Acting director of prisons named by justice ministry
The justice ministry on Tuesday appointed an acting prison director the simultaneous absence of the director and her deputy who are on sick leave until...
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Italy prison suicides spike as post-COVID misery lingers
Suicides in Italian jails have jumped to a 10-year high, the national ombudsman for prisoners said on Friday, noting that three years of the COVID-19...
Endless delays to phone blocking in prisons
A system deactivating mobile phones within the fenced enclosure of the central prisons has been operating since 2020, blocking 3G and 4G technologies, the Department...
Prisons probe report handed to attorney-general
Four criminal investigators tasked with investigating claims of drug pushing and mobile phone use in the prisons turned their report into the attorney-general on Friday....
Report into prisons controversy handed over to AG
A report relating to allegations and counter-allegations between the central prisons director and the head of the Drugs Squad was handed over to the attorney-general...
Report into prisons accusations to be ready in ten days
The report on accusations made by prison director Anna Aristotelous against the head of the drugs squad (Ykan) will be submitted to the Attorney general...
Justice minister says allegations of prison surveillance unfounded
Justice Minister Stephie Drakou on Wednesday hit back at allegations by a Cypriot MEP about surveillance at the Nicosia central prisons, calling them “misinterpretations” and...
Prisons director called to police HQ to give statement
Prisons director Anna Aristotelous was called into the police headquarters on Thursday morning to submit statements in the recent case centered on charges of leaking...
Justice ministry pursuing surveillance rather than jamming of phones at prison
The incident involving the alleged collusion of a senior police officer with an inmate at the central prisons currently under investigation brought to the forefront...
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...
