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Legal instruments & key provisions
| Legal instrument | Key provision |
|---|---|
| Prison law 1996-2018 (Οι περί φυλακών νόμοι του 1996 έως 2018) | Prisoners convicted to sentences in excess of one month can work in jobs allocated to them by the Allocation Committee, in exchange for money. The prison authorities consider the schooling of prisoners as work and remunerate it in the same way as any other prison work. The working schedule is usually five days per week and five hours per day. |
| Prison law 1996-2018 (Οι περί φυλακών νόμοι του 1996 έως 2018) | The Prison Department offers daily educational programs as well as theoretical and vocational training from 08:00 to 15:00 throughout the year, including during summertime. |
NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS
| Year | Recommendation | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Although the Directorate's position, that the convicts do not participate in educational programmes due to the short period of time they remain in the Central Prison which does not allow their integration in school, is valid this should not constitute an obstacle to any other form of creative and constructive engagement, both for the convicts and for the other prisoners who currently do not have access to anything creative, as there are detainees who are still in custody for a long period of time. | Report details |
| 2023 | The investigation carried out on this issue, showed that foreign prisoners serving a prison sentence, both third country nationals and European citizens, are indirectly subjected to discriminatory treatment, compared to Cypriot prisoners in a number of privileges. | Report details |