- 48 101. Malandrino Prison, located on a plateau in the prefecture of Phocis about an hour’s drive from the nearest town (Amfissa), was opened in 2001. It is the only purpose built high-security prison in Greece for sentenced prisoners. Inmates are housed in 10 two-storey units set off two parallel corridors. More recently, three stand-alone dormitories have been brought into service in the area between the two corridors in order to accommodate vulnerable prisoners and inmates seeking protection. The original capacity of 280 has been increased to 440, without any enhancement of the supporting facilities or of the staffing levels; on the day of the visit, the prison was holding 444 prisoners. Each of the two-storey units was initially composed of 14 double-occupancy cells but the kitchen and eating space on each floor has now been converted into a dormitory. The cell accommodation was of an acceptable size (12m²) for double-occupancy and none of the cells was holding more than two persons; further, the cells had adequate access to light and ventilation, appropriate furnishings and an alcove containing a toilet, shower and sink. By contrast, the dormitories (25m²) were crowded with eight inmates in four sets of bunk-beds and there was no personal lockable space. Inmates complained that none of the call bells in the units worked and in emergencies they had to shout down the corridors to alert prison staff; during a recent self-harming incident, it apparently took 20 minutes for staff to arrive. There were also many complaints that in summer there was only running water for one hour a day, and that during winter the heating was limited to two hours a day. The conditions in the three stand-alone dormitory units, each of which consisted of a dormitory (34m²) and a small walled-in yard (58m²), were generally speaking of a poor standard and very dirty. The dormitories contained five sets of bunk-beds, a table and a few chairs, a sanitary annex and a kitchenette. Inmates complained about the lack of running water and the insufficient quantity of hygiene and cleaning products. Further, despite the prison being open for only eight years, it was in many respects in a state of disrepair, with communal areas dirty, windows broken, artificial lighting poor, floors and walls grubby and, moreover, there was a general atmosphere of neglect. 102. Patras Prison, located in the industrial zone of the city, was built in 1974 and accommodates only sentenced prisoners. The prison has three main wings (A, B, C) each consisting of three floors, that were accessed off a central corridor, and a smaller wing (D) reserved for workers. At the time of the visit, the prison was holding 709 inmates for an official capacity of 380. In wings A, B and C, the accommodation mainly consisted of dormitories (22.5m²) in which up to ten inmates were placed. In addition to the five sets of bunk-beds, the little remaining space was taken up by a table, a few chairs, individual lockers, a television and a fridge. Despite the overcrowded conditions, access to natural light and artificial lighting was generally good and there was adequate ventilation. Each dormitory had a sanitary annexe with one toilet, a sink (this sink was also used for washing dishes and cutlery) and a shower (cold water only). There was also a communal shower area on the ground floor of each wing. Many prisoners complained about a lack of privacy, especially as most of them were serving long sentences, and the poor state of hygiene, citing the insufficient provision of cleaning products. The material conditions in the four dormitories of D wing, which accommodated some 60 prisoners in total, were generally acceptable, albeit cramped with less than 3m² per prisoner.