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Body of Inspection and Control of Prison Facilities (Σώμα Επιθεώρησης και Ελέγχου Καταστημάτων Κράτησης)The Body of Prisons Inspection and Control (S.E.E.K.K.), is an inspection special body for the proper functioning and effective control of the prison facilities of the country, whose task is to carry out regular and extraordinary checks to verify the conditions of detention, the performance of the duties of prison employees, the exercise and protection of the rights of detainees, the observance of security measures in the prisons, as well as the implementation of the provisions of the Penitentiary Code and the Rules of Operation of Prisons. Moreover, the Greek Ombudsman as the NPM is another national authorities that has access to prison facilities to inspect them.

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