Penitentiary Code (Σωφρονιστικός Κώδικας) | Provision of sufficient quality and quantity of nutrition for prisoners is a state obligation. Furthermore, clean drinking water is available to detainees at all times, since there are available taps in the areas (private cells and wards) where they
reside and sleep The prison doctor drafts the nutrition programme on a weekly basis and defines special or complementary diets to individual prisoners or to special groups of prisoners according to their health condition (e.g. patients, pregnant women, mothers, infants, elderly prisoners), certain needs and religious beliefs. Prisoners can also cook their own food on the director’s license and in agreement with the doctor, if there is a need for special diet or additional nutrition for health reasons. |