- 82 Prison staff
recommendations
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the Greek authorities to carry out immediately a review of the current staffing levels in the
prisons visited and, in the light of the review, make provision to recruit additional staff
(paragraph 120);
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the Greek authorities to review the initial training programme for prison officers, in the light
of the remarks in paragraph 122. Further, the follow-up training for all prison officers should
be developed (paragraph 123).
comments
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the Greek authorities are encouraged to develop a human resources policy which includes
attracting prison staff from diverse backgrounds (paragraph 121);
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the Greek authorities are invited to reconsider the most effective deployment of the
perimeter security staff and whether that staff’s specific guard functions, as opposed to their
escort duties, might be largely replaced by electronic and camera surveillance (paragraph
123).
requests for information
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a copy of the comprehensive human resources policy for prison staff, which should
comprise initial training, regular refresher and specialist courses and ongoing support
(paragraph 123).
Health care
recommendations
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the Greek authorities to urgently re-examine the general state of health care services in
prison establishments. Improving health care in prison will necessitate, inter alia, the
recruitment of additional qualified health care staff (paragraph 125);
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a detailed needs assessment to be carried out in respect of Korydallos Men’s Prison, to
determine the establishment’s requirements in terms of health care staff (paragraph 126);
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