Malandrino Prison
Greece
Prison Reform Bill Passed
A Parliamentary debate over a bill introducing reforms to Greece's prison system and the creation of "type C" maximum-security cells caused a fierce conflict between the Public Order Minister Haralambos Athanasiou and left-wing opposition party SYRIZA.
The bill was voted on Tuesday...
Greece
Photos Released of Albanian Inmate's Torture
Seven shocking photos from Nigrita prison’s security cameras have come to light, showing Ilia Kareli's arrival and the guards' “welcome”.
Newspaper To Vima published the photos Wednesday, prompting widespread horror across Greece.
Ilia Kareli, a 42 year-old lifer of Albanian origin, was found dead in...
Greece
6 Jail Guards in Custody for Albanian Prisoner's Death
Six out of the eight prison guards from Nigrita prison, in northern Greece, who on Tuesday appeared before the Greek court and apologized for the torture and death of the Albanian prisoner Ilia Kareli will remain in custody. The six...
Crime
15 Greek Prison Guards to Plea After Death of Inmate
The investigator of Serres, in Northern Greece has called on fifteen Nigrita prison guards to enter their plea on Saturday, April 5, as part of the main interrogation being conducted concerning the case of the 42-year-old lifer Ili Kareli.
The...
Crime
Greek Prison Guards to be Arrested for Albanian Inmate's Death
Greek authorities are just a step away from arresting the prison guards responsible for beating Albanian lifer, Ilia Kareli to death while he was in solitary confinement at Nigrita Prison, in Serres.
The Greek prosecutor in Amfissa who is in...
Crime
Greek Coroner: Malandrinos Killer Beaten to Death
Greek coroners determined Friday that Ilia Kareli, the Albanian convict who killed a Greek prison guard, died of a heart attack after sustaining multiple injuries, including a fractured sternum caused by a baton, and possible torture.
Kareli, 42, was found unconscious in his cell...
Greece
Prisoner who Killed Guard Found Dead in his Cell
Ilia Kareli, the Albanian inmate, at the Malandrino prison, in Central Greece was found dead inside his cell, on Thursday March 27. On Tuesday, the prisoner of Albanian origin had murdered the 46 year-old prison guard, Giorgos Tsironis. Following the...
Greece
Tension in Greek Jails
According to a Ministry of Justice official, the Greek authorities are investigating whether the murder of the prison guard, Giorgos Tsironis, by an inmate at the Malandrino Prison in central Greece, is part of an alleged effort to increase...
Crime
Golden Dawn's No. 2 Jailed Too
After appearing in court on Oct. 3, Christos Pappas, the second-in-command of the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, was remanded in custody, joining his leader, Nikolaos Michaloliakos and another Member of Parliament, Yannis Lagos, who were being held in...
Crime
Roupakias' Next Stop: Malandrino Prison
Giorgos Roupakias, the 45-year-old member of the Golden Dawn neo-Nazi party who is charged with killing 34-year-old hop artist Pavlos Fyssas in Keratsini on Sept. 17, was expected to be transferred to Malandrino Prison in central Greece on...