- 21 The CPT once again calls upon the Greek authorities to take urgent steps to significantly reduce the extreme overcrowding at Korydallos Men’s Prison. A phased programme should be devised to reduce the occupancy levels from the current three or more prisoners per 9.5m² cell to no more than two per cell and to reduce the occupancy levels in the dormitories to ensure that each prisoner is provided with at least 4m² of living space, excluding the sanitary annexe. Further, it is essential that the Greek authorities ensure that all prisoners are provided with a minimum standard of basic living conditions in order to meet the decency threshold as set out in the CPT’s 30th General Report of May 2021.23 To this end, steps should also be taken to maintain the cells and dormitories in a decent state of repair and to ensure that they are regularly disinfected and that prisoners are provided with sufficient cleaning materials to keep themselves and their cells clean. Finally, action must be taken to ensure that persons from the Roma community and foreign nationals in Korydallos Men’s Prison are not discriminated against. 32. At Nigrita Prison, each of the 10 two-storey accommodation units contained 20 cells, with a capacity to accommodate a maximum of 60 prisoners. Each cell measured 13.5m², including the fully partitioned sanitary annexe (toilet, washbasin and shower), and was equipped with one set of bunk beds and a single bed, a table and chairs and a built-in storage area. Access to natural light and ventilation were generally adequate. On each floor there was a common area initially equipped with a hotplate, fridge and several washbasins. On the ground floor of each unit there was a common area as well as a small coffee shop. A large concrete outdoor exercise yard, equipped with several sinks, exercise bars and basketball hoops, was attached to each accommodation unit. As was the case in 2019, the living conditions varied from wing to wing depending on whether the prisoners had access to funds outside of the establishment. For example, conditions in Wings B2 and C2 were again noticeable poor, with a number of cells requiring refurbishment (broken windows, mould in the sanitary annexes, toilet flushes not working, missing furniture and mattresses worn and infested with bed bugs). The common areas of these wings were dilapidated and generally dirty. Hygiene on these wings was poor. Both of these units were persistently overcrowded, each accommodating 75 persons at the time of the visit with many cells holding four or even five persons (with one of two persons sleeping on mattresses on the floor). A similar state of affairs was evident in Wing E1 which was accommodating 73 persons. A constant complaint made by prisoners in these wings was that there was an insufficient supply of hygiene and cleaning products provided by the prison authorities, as well as a lack of access to shoes and clothing. In the light of the preceding remarks, the CPT reiterates its recommendation that no ordinary accommodation cell in Nigrita Prison accommodate more than three persons so as to ensure that each prisoner is provided with at least 4m² of living space, excluding the sanitary annexe, and that all prisoners must have their own bed to sleep on. A rolling programme of maintenance of the wings should be put in place, including regular disinfection of accommodation areas, and prisoners must be provided with appropriate quantities of hygiene and cleaning products. 23 See the section on “A decency threshold for prisons – criteria for assessing conditions of detention” in the 30th General Report of the CPT: CPT/Inf (2021) 5, paragraphs 63 to 81.