- 13 21. Glyfada Police Station had two cells (measuring some 7 m²), each accommodating three foreign nationals on the day of the visit. However, the delegation was told that in the recent past as many as nine persons had been held in one cell. The cells were badly lit and stuffy, their walls were covered in graffiti, and detainees were sleeping on dirty mattresses. The adjacent toilet was in an appalling state of repair. 22. Material conditions in the detention area at Kolonos Police Station, located in the establishment’s basement, were execrable. With an official capacity of 15, at the time of the visit the facility was holding 37 adult detainees and 5 children. One of the cells, which was larger and had access to natural light, was used to hold the women and children. The delegation observed that 9 women and 5 children had to share five beds, two armchairs and a mattress placed on the floor. The overcrowding in the two cells for men was outrageous: e.g. up to 10 detainees in a cell which measured 11 m² and contained three plinths. The latter cells were very poorly lit (deprived of natural light and with totally inadequate artificial lighting), unventilated and extremely dirty. In addition, some ten detainees were sleeping in the corridor on filthy, vermin-infested mattresses or piles of old rugs. The facility's single toilet (used by men, women and children alike) was totally unfit for use, and there were no washing facilities. 23. Omonia Police Station had six cells of varying size, as well as two "temporary holding" areas. On the day of the visit, 27 persons were in custody. Seven men were held in a cell measuring some 13 m²; three of them slept on a plinth fixed to the wall, while the remaining four shared two mattresses placed on the floor. The delegation was told that the facility had been very overcrowded in the recent past, up to 15 detainees sharing a cell of some 20 m². The cells had no access to natural light, artificial lighting was poor and ventilation left much to be desired. The whole facility was very dirty, infested with parasites and dilapidated. Further, detainees complained that their requests to be allowed out of the cells in order to go to the sanitary facilities were usually subject to long delays (cf. also paragraph 13). 24. Material conditions in the detention area at Alexandroupolis Police Station and Police Directorate - which was empty at the time of the visit - were once again of a very low standard. The two cells (6 m² and 12 m²) were poorly lit, dirty and dilapidated, and the adjacent toilet facility was filthy and in a bad state of repair. 25. In all of the above establishments, the mattresses supplied to detainees were usually dirty and torn, there was a shortage of blankets, and no pillows and sheets were provided. Further, there was a general lack of soap, detergents and other basic sanitary products (e.g. toilet paper, sanitary towels for women). Detainees usually received two meals a day; however, the first one was normally not served before 3 p.m. The delegation was concerned to note that, at the time of its visit to Kolonos Police Station, the persons held there (amongst whom there were several young children) had not received food for the last 24 hours. The delegation heard many complaints about the quality and quantity of the food provided. Further, some of the persons met in police custody alleged that they had not received any food on the first day following their apprehension.