The Greek media announce that about 70 prisoners of the prisons of Corfu, the vast majority of them of Albanian nationality, have gone on hunger strike, after presenting a series of demands, including the easing of the strictness of the criteria by which licenses are established and the release with condition.
At the same time, they raise a number of issues related to the recruitment of medical staff and social workers, as well as a resident doctor. A prisoner requested the intervention of the Albanian embassy near the Greek authorities to fulfill their demands.
Sources from the Corfu Prison Administration pointed out that parole or prison licenses are approved by the Prisons Council chaired by a prosecutor and decisions are not only related to the time criterion, but take into account many personalized parameters.
Regarding staffing requirements, the same sources indicated that an announcement has been made for both social workers and nurses, positions that are expected to be filled in the coming months, while regarding medical coverage, although there is an announcement, it has not yet appeared. interest in the positions in question. However, needs are covered by doctor shifts, two to three times a week at the prison clinic.