Parliament approves expansion of prisoners’ home surveillance
Parliament has approved the expansion of home surveillance for prisoners through the use of an electronic bracelet in an attempt to significantly reduce the prison...
Prison
Two more arrested after drugs smuggled into prison (updated)
Testimonies point to the involvement of four more people in connection with a case of smuggling illegal drugs into the central prison. Police were informed...
Georgian man gets 17 years for Limassol murder
A Georgian man was jailed for 17 years on Friday after admitting to killing Ernest Leonides, 47, in a restaurant in Limassol in February 2018....
Nicosia prison inmates raise €582 for Beirut blast victims
Inmates at Nicosia Central Prison have raised €582 in humanitarian aid for victims of the massive blast in Beirut which killed at least 154 people,...
Man who attacked his estranged wife with acid jailed for ten years
A 57-year-old Limassol man was jailed for 10 years on Monday for attacking his estranged wife with acid last year inflicting injuries to 40 per...
Man jailed for eight years for possession of 1kg of cocaine
The Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court sentenced a 37-year-old man to eight years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty of possession of around a kilo...
Prison congestion much improved after intervention, Lottides says
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said Friday that after her office had intervened, the central prisons were decongested as part of measures to battle the spread of...
Coronavirus: man jailed for 45 days for visiting his girlfriend during curfew (updated)
A 35-year-old Famagusta man was jailed for 45 days on Tuesday after he broke curfew to visit his girlfriend. The man was caught by police...
Coroanvirus: Prisoners complain their complaint has been ignored
The central prisons have for 20 days ignored a letter from the Prisoners and Ex-cons Association calling for the immediate release of convicts in the...
Nine years jail for raping underage girl
A 42-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in jail on Wednesday by the Nicosia criminal court for raping an underage girl. The man committed...
Cyprus has shortest average length of imprisonment in Europe
Cyprus registered the shortest average length of imprisonment in Europe, only 1.3 months on average, ahead of Switzerland (1.6) and the Netherlands (3.8), a study...
Coronavirus: Public ‘should not be concerned’ about release of non-violent inmates
The mass release of prisoners is often an emotive and problematic issue but two experts explain why – in their view – the government’s new...
Why are no measures being taken to protect prisoners?
All states in the world are taking steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus in public places and densely populated areas. But the Republic of...
Twenty years jail for man who killed pensioner
A 22-year-old man was jailed for 20 years on Thursday for the murder of a pensioner last year in Larnaca. Michalis Christophorou was found guilty...
Cyprus 6th among EU countries with lowest prison population
With 69 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, Cyprus ranks sixth among EU countries with the lowest number of prisoners, according to a Eurostat report published on...
More educational programmes needed in prison says House committee
More educational programmes are needed in prison to help with inmates’ reintegration into society, the House Education committee said on Wednesday. MPs on the committee...
Prisoners to get an additional visit for Christmas
Prisoners will be allowed an additional visit during the holidays from their close relatives in order to strengthen family bonds, the Prison Department said on...
Prisoners to stage two shows of play after festival success
Prisoners will stage two theatre performances of The Heirs in Nicosia this month to raise money for their welfare fund following their success in the...
Court upholds ‘forced retirement’ of prison official blamed for letting ‘Al Capone’ escape
The administrative court on Friday rejected an appeal by former acting central prisons director Michalis Hadjidemetriou against his forced retirement in 2014 after being convicted...
Frappe and croissant please, I need to smuggle some drugs
A man visiting his relative who was behind bars in Paphos police cells tried smuggling cannabis to him in a croissant, it emerged on Friday....
