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...
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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....
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...
