- 59 107. Larissa Prison started operating in 1984, and consisted of five wings with an official capacity of 600 places. At the time of the visit, it was holding 892 inmates. Overcrowding was apparent across the establishment. Wings A, B and C accommodated between 220 and 270 prisoners each in cells on three floors. Standard cells measured some 23 m² and were equipped with five bunk beds, a table and some chairs. In wing A, the delegation came across several cells holding up to 12 persons; consequently, some inmates had to sleep on mattresses placed on the floor or two to a bed. Further, a number of cells were humid and in need of repair (paint falling off the walls, broken windows), and several cells required major refurbishment. That said, the inmates in each cell did benefit from a completely partitioned sanitary annex, measuring some 5 m², with a toilet, a shower and a sink. Wing D, a former warehouse, accommodated about 135 working and/or elderly prisoners in two separate dormitories. Both dormitories were equipped with rows of bunk beds, affording each prisoner some 3 m² of living space. Next to each bunk bed were a table and two stools. The adjacent sanitary room included six showers (five were operational) and six toilets, as well as four sinks. 108. The CPT calls upon the Greek authorities: i. as a matter of the utmost urgency, to reduce occupancy levels at Korydallos Men’s Prison, Avlona Special Detention Facility for Juveniles, and Ioannina, Komitini and Larissa Prisons, so that: - each prisoner has his own bed; no prisoner should be obliged to share a bed with another inmate or to sleep on the floor; - all prisoners can be accommodated in cells and dormitories as distinct from a corridor; ii. to ensure that the in-cell/dormitory sanitary facilities in all establishments visited are fully partitioned; iii. to make concerted efforts to reduce the occupancy levels in all the establishments visited, with the objective of offering a minimum of 4 m² of living space per prisoner. Official occupancy rates should be revised accordingly; iv. to make concerted efforts to maintain the establishments visited in a good state of repair. As regards more specifically Korydallos Female Prison, the CPT recommends that the cell keys be easily and rapidly accessible to prison officers on duty in the wings at night. The CPT would also like to receive confirmation that the new wing of the Prison is now operating. 109. In all prisons visited, the delegation noted that wing areas were infested with insects and bugs, and that there was a serious lack of hygiene. The presence of cockroaches, lice, fleas and bedbugs was wide-spread. In Komotini Prison, inmates complained about staff sprinkling insecticide into the cells without taking any precautions, causing some prisoners to feel unwell, but still without being able to prevent the presence of cockroaches. The CPT recommends that more effective steps are taken to deal with the infestations.