#prison overcrowding

With an occupancy rate of 226.2 per cent, Cyprus had the most overcrowded prisons among EU member states in 2023, according to data released by Eurostat on Monday. In 2023, 13 EU member states ...

More than 1,000 people are currently incarcerated at the north’s prison, Cyprus Turkish civil servants’ trade union (Ktams) leader Guven Bengihan said on Thursday. Speaking to news website Kibris Postasi, ...

The construction of the new central prison building by 2026 will significantly alleviate the issue of overcrowding in prisons, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Friday. He was speaking after meeting ...

The newly appointed deputy director of the Central Prisons Haris Philippides said on Wednesday his three priorities were modernising the correctional system, reducing prison overcrowding and tackling corruption. Hosting MPs ...

The north’s central prison is currently housing over 200 more inmates than its stated capacity, according to its director Fatih Erdogan. Speaking to a panel of judges, Erdogan said the ...

A proposal by the justice ministry to convert the open prison to a closed one so as to tackle overcrowding in the current premises is set to head to Cabinet ...

Isotita union on Wednesday expressed concerns about the direction taken by the justice minister and the effect it will have on the daily lives of inmates and staff working in ...

Cyprus had the most overcrowded prisons in EU in 2021, with almost 50% more prisoners than what the prison was designed to hold, according to data published by Eurostat on Friday. With ...

The current overcrowding at the Nicosia central prisons requires the introduction of electronic tags, MPs at the legal affairs committee heard on Wednesday. According to committee chair, Nicos Tornaritis, who ...