- 14 Korydallos Men’s Prison was most recently described in the report on the 2019 visit and there have been no changes since.16 At the time of the 2021 visit, it was accommodating 1,885 persons for an official capacity of 1,200 places (i.e. an occupancy rate of 154%), which represents an increase of some 200 persons since April 2019. Most persons were held on remand (61%) and there were 1,131 foreign nationals (the largest numbers being from Albania, Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Georgia, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan). Korydallos Special Health Centre, located in a three-storey building adjacent to the prison, was accommodating 128 patients for an official capacity of 253 beds. Kos Prison is a small prison located on the island of Kos, around 4 km from the west coast of Bodrum in Turkey. At the time of the visit, the prison had an official capacity of 56 places and was accommodating 97 adult men (i.e. an occupancy rate of 173%) in three dormitories and five small cells. Some 60% of the of the inmates were foreign nationals and 52 were sentenced, including one to life imprisonment. Nigrita Prison, located remotely from the city of Serres in the north of Greece, was described in the report on the CPT’s 2019 visit.17 At the time of the 2021 visit, all five wings, each consisting of two separate accommodation units, were operational and the prison was accommodating 714 male adult prisoners for an official capacity of 600 places (i.e. an occupancy rate of 119%). There were 487 foreign nationals (68% of the population) comprising 37 nationalities. c. Covid-19 21. The CPT acknowledges the steps taken by the Greek authorities to reduce the risk of propagation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in prisons. At the time of the visit, all prisoners entering a prison had to take a rapid antigen test. Thereafter, if the persons were unvaccinated, they had to quarantine for 7 days (Chios Prison), 10 days (Nigrita Prison) or 14 days (Korydallos Men’s Prison) in a small unit, with additional negative rapid antigen tests required before the persons would be released from quarantine and allocated to an ordinary accommodation wing. While at Chios Prison, there had been no known positive cases of Covid-19, at Korydallos Men’s Prison, 90 prisoners were positive at the time of the visit on 23 November 2021. Further, at this latter prison all persons attending the school or working in the kitchen were tested twice a week, and during the weekend prior to the delegation’s visit, all prisoners in the facility had been tested. As regards vaccination, a Ministerial Order made vaccination for staff mandatory although staff could still come to work if they presented an authorised rapid antigen or PCR test twice a week. As for prisoners, they were offered the possibility to be vaccinated. As of 17 December 2021, 61% of prisoners and 64% of staff had been vaccinated. The CPT would like to receive updated information on the measures being taken to contain and mitigate the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Greek prisons, and notably at Korydallos Men’s Prison. Further, the CPT encourages the Greek authorities to pursue their efforts to offer all prisoners and staff the possibility to be vaccinated. 16 17 See CPT/Inf (2020) 15, paragraph 33. See CPT/Inf (2020) 15, paragraphs 28 and 30.