- 42 86. Korydallos Women’s Prison is composed of an administration block, which includes the reception area, visiting room, health care centre and isolation block; three identical accommodation wings25, each with an adjoining courtyard, connected to a central corridor running to the administration block; a separate unit for female adolescents; and a centre for mothers with babies and young children. Although the prison’s official capacity was 270, it was holding 543 women at the time of the visit. However, there had been no concomitant rise in the number of prison staff. 87. The conditions observed in the centre for mothers with babies and in the adolescent block were generally good; sizeable rooms, natural light, appropriately furnished, spacious and wellequipped common areas. Further, the buildings were in a good state of repair and there was a relaxed atmosphere. By contrast the three main wings, in which the vast majority of prisoners were held, were in need of refurbishment. The Director explained to the delegation that the intention was to renovate all the Wings to the same standard as the refurbishment undertaken on the 2nd floor of Wing 'C'. This would be a positive step. However, in the immediate future it will be necessary to undertake running repairs not only to ensure all the toilets and showers function properly, but also to remove damp patches, visible in some of the dormitories and cells, and replace rickety bunk-beds and decrepit mattresses, such as were apparent in the dormitories on the second floor of Wing 'B'. Further, all prisoners should have their own lockable space in which to keep their personal items, which is not the case at present. 88. Once again, the major shortcoming as regards conditions was the level of overcrowding; in many of the dormitories it was very serious, with 25 women sharing a space that permitted them less than 2m² each. According to the Prison Law of 1999 a dormitory of 46m² should only accommodate seven, possibly eight, women. Likewise a cell of 9m² should ideally accommodate only one person; the delegation observed many of these cells being occupied by two or three women. In one case, two women with life sentences recently had to made space for a third woman with a long sentence. The effect was to raise tensions, especially as the original occupants could no longer continue their art work (their main activity) because the cell-table had been replaced by a third bed. 89. Chios Judicial Prison is located on the island of Chios, which lies some 10 kilometres from the west coast of Turkey. The prison was built in the 1960’s and has expanded from accommodating 30 prisoners in 1973, to 163 at the time of the delegation’s visit, although the official capacity is 100. The prison holds both remand and sentenced prisoners. The remand prisoners have to travel by boat either to Mytilini, on the island of Lesbos, where the local criminal court has its seat or even further afield. The sentenced prisoners come from all over Greece, and perceived being sent to Chios Prison as an additional punishment, since it meant they were further isolated from their families. 25 In theory, Wing ‘A’ for remand prisoners; Wing 'B' for sentenced prisoners; Wing 'C' for remand and sentenced prisoners who are classified as drug addicts and/or having mental health problems.