Delays to implementing juvenile justice system reform
Juvenile crime remains very low in Cyprus, but we still need a designated detention centre A law establishing a criminal justice system catering to juvenile...
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EU awards Cyprus Prisons Department for diversity in sports
The Prisons Department emerged among the top three organisations participating in the pan-European competition #Beinclusive EU Sport Award 2022 and won an award under the...
MPs seek clarifications on use of electronic tags on defendants
MPs have asked for the justice ministry’s positions regarding the use of electronic bracelets by defendants as they seek to move forward with an omnibus...
Human centered approach at prisons paying off, director says
The human centered approach used at the Cyprus prison has led to reduced rates of reoffending, its director Anna Aristotelous said on Thursday. She said...
Report highlights prison overcrowding
Cyprus registered the fourth highest prison population density in Europe in 2020, new research has shown. According to the Council of Europe’s Annual Penal Statistics...
Ministry mulls amending early release clause for prisoners
The justice ministry is looking into amending a controversial provision in the prison law that allows convicted prisoners who meet certain requirements to submit a...
Coronavirus: Ombudswoman says those detained or confined must be treated fairly
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottidou on Monday submitted a document on the treatment of people who are imprisoned and otherwise confined in times of the coronavirus to...
Prison service rejects claims by British teen about poor conditions
The prison service on Thursday rejected allegations by the British teen convicted of making a fake rape claim in the Ayia Napa case about conditions at...
Number of convicts on probation lower than EU average
Cyprus has 106 people on probation per 100,000 inhabitants, which is under the European median value of 169 probationers per 100,000 inhabitants, a Council of...
Justice minister calls Cyprus’ penal system a model for other countries
Cyprus’ penal system has become a model to study for experts from member countries of the Council of Europe (CoE), Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said...
