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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-03-28
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[01] Justice Ministry calls for more prison facilities
[01] Justice Ministry calls for more prison facilities
AMNA--An official document signed by Deputy Justice, Transparency and
Human Rights Minister George Petalotis forwarded to parliament called
on the country's regional governors to suggest appropriate spaces for
the construction of correctional facilities in an effort to solve the
problem of overcrowded prisons, it was announced on Tuesday.
The document was forwarded in response to a question by New Democracy (ND)
MP Ioannis Plakiotakis on the detention conditions in prison facilities.
Petalotis stated that classified security plans have been prepared
to be implemented in case of emergency incidents in correctional
facilities. amna
As regards the inmate population in Greek prisons, the deputy justice
minister stated that on Jan. 1, 2012 the prison population comprised
11,892 adult inmates, 587 minors and individuals treated in prison
infirmaries and 40 AIDS patients.
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