PRDC SITE PROFILES XANTHI PRDC Summary Location: North-east Greece, city of Xanthi Commonly known as: Xanti, Zanti Opened: August 2012 Capacity: 210 [63] Total number of detainees in 2021: 786 [64] Number of people in detention at end of 2021: 210 [63] Number of doctors: 0 [64] Number of psychologists: 0 [65] People per room: 4-10 per room Access to mobile phones: Yes with cameras Hygiene products provided: No Laundry facilities: No Actors: GCR, UNHCR, IOM Key Findings Respondents were detained in Xanthi PRDC between five months and a total of 33 months after repeated cycles of being released from detention with a 30-day police note (administrative deportation notice) and subsequently apprehended again. 75% of respondents described the centre as not even fit for animals. The dilapidated structures of the centre were reported to be in severe need of renovation, particularly the bathrooms, of which only two toilets were functioning and used by 100 people. Detainees are served three meals in the morning, for themselves to ration throughout the day. Respondents reported that they had access to a large outdoor space from morning until midnight, however no recreational activities are provided. Medical actors are extremely limited and only accessible for urgent cases. Source: Tavros RDC, Border Criminologies Our Research We spoke to 4 men between the ages of 20 and 46 years old who were detained in Xanthi at some point since 2020 from the following countries of origin: Türkiye 1 1 1 1 Algeria Pakistan Unknown I was supposed to see a doctor the first day I was there as I have bad diseases but I was not taken to a hospital or to be seen by a doctor. But I have seen people who spend time there, they stabbed themself, they opened their bodies with their knives because of stress. Unknown, Xanthi Oh my god… it's very bad. They had only 2 toilets and 100 people used these two toilets. Manzoor, Xanthi Source: Xanthi PRDC, MIT respondent 17