- 67 The CPT reiterates its recommendation that the Greek authorities take the necessary steps to ensure that irregular migrants deprived of their liberty be accommodated in centres specifically designed for that purpose, offering material conditions and a regime appropriate to their legal situation and staffed by suitably-qualified personnel. Further, as regards Corinth pre-departure centre, steps be taken to ensure that: - the dormitories accommodate no more than four persons and are equipped with tables and chairs and that each person is provided with personal lockable space; a programme of activities (educational, recreational and vocational) is developed; at least one common association room, equipped with television and games, is set up; the centre is equipped with a multi-faith room; detainees are provided with sufficient quantities of personal hygiene and cleaning products (including washing powder). In addition, urgent action should be taken to ensure that a doctor and at least one nurse are present in the centre every day, including on weekends. 3. Petrou Ralli holding facility 114. At Petrou Ralli Special holding facility for irregular migrants, 191 detainees were held at the time of the visit: 163 male detainees were held on the second floor; further, seven persons76 were isolated in a separate wing and 20 juveniles were held on the third floor (see paragraph 107), in the former detention area for female detainees. The conditions of detention remained totally inadequate for holding irregular migrants for prolonged periods.77 The cells in the four male wings were dirty and infested with cockroaches; the vast majority of detained persons complained about the mattresses and blankets being old, dirty and infested with bed bugs. The delegation could itself observe that many detainees had marks from recent bed bug bites on their bodies. The sanitary facilities lacked cleaning and some were dilapidated. Similarly, the isolation wing was in a poor state of cleanliness and hygiene. One cell and the adjoining corridor still bore the black stains from a fire incident some nine months later, during which a detainee had immolated himself. Given that several detainees were being held there because of their medical situation, urgent steps should be taken to render the wing hygienic. Further, eight small cells had almost no access to natural light and should not be used for detaining persons for prolonged periods.78 76 77 78 Among the seven persons were one detained person who suffered from tuberculosis, two were HIV positive and four had made a suicide attempt. See CPT/Inf (2014) 26, paragraph 75. The delegation was informed that people previously spent several months in these cells.

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