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detailed information on the measures taken by the Greek authorities to end overcrowding in
prisons (paragraph 77);
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an indication of the timetable for the implementation of the proposed clarification system
(paragraph 78);
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a copy of the envisaged programme under axes three and four of the Ministry of Justice's
plan to ameliorate the prison service for the year 2006 generally and, more specifically, for
those prisons visited by the delegation (paragraph 79).
Ill-treatment
recommendations
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the Greek authorities to deliver the clear message to staff at Korydallos Women’s Prison, in
particular male prison officers, that both physical ill-treatment and verbal abuse of prisoners
are not acceptable and will be dealt with severely (paragraph 80);
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when allegations of ill-treatment are brought to the attention of the prison management,
those staff members concerned to be transferred to duties not requiring day to day contact
with the prisoners, pending the results of the investigation (paragraph 80);
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the Greek authorities to review the practice of intimate internal examinations at Korydallos
Women’s Prison and to ensure: that they are only carried out when absolutely necessary;
that they are performed by a medical practitioner, who is not the treating doctor of the
person concerned; and that they are done under conditions which respect human dignity
(paragraph 81);
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the Greek authorities to immediately end the practice at Korydallos Women’s Prison of
giving all new arrivals laxatives and monitoring their use of the toilet by video camera
(paragraph 81);
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the Greek authorities to immediately end the practice at Korydallos Women’s Prison of
giving all new arrivals laxatives and monitoring their use of the toilet by video camera for
five days (paragraph 81);
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the Greek authorities to devise a national strategy concerning inter-prisoner violence
(paragraph 83).
Conditions of detention
recommendations
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without prejudice to the full application of Article 21 of the Prison Law in due course:
immediate steps to be taken to devise a phased programme to reduce the occupancy
levels in Korydallos Men’s Prison from the current three or more prisoners per 9,5
m² cell to no more than two per cell;
the occupancy levels in the dormitories of Korydallos Women’s Prison and Chios
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