The 43-year-old woman, who denied allegations that she arranged the killing of her ex-husband, Przemek Jeziorski despite accusations by her co-defendants, was found dead in an Athens-area prison while awaiting trial.
Security footage shows the 48-year-old inmate fleeing Greece’s largest prison complex in broad daylight, prompting a major manhunt and the arrest of two prison officers
Authorities launched a major manhunt after a prisoner escaped from Korydallos Prison while assigned to work duties, prompting criminal and disciplinary investigations.
Footage allegedly filmed inside Greece’s largest prison appears to show a convicted Afghan crime boss enjoying alcohol, cigarettes and loud music, raising serious questions over security and prison oversight
Footage reportedly shows inmate assaults and alleged extortion inside Greece’s largest prison
Inmates at a correctional facility in Greece are taking part in vocational training programs ahead of Easter, producing traditional baked goods while gaining professional skills aimed at supporting future reintegration into society
The Minister of Citizen Protection of Greece announced major prison expansion, electronic monitoring rollout, and updates on AI traffic cameras as authorities aim to modernize facilities and reduce inmate overcrowding
The 46-year-old suspect served only four years of a 16-year-sentence, mostly in a prison psych ward, for fatally stabbing his mother in 2014; shocking incident again generates public debate on recidivism, lenient sentencing in Greece
The victim was only identified as a 49-year-old Albanian national serving a maximum sentence for homicide and weapons possession
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.
A serious breach of protocol has emerged at Greece’s largest prison, where an inmate serving a heavy sentence was taken outside by a prison officer to fix the officer’s car, without any official permission
The eleven detainees have been formally charged in connection with the possession of illegal substances and weapons
Greece’s Ombudsman has released a report detailing how Greece’s prisons and detention centers are overcrowded, dangerously understaffed, and risk the health and human rights of detainees and prisoners.
In a letter sent from Korydallos prison, Nikos Romanos writes that he is being scapegoated, and cast as “forever guilty”.
On Friday one prisoner was found dead in Kordyallos prison in Athens, and one in the Volos Youth Detention Center.
The suspect, Thanassis K., was remanded to Korydallos Prison’s psychiatric ward after his arraignment. He was transported to a hospital ICU