In 2016, there was no doctors working in Xanthi,[167] but by the end of 2018 there was a presence of one doctor, which dropped back to zero by the end of 2021.[168] Instead, if detainees were sick, they were taken to one of three nurses or the hospital. Reports describe that the general situation and conditions in Xanthi were sufficient and adequate in 2013.[169] However, in March 2018, only two of the 12 toilets were functional, and detainees were in desperate shortage of hygiene items, clothing, shoes, clean mattresses and blankets.[170] Hunger strikes and protests have been reported from Xanthi. Until October 2012, detainees who applied for asylum whilst in detention had to stay a maximum of three months, however, the Presidential Decree 116/2012 extended this period to one year. For irregular migrants who do not apply for asylum in detention, the maximum time period exceeds 12 months and in specific cases could be held for 18 months.[171] In November 2012, an Afghan detainee sewed his lips together in protest, and in 2013, as a result of their prolonged detention times, 20 people went on hunger strike.[172] Pushbacks have been recorded as taking place directly from Xanthi by BVMN.[173] One specific incident regards a pushback in January 2021, whereby the respondent reported that he was informed he was being released after six months detention in Xanthi PRDC, and subsequently driven to the Evros border and ferried halfway across the river to an islet. CPT visits and report findings on Xanthi PRDC The April 2013 CPT visit to Greece found that the situation for irregular migrants held in police stations was dire, and that pre-removal detention sites were overly-focused on security matters; they were overcrowded, understaffed and that reports of ill-treatment by the police were increasing.[174] Although, in Xanthi specifically, the delegation found that most police officers acted correctly, rooms were generally acceptable and had furniture, natural lighting and adequate ventilation.[175] Access to the outdoor forecourt was limited to one hour a day, a concern raised by the CPT delegation. There have not been any subsequent visits to Xanthi PRDC, which is alarming considering the near ten year gap since the last report, and considerable changes in policy and expansion of immigration detention since. Our Findings Mobile Info Team only managed to speak with four people who were detained in Xanthi. This included people from Pakistan, Türkiye and Algeria, between the ages of 20 and 46. One respondent was detained in Xanthi after being transferred from Paranesti, the second was transferred to Xanthi after being apprehended in Athens and held in Amygdaleza, the third detained for five months after being apprehended in Didymoteicho and the fourth was apprehended in Xanthi after being detained there four times for a total period of 33 months. We spoke to 4 men between the ages of 20 and 46 years old who were detained in Tavros (Petrou Ralli) at some point since 2020 from the following countries of origin: Türkiye 1 1 1 1 Algeria Pakistan Unknown 42