Human centered approach at prisons paying off, director says
The human centered approach used at the Cyprus prison has led to reduced rates of reoffending, its director Anna Aristotelous said on Thursday. She said...
Anna Aristotelous
New justice minister visits Nicosia prisons
Newly-appointed Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Friday discussed issues plaguing the prisons including overcrowding, during her visit and tour with Prison Director Anna Aristotelous. Yiolitis...
Number of convicts on probation lower than EU average
Cyprus has 106 people on probation per 100,000 inhabitants, which is under the European median value of 169 probationers per 100,000 inhabitants, a Council of...
Three quarters of inmates follow educational programme
Three-quarters of the inmates in the island’s only correctional facility participated in its education programme in the past year, prison governor Anna Aristotelous said on...
Cyprus was first in Europe for prison suicides
Cyprus ranked first among European countries for suicide rates in prison, the Council of Europe’s latest annual penal statistics (Space), released on Tuesday, said. The...
A one-woman revolution at Nicosia Central Prison
From a dysfunctional branch of government, Nicosia’s Central Prison has been cajoled into a working facility. THEO PANAYIDES meets the young, clever and technocratic woman...
Another woman at prison helm
ANOTHER woman has been appointed as acting director of the Central Prisons, reports said yesterday. The new boss at the Central Prisons is police officer...