Cyprus Parliament Addresses Overcrowding and Contraband Issues in Central Prisons
Following a recent visit by the Parliamentary Legal Committee to Cyprus’s Central Prisons, urgent concerns over overcrowding, contraband such as mobile phones and drugs, and the nature of increasing offenses were brought to the forefront. The committee highlighted the need for modernizing the correctional system and improving rehabilitation programs to better support inmate reintegration.
The President of the Committee, Fotini Tsiridou, emphasized that prisons should serve as spaces for second chances and called for enhanced therapeutic initiatives and the promotion of electronic monitoring to alleviate overcrowding. Discussions also touched on the ongoing plans for relocating the prisons to meet European standards.
Members of parliament, including Andreas Pasiourtides (AKEL) and Sotiris Ioannou (ELAM), echoed concerns regarding the presence of contraband and the rising number of inmates convicted for drug and sexual offenses, especially against minors. They stressed the need for strong political will, legislative action, and immediate implementation of measures such as the upcoming mobile phone disabling system expected by November to effectively tackle these long-standing problems.
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