- 81 Conditions of detention in police and border guards stations
recommendations
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juveniles to no longer be detained at Iasmos Police Station and instead to be placed in an
establishment appropriate to their needs (paragraph 44);
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the Greek authorities to take urgent steps to ensure that detained irregular migrants are
transferred without delay to centres specifically designed to meet the requirements of this
population, having due regard to the CPT’s criteria for places of detention for irregular
migrants. Similarly, strenuous efforts should be made to transfer all persons on remand or
sentenced to imprisonment to an appropriate penitentiary establishment (paragraph 51);
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the Greek authorities to take concerted steps to ensure that:
occupancy rates in police and border guard stations are revised so as to offer a minimum
of 4 m² of living space per detainee in multi-occupancy accommodation;
women are held separately from men;
all persons detained have ready access to a proper toilet facility at all times, including at
night;
each detained person is provided with a clean mattress, clean blanket, clean bedding and
a means of rest, such as a plinth or a bed;
the provision of food for detained persons is adequate and appropriate, and includes one
hot meal a day for persons detained longer than a few days;
all detained persons staying longer than 24 hours are provided with a basic sanitary kit
(including adequate rations of soap, washing powder, toilet paper, shampoo, shaving
utensils and toothpaste, and a toothbrush), free of charge;
all detained persons are provided with sufficient quantities of detergent to keep their
cells clean;
detention areas (including sanitary facilities) are maintained in an adequate state of
repair and cleanliness;
all detained persons have access to adequate lighting;
all detained persons staying longer than 24 hours have access to a shower and to hot
water;
all persons detained longer than 24 hours are offered access to outdoor exercise every
day
(paragraph 51);
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as regards health-care, reference to be made to the recommendation in paragraph 31
(paragraph 51);
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the Greek authorities to give due consideration to establishing posts of specialised custodial
staff for persons detained by law enforcement agencies (paragraph 51).
requests for information
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on the refurbishment of the detention area at Alexander Street Headquarters (paragraph 38);
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on the refurbishment of the detention facilities at Perama Police Station (paragraph 40).
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