Fitiris announces new prison facilities and guards in planned reform

New prisons are to be constructed on the outskirts of Nicosia, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris announced on Wednesday, confirming that plans to expand the existing central prisons have been suspended.

Fitiris made the announcement following his fourth visit to the central prisons in less than a month but did not specify the exact location of the new facilities.

He also confirmed that the state will proceed with the recruitment of 90 new prison guards within the month, all of whom will undergo mandatory training.