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A punch-up involving dozens of inmates broke out at the central prison on Sunday, with wardens being called in from other wings to restore order. Sources said prisoners on different ...

A drone carrying a suspicious package bound for the central prisons was intercepted on Thursday after being detected by the prison’s anti-drone system. In a statement issued by the ...

The public service commission decision to suspend former prison director Anna Aristotelous in December 2025, was annulled by the administrative court on Wednesday until the conclusion of the pending criminal case ...

Trade union Isotita has reported the Cypriot government to the Council of Europe over alleged mistreatment of prison wardens who are members and representatives of the union. According to news ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris criticised prison guards on Monday over working practices and sick leave, while also outlining reforms to prisons and policing. Speaking to Alpha, Fitiris said he could ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris stressed on Wednesday that the construction of new prison facilities is a project of strategic importance for the state. In a meeting with a delegation from ...

The trial of the theft of documents from the central prisons got another adjournment on Tuesday, as it emerged that the prosecution had not submitted to the court all the ...

The Limassol district court on Friday issued a five-day remand order against a 44-year-old inmate who was arrested in connection with the arson of a betting shop in the early ...

A scheduled meeting between the Syrian ambassador to Cyprus and officials at the central prisons ended abruptly on Friday after a dispute over security procedures prompted the diplomat to leave ...

A new stabbing in the central prisons has come to light, although the incident has not been officially announced, according to press reports on Friday. A man claimed he had ...

Wardens at the central prison will go on strike for 24 hours on Friday next week, trade union Isotita announced on Wednesday. The union demanded the immediate termination of disciplinary proceedings ...

Prison cells in Cyprus are on average the most overcrowded in the entire European Union, according to data released by the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat on Thursday. Cyprus’ prison ...

An 81-year-old male prisoner died in hospital on Tuesday night, the justice ministry announced on Wednesday. The ministry said the man had been “facing serious health problems” prior to his ...

Prosecutors involved in the missing files from the central prison case on Tuesday handed over 1,116 documents of the 2,900 total to the defence during proceedings at Nicosia criminal court. The documents ...

A 54-year-old foreign national, in custody at the central prison for the premeditated murder of his 34-year-old partner, died in hospital late on Wednesday night. The justice ministry said the ...

Dozens of mobile phones, narcotics and other prohibited items have been confiscated at the central prisons over the past four months, as part of intensified and thorough inspections carried out ...

Proceedings in the high-profile case concerning thousands of documents removed from the central prisons were adjourned on Friday, with the Nicosia criminal court setting May 5 as the next hearing. The ...

A 22-year-old convict was injured on Friday after being attacked by two other inmates at the central prisons. In a statement issued by the justice ministry, the incident occurred at ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Thursday held a meeting with officials from relevant authorities to discuss the next steps in planning a new central prison. The meeting was attended by ...

Cyprus’ prison and other holding facilities are full, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Friday, though he did stress that the government is “trying to find solutions”. “The prisons are ...

Nicosia criminal court ruled on Thursday that it will take it upon itself to determine which case files should be deemed classified or secret, in the trial involving the theft ...

Justice minister Costas Fitiris assured on Tuesday that the new central prison will be built on the outskirts of Mathiatis, citing its distance, its status as state land, and the ...

The new central prison announced on Monday can only be constructed on the outskirts of Mathiatis if the community agrees to it, community leader Theodoros Tsatsos told the Cyprus Mail. ...

A new central prison will be constructed on the outskirts of Mathiatis, following widespread overcrowding at existing facilities, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris confirmed to the House human rights committee on ...