The CPT has held that the conditions of detention in police and border guard stations are unsuitable for holding children and families. Instead, they should be transferred to suitable reception facilities which can cater for their specific needs. The CPT recommends that the Greek authorities put in place the necessary measures to ensure that children and families intercepted at the border area are immediately transferred to a reception centre (currently the Fylakio RIC). 50. The holding cell at Tychero Police and Border Guard Station, which measured some 60 m2, was equipped with a large concrete plinth covering most of the cell, with built-on bunk bed structures on top. The cell was not equipped with mattresses or blankets, and access to natural light was limited. Only one artificial light out of six was functioning, and there was no heating despite the low temperatures at the time of the visit. Further, the toilets were clean but had no working light source and were in complete darkness. Detained persons were usually held for only a matter of hours and were thereafter swiftly transferred to Feres Police and Border Guard Station. 51. At Soufli Police and Border Guard Station, the four cells were each equipped with four sets of bunk beds (each with a mattress and a sheet) for a total capacity of 32 places. The cells and sanitary annexes were clean, adequately lit and ventilated, and in a good state of repair, and the courtyard was in a reasonable condition. Detained persons usually did not spend more than a few days in the establishment. At the time of the visit, Feres Police and Border Guard Station held 16 persons for an operational capacity of 65 places (two cells were used as storage areas). Persons held for administrative reasons usually stayed for between one and two days in one section, whereas those with criminal charges could be held for up to one month in the other section, the two blocks being separated by a courtyard. Each of the 13 cells in operation measured 18 m2 and contained five concrete plinths (each with a mattress and a blanket). They were adequately lit and ventilated. Toilets and showers were clean and in a reasonable state of repair. However, detained persons complained that they were not provided with sanitary products, that there was no hot water available, and that they did not have access to outdoor exercise until the day prior to the delegation’s visit. 52. As regards the two police stations on the Aegean islands,15 the detention area at Mytilene Police Station on the island of Lesvos consisted of four cells, each equipped with between six and seven concrete plinths, and a sanitary facility. In addition, there were also two short-term holding cells (equipped with one and three plinths and measuring 4.5 m2 and 14 m2 respectively), which were usually used for sobering-up purposes. It remains the case that the cells had hardly any light (either natural or artificial) and that there was no outdoor exercise yard. At the time of the visit, two criminal suspects and one administrative detainee were being held at the facility for up to two weeks. 53. Similarly, Mytilene Coast Guard holding facility, under the authority of the Hellenic Coast Guard, is not suitable for detaining persons for more than a few hours. The holding cell was only equipped with a concrete plinth, and there was no call bell and no access to natural light or outdoor exercise. However, the registers indicated that persons had also been held in the cell overnight. 54. At Kos Police Station, the two cells (one had three plinths and measured 18 m2 and the other had two plinth structures and measured 28 m2) were extremely dirty and the mattresses and blankets were filthy. While only one person was held separated in the first cell, 10 were detained in cramped conditions in the second cell. They had to sleep on the two plinth structures underneath two low, narrow, and cave-like spaces in the wall with plaster disintegrating from the ceilings. The toilets and showers in both cells were dilapidated and in a poor state of hygiene. One of the men had been held for eight days in these filthy conditions without ever seeing natural light or leaving the cell. 55. Once again, the two police stations in the Attica region16 visited by the delegation provided conditions of detention that were inappropriate for stays exceeding 24 hours. They were extremely poor at Drapetsona Police Station. 15. For Mytilene Police Station, see the CPT report on the 2016 visit (CPT/Inf (2017) 25), paragraphs 78-79. 16. See the CPT reports on the 2018 visit (CPT/Inf (2019) 4), paragraphs 90-94, and on the 2016 visit (CPT/Inf (2017) 25), paragraph 55. 17