- 61 Ill-treatment
recommendations
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at the earliest opportunity, the authorities at both central and local level to deliver to staff at
Malandrino Prison the clear message that both physical ill-treatment and verbal abuse of
prisoners are not acceptable and will be dealt with severely (paragraph 58);
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prison officers at Malandrino Prison to be reminded that the force used to control violent or
recalcitrant prisoners should be no more than is strictly necessary and that, once prisoners
have been brought under control, there can be no justification for striking them (paragraph
59);
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training in control and restraint techniques to be made available to all prison officers
(paragraph 59).
comments
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the CPT recalls the importance of the adequate recruitment and training (both initial and inservice) of prison staff (paragraph 60);
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appropriate support should be provided to staff who are exposed to highly stressful or
violent situations (paragraph 60).
requests for information
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information on action taken to implement the CPT’s recommendations on the subject of
inter-prisoner violence (paragraph 61).
Conditions of detention
recommendations
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occupancy levels in cells and dormitories in the Alicarnassos and Khania Prisons and
Korydallos Prison for Men to be reduced, having regard to the remarks made in paragraphs
62 to 70. Immediate steps should be taken to bring to an end the practice of holding more
than three prisoners in the cells at those establishments (paragraph 79);
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the Greek authorities to pursue their efforts to maintain the establishments visited in a good
state of repair and to improve the living environment of prisoners, in the light of the remarks
made in paragraphs 62 to 70 (paragraph 79);
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the damaged screens of in-cell lavatories in Korydallos to be repaired or replaced (paragraph
79);
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