for detention conditions under Greek, EU, and human rights law, showing that the state has a special obligation to protect people who are wholly dependent on it. Section B also details the special conditions the law proscribes for vulnerable persons and minors in particular. Section C provides an in-depth analysis of the living conditions in the Kos PRDC divided into 10 themes that were frequently mentioned by interviewees: the use of police detention, carceral environment and ill treatment by the police, inadequate food and water, lack of recreational activities, mixed-gender accommodation, overcrowding, access to privacy, poor hygiene facilities, inadequate healthcare, and inadequate conditions for vulnerable persons. Section IV concludes by showing that conditions people describe are not only appalling but also violate the law on several grounds, particularly for vulnerable persons. Finally, in Section V the report concludes by documenting detained persons’ experiences after detention. Section V does not provide a detailed legal analysis on the subject because it is not the focus of the report. However, we have decided to include these people’s experiences after detention because we found that they are directly affected by their period in detention and are therefore vital to understanding the immense and devastating consequences of immigration detention. III DETENTION OF MIGRANTS ON THE ISLAND OF KOS