#Prison

MPs on Monday expressed concern about overpopulation at the central prisons as well as the absence of full-time psychiatrists, while the justice minister hinted at the creation of an ‘observatory’ ...

Prison guards have been exempted from having to take the government examinations in an effort to tackle staff shortages, the justice ministry announced on Friday. This is the first in ...

A legal framework to prepare juvenile prisons is underway, with a tender set to be announced to have the premises operating as soon as possible, it emerged on Friday. The ...

The investigation into possible disciplinary offences committed by former drug squad (Ykan) chief Michalis Katsounotos is underway, with a conclusion expected in the next few weeks, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides-Procopiou ...

The ministry of justice will soon announce a new plan for the operation of the prisons, minister Anna Prokopiou said on Sunday, saying they will be ready by the end ...

Lawyer Alexandros Clerides said he was pleased over a satisfactory meeting with the director of the president’s office, Charalambos Charalambous on Friday, after the prisoners’ rights protection association, which ...

Prisoners as groups vulnerable to violation of their human rights By Alexandros Clerides, lawyer Something we need to remind those who know or may have forgotten and to explain and ...

Prisoners will be allowed an extra visit during the Easter holidays, the prison department announced on Tuesday. Visitation hours are between 8am to 1pm which will be allowed on April 15, 16 ...

A 36-year-old man was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted for assisting illegal entry into the government-controlled areas. Larnaca criminal court issued its sentence on Thursday after ...

Famagusta district court has sentenced a 41-year-old man to seven months in jail after he was found guilty of assault, which he committed on January 8 in Ormidia. The man was ...

Ioannis Kapnoullas will continue in his capacity as acting prison director until February 9, the justice ministry announced on Tuesday. This is linked to the sick leave extension granted to prison ...

Hospital staff operate in a purely therapeutic capacity, state health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Tuesday, adding that nurses and doctors cannot be expected to stand in the ...

Deputy prison director Athena Demetriou took on the role of acting director of the central prison as of Tuesday, Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said. She said that Demetriou would continue ...

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday he was suffering worsening back pain from long spells in solitary confinement that he said were part of a deliberate strategy ...

The legal team of prisons director Anna Aristotelous on Saturday said the state’s legal service had not correctly attributed the findings of independent criminal investigator Achilleas Emilianides. This follows ...

The decision of Attorney-General Giorgos Savvides not to prosecute the chief of the Drug Squad, Michalis Katsounotos, for corruption caused a public outcry sparking claims of a cover-up and blatant ...

The old central prisons in the north will be converted to a refugee reception centre for women, the Turkish Cypriot ‘interior minister’ Ziya Ozturkler said on Monday. Speaking to Kibris, ...

One of Mexico’s most notorious prisons begins a new chapter this weekend as a Pacific Ocean getaway after a makeover aimed at bringing in tourists to the former penal ...

Larnaca criminal court on Thursday sentenced two men to three-and-half-years in prison having found them guilty of people smuggling. The defendants, aged 42 and 47, will begin serving their sentence immediately. The ...

There is a clear attempt to mislead public opinion and undermine the director of the central prison Anna Aristotelous after she reported police corruption, her lawyer said on Monday. Pambos ...

Justice Minister Stefi Dracou has received the report of the four-member committee appointed by the attorney-general to investigate possible offences related to the use of mobile phones and drugs at ...

Management of the Nicosia central prisons is “neither adequate nor effective”, the facility is rife with drugs and criminal activity including witness intimidation both inside and outside the prison, leading ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Friday his negotiator Ergun Olgun would meet with Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelaou next Thursday over the murder of Turkish Cypriot inmate Tansu ...

The mother of murdered Turkish Cypriot inmate, Tansu Cidan, said on Thursday the north’s ‘government’ failed to do anything to show support for her family’s suffering over her ...