Government taken to task for postponing minor detention facility
The recently announced postponement of the opening of a detention centre for minors, as well as a ban on the use of mobile phones in the central prison were the ...
Juvenile detention centre ready in just over a year
A detention centre for juvenile offenders is to be up and running by January 1, 2026 at the latest, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday.
The minister joined a round-table discussion ...
Govt given until 2026 to open juvenile detention centre
The government was given until the beginning of 2026 to open a juvenile detention centre by the House legal affairs committee on Wednesday.
Committee chairman Nikos Tornaritis said the plans to ...
Framework to prepare juvenile prisons in the works
A legal framework to prepare juvenile prisons is underway, with a tender set to be announced to have the premises operating as soon as possible, it emerged on Friday.
The ...
Our View: Juvenile detention services cannot be run like a private business
Members of the House finance committee were quite right to stall the release of money needed to pave the way for international tenders that would allow private companies to create ...
Creation of juvenile detention centre bogged down over private company involvement concerns
Members of the House finance committee have voiced their concern at the government’s intention to open tenders for the construction of juvenile detention centres to private companies.
MPs Christiana ...
Delays to implementing juvenile justice system reform
Juvenile crime remains very low in Cyprus, but we still need a designated detention centre
A law establishing a criminal justice system catering to juvenile offenders was voted in a ...