FORGOTTEN Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers Police Division of Nafplio General Findings On 16/2/2016, we visited the Police Division of Nafplio. The total number of detainees on that day was 6 people. We were allowed full access to the detention areas, thus, we formed our own opinion on the detention conditions. The main problem was the lack of yard time, since detainees were able to move only in the cells and the corridor. It should be noted that there is an outdoor space that could be transformed into a yard for exercise. Detailed findings There is a toilet and a shower in every cell. There is also hot water. However the facilities are old. The detainees themselves clean their cells. There are not sufficient supplies of personal hygiene items. No recreational or educational activities are provided (e.g. television, library). There is no special area for worship. Mobile phones are not allowed. There is a card phone, which the detainees can use, if they can afford to buy a card. No clothes nor shoes are provided. Regarding food, the service has a contract with a catering company, which provides two meals per day. Medical care is insufficient, since there is no doctor in the detention center. If the detainees get ill, they are taken to the hospital. However, according to our estimation, access to medical care is difficult. Information to detainees about their legal status is insufficient, since there are no interpretation services. Β. DECISION MAKING i. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS By investigating the cases of the detainees we found out that: • There has been an improvement concerning the total number of the persons detained since the beginning of 2015, as a significant decrease of the numbers has been observed. Additionally, the maximum time limit of 18 months is no longer exhausted. • The serious, long-standing systemic problems concerning the detention procedures followed by the departments of the Hellenic Police remain unsolved. • There are problems in the procedures followed by the Asylum Service in relation to the detained asylum seekers. 37