: 2022 Ex officio review Objections 0% 10% 20% 30% Release 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Detention upheld Source: Ministry of Justice, Reply to parliamentary question, 23 March 2023 Available data highlight yet again the pressing need for adequate free legal assistance with a view to a fair and effective scrutiny of immigration detention. Detention conditions A total of 2,813 persons were in immigration detention at the end of 2022, i.e. a 20% rise from 2,335 persons at the end of 2021. Of those, 2,497 were held in pre-removal detention centres and 316 in police stations throughout the Greek territory: Persons in immigration detention: 31 Dec 2022 897 866 349 316 229 94 28 34 Source: Ministry of Citizen Protection, Reply to parliamentary question, 13 March 2023 Critical gaps in health care and support to people detained in pre-removal detention centres persist. According to Ministry of Citizen Protection figures, the total number of staff deployed in pre-removal centres was 37, including administrative staff and interpreters: 6 RSA POLICY NOTE │ 2023