Cyprus to build €350m prison as justice minister admits system is overwhelmed

Cyprus is to build a new central prison at a cost of over €350 million with capacity for 1,500 inmates, Justice Minister Costas Fytiris has announced, telling parliament the existing system faces problems he admitted can no longer be denied. “We have already acknowledged the problems,” Fytiris told the Human Rights Committee during a discussion […]

By Despoina Psyllou