The new Athens judicial and correctional complex in Aspropyrgos will replace Korydallos Prison and create a modern high-security facility expected to host around 2,000 inmates.

An overnight operation uncovered contraband at Agios Stefanos Prison in Patras as questions mount over eight inmate deaths within the last two months.

The ceremony, scheduled for May 24, will mark the first wedding held inside the prison during its 20 years of operation

Measure aims to ease prison overcrowding and advance justice system reforms after a pilot phase approval

Authorities carried out a search at a detention facility on the Greek island of Kos, uncovering five improvised knives. Two inmates have been arrested and face weapons-related charges as an investigation continues

Eleven inmates have been arrested after a deadly confrontation inside a Greek prison left two prisoners dead, with authorities investigating how weapons were obtained and security measures were breached during the incident

Four inmates set fire to a mattress inside a detention facility in western Crete, triggering a dangerous smoke emergency that left both prisoners and correctional officers requiring hospital treatment, though no fatalities were reported.

The woman was intercepted while transporting two packages containing nearly 110 grams of unprocessed cannabis

Former Golden Dawn lawmaker Eleni Zaroulia turned herself in to police in Athens after an appeals court sentenced her to five years in prison for membership in the criminal organization.

A 48-year-old man was detained after threatening to detonate explosives outside the Attica General Police Headquarters, with police safely disarming two grenades before transferring him for questioning

The figures were cited by Deputy Minister of Citizens’ Protection, Yiannis Lampropoulos, who replied to a tabled question by a deputy of the small far-right opposition party Niki

Two incidents in 48 hours highlight how drones are being used to bypass prison security, as authorities deploy anti-drone systems to intercept illegal deliveries.

A string of killings and fresh allegations—from Korydallos to Domokos—spotlight overcrowded facilities where contraband, corrupt protection and unimplemented security measures are said to fuel violence and mafia rivalries.

A prison guard faces scrutiny after giving conflicting accounts of a lifer’s killing, as investigators examine security lapses and camera footage from Domokos Prison

A senior guard at Domokos Prison in Greece faces charges for complicity after a fatal shooting involving multiple high-profile inmates inside the prison office

Investigators examine possible contract killing, prison security gaps, and conflicting accounts as the inquiry into the fatal shooting of a lifer by a fellow inmate continues.

A Greek life-sentenced prisoner was fatally shot inside Domokos Prison, prompting an investigation into how the weapon entered the facility and why cameras were absent in the area where the incident occurred

A life-sentenced inmate died after a struggle inside a guard’s office at a high-security prison, with authorities investigating how a weapon entered the facility and the exact sequence of events.

The teenager, accused of killing a 17-year-old boy in the northern city of Serres, was attacked by fellow inmates during a violent incident that included the setting of a fire in a cell at the Kassaveteia rural detention facility for juvenile offenders

Greece is integrating the Korydallos prison psychiatric unit into its national mental-health network, aiming to upgrade inmate care and align services with European standards.