Three more arrested as part of prison murder probe
Police on Thursday arrested three more persons in connection with the murder of a 41-year-old inmate at the Central Prisons.
The three individuals being held are all male, aged 53, 38 and 36. ...
Ten suspended at prison following murder of inmate (Updated)
Ten people working at the prison have been suspended after a Turkish Cypriot inmate at the Nicosia central prisons was beaten to death, the justice ministry announced on Monday.
Justice ...
Eight arrested as police investigate murder at central prison (Update 3)
Police late on Friday arrested eight people in connection with the death of a 41-year-old Turkish Cypriot inmate at the central prisons in Nicosia.
Police are investigating a case of ...
Prison director and deputy say vindicated by investigation
Lawyers for the prison director and her deputy said on Friday the system would continue to go against them even after a report into allegations and counter-allegations between the director ...
Report into prison controversy due on Thursday
The report into the explosive central prisons row between its director and the now suspended head of Ykan (drug squad) is due on Thursday.
Independent criminal investigator appointed to the ...
Prison guard members of Isotita to go on indefinite strike
Prison guard members of the Isotita union on Tuesday announced they will go on an indefinite strike over the alleged breach of a promise concerning salary upgrades.
On Monday a ...
Permission still pending for upgrade to prison phone jamming system
Work to install a system to deactivate mobile phones at the island’s central prisons is awaiting the green light from the prisons’ directorate, according to the department of electrical ...
Two jailed for 18 years for 2020 Zakaki drugs haul
The Limassol criminal court on Friday imposed a prison sentence of 18 years on two persons in connection with a case of importing and possessing cannabis, weighing 72 kg, for the purposes ...
Deputy AG orders prison investigation
The prisons and its operations are to be investigated by a top team appointed by the attorney general’s office amid a whirlwind of allegations that drugs and mobile phones ...
Jamming or surveillance: the prison phone debacle
A much-needed upgrade to controlling illegal mobile usage within the prisons has seen the justice ministry accused of breaking the law
The alleged collusion between a convict and a senior ...
Ministry says not attempting to listen in on phone conversations in prison
Surveillance upgrades at the central prison are not to follow conversations but to track cell phones being used to attempt to make illegal calls, Justice Minister Stefi Drakou said on ...
People can change, the message as prison schools mark end of year
Prison director Anna Aristotelous sent a message that “people can change” during the official closing ceremony of the facility’s schools on Wednesday.
Ten inmates were awarded their diplomas with ...
British tourist jailed for one year after Napa hit-and-run
A 26-year-old British tourist has been jailed for one year after he was found guilty of the hit and run which killed a Swedish mother on holiday.
Police confirmed to ...
Two years jail for man who caused fire near forest
A 27-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for causing a fire near a state forest in Limassol on July 3, 2021.
According to the Limassol criminal court’...
Families of prisoners enjoy Easter activities (photos)
Children of Nicosia prison inmates participated for the first time this year in the Easter activities at the prisons in a family event held on Tuesday.
In the presence of ...
US human rights report shows ‘significant improvements’ government says
The 2021 US Department of State report on human rights in Cyprus shows significant improvements compared with previous years, the government said Thursday, notwithstanding references on Ill-treatment of migrants among other ...
Footballers join prison inmates for match
Professional and retired football players took part in the central Nicosia prison’s charity event for inmates on Tuesday, alongside other volunteer organisations as part of the Goals in Life ...
Cyprus’ prison population down almost 30% but still overcrowded
Cyprus saw a near 30 per cent fall in its incarceration rate from 2020 to 2021, but still has one of Europe’s most overcrowded prisons according to the Council of Europe’s ...
Motorist sentenced to four months in prison for traffic violations
Limassol district court on Wednesday sentenced a 26-year-old to four months in prison for a series of traffic violations committed on January 29.
He was found guilty of driving a motor ...
Drug trafficker jailed for nine years
The Larnaca criminal court jailed a 39-year-old man for nine years on Wednesday after he was found guilty of trafficking one kilo of cocaine.
The man was arrested in June, ...
Inmates wed at Nicosia central prisons filmed by Netflix crew
Two inmates at the central prisons in Nicosia held their nuptials on Thursday – and a Netflix crew happened to be on hand to document the unusual wedding. And no, this ...
MPs visit Nicosia prison for first-hand look at conditions
MPs from the House legal affairs committee on Friday got a first-hand look at conditions in the Nicosia central prisons in the first-ever visit by the committee to the facility.
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Justice ministry supports the use of electronic tags
The justice ministry said on Friday it supports the introduction of electronic tagging as an alternative to serving a prison sentence, with the exclusion of those guilty of exploiting or ...
Coronavirus: Cases in prison means those on remand held in police cells
People on remand and defendants receiving custodial sentences will be temporarily held at police stations after several coronavirus infections were detected in the central prisons, police there confirmed on Tuesday.
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