PRDC SITE PROFILES CORINTH PRDC Summary Location: Peloponnese peninsula Commonly known as: Korinthos, Corinthos Opened: 2012 Capacity: 768 [43] Total number of detainees in 2021: 2484 [44] Number of people in detention at end of 2021: 891 [45] Number of doctors: 1 [46] Number of psychologists: 0 [47] People per room: 12 per cell Access to mobile phones: Yes with cameras Hygiene products provided: Once upon arrival Laundry facilities: No Actors: GCR, Equal Rights Beyond Border (ERBB), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Vasilika Moon, Aletheia RCS and One Bridge to Idomeni Our Research We spoke to 17 men between the ages of 16-38 years old who were detained in Corinth at some point since 2020 from the following countries of origin: Togo Iran Egypt Pakistan 2 2 Afghanistan 1 7 5 Key Findings Respondents were detained for periods between 218 months, with an average of 7 months. Corinth has the longest detention periods overall and is consistently reported as the worst of PRDCs. 20% of respondents reported that minors were frequently detained in Corinth. Over 90% of respondents had tried to apply for asylum or were still in the asylum procedure. Only 5 people had access to a legal counselling, 2 of which were organised privately. 50% of respondents citing food and hygiene as the main challenge they experienced with food being old, spoiled and repetition of food. Severe psychological ill-health was expressed by over 90% of individuals. Respondents reported that there was timed access to outdoor spaces. A think sometimes their behaviour hurts us mentally. Cause when they were searching us and they threw all of our stuff out then that’s somehow…it's… I felt like we are not human. Their behaviour with us was not normal, like, as a person. Mohammad, Corinth Source: Corinth PRDC, MIT respondent 13