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...
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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....
Eight years jail for dealing cocaine
A 50-year-old Limassol man was jailed for eight years on Friday after admitting to trafficking close to one kilo of cocaine. The man, who owns...
Drug smuggler who transported 64kg of cannabis jailed for 14 years
A 54-year-old was on Wednesday sentenced to 14 years in prison by the Limassol criminal court which found him guilty in a case involving 64kg...
Eight years for drug dealer
A 40-year-old man was on Thursday sentenced to eight years in jail after being found guilty of possession of one kilo of cocaine with intent...
‘No excuse’, court says as dead infant’s father jailed for eight years
A 29-year-old man was jailed for eight years on Tuesday for causing the death of his three-month-old baby in Paphos last year. The man had...
Cyprus prisons have more women, escapes than European average
Cyprus has a high percentage of foreigners, women, escapees, drug offenders and people still awaiting final sentence in its prisons, according to a report released...
Children’s watchdog calls for end to indiscriminate pardons
By George Psyllides The head of a children’s watchdog on Thursday handed President Nicos Anastasiades her recommendations relating to the release of child molesters from...
Child watchdog tasked with drafting criteria for release of child molesters
The head of a child watchdog has been tasked with drafting strict criteria relating to the release of convicted child molesters from prison after one...
Jail time for three beggars
Jail sentences were handed down to three beggars on Thursday who had been arrested the day before after being spotted begging at traffic lights in...
UK government takes control of crisis-hit prison run by G4S
The British government has taken over the running of a majorprison from contractor G4S after an inspection found that staff locked themselves in offices to avoid prisoners...
Cyprus’ longest serving convict released
The longest-serving convict in Cyprus, Panayiotis Kafkaris, 72, who killed a man and his two children, was released on Friday after the parole board approved his...
Man jailed for causing road death
Paphos district court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 18 months in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death of a young...
‘Intensely selfish’ driver jailed for death of five-year-old girl
By Evie Andreou The Larnaca district court on Friday sentenced 35-year-old Penchev Milen Stefanov to 2.5 years in prison after being found guilty of causing...
Justice ministry says report on prevention of torture ‘positive’
The justice ministry said it was satisfied with the report of the European Commission on the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or...
Reckless driver jailed for 18 months
A 56-year-old man was sentenced on Monday to 18 months in prison by the Paphos district court after being found guilty of causing a fatal...
