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Greece

The prisons, jails and police of Greece

In Greece, the atlas records 30 correctional facilities and 321 police units. Greece's prisons, known as detention establishments, are run by the Ministry of Citizen Protection. Korydallos in Piraeus is the largest. Among them are 316 police stations, 21 prisons and 5 border police units. 3 entries have a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. Attica has the most entries of any region, with 87. Choose one of 14 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

316Police stations
21Prisons
5Border police units
3Open prisons
2Women's prisons
2Young offender institutions
2Immigration detention centers
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Prisons & jails

30 facilities

30 entries
Agia Agricultural PrisonOpen prisonChaniaCrete—
Alikarnassos Closed PrisonPrisonHeraklionCrete—
Avlona Special Youth Detention FacilityYoung offender institutionOroposAttica—
Chalcis Correctional FacilityPrisonChalcisCentral Greece+30 2221 083208
Corfu PrisonPrisonCorfuIonian Islands—
Corinth Judicial PrisonPrisonCorinthPeloponnese—
Corinth Pre-removal Detention CentreKorinthosImmigration detentionCorinthPeloponnese—
Diavata Judicial PrisonPrisonAmpelokipoi-MenemeniCentral Macedonia—
Domokos General Detention FacilityPrisonDomokosCentral Greece—
Drama PrisonPrisonParanestiEastern Macedonia and Thrace—
Grevena PrisonPrisonGrevenaWestern Macedonia—
Ioannina Judicial Prison (Stavraki)PrisonIoanninaEpirus—
Karakallou PrisonPrisonKassandraCentral Macedonia—
Kassandra Agricultural PrisonOpen prisonKassandraCentral Macedonia—
Kassavetia PrisonPrisonVolosThessaly—
Korydallos PrisonPrisonKorydallosAttica+30-21-0495-2078
Korydallos Women's PrisonKorudallosWomen's prisonKorydallosAttica—
Larissa PrisonPrisonLarissaThessaly—
Malandrino PrisonPrisonDoridaCentral Greece+30 2266 053020
Nafplio Judicial PrisonNauplioPrisonNafplioPeloponnese—
Neapoli Judicial PrisonPrisonAgios NikolaosCrete—
Nigrita Detention FacilityPrisonVisaltiaCentral Macedonia—
Patras Prison (Agios Stefanos)PrisonPatrasWestern Greece—
Thebes Women's Detention FacilityDemotike Enoteta ThebaionWomen's prisonThebesCentral Greece—
Tiryns Agricultural PrisonTirunthaOpen prisonNafplioPeloponnese—
Trikala PrisonPrisonTrikalaThessaly—
Tripoli PrisonPrisonTripoliPeloponnese—
Volos Special Youth Detention CentreBolosYoung offender institutionVolosThessaly—
Xanthi Migrant Detention CentreImmigration detentionXanthiEastern Macedonia and Thrace—
Xenofonta PrisonPrisonKassandraCentral Macedonia—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Greece?

The atlas lists 30 prisons, jails and detention centres in Greece, including 21 prisons and 3 open prisons.

How many police stations are in Greece?

321 police units are listed for Greece: 316 police stations and 5 border police units.

Can I look up a prisoner in Greece?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Greece. Contact the facility or the authority that runs it, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which region has the most facilities?

Attica, with 3 prisons and jails and 84 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 3 entries of 30. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

What specialised facilities are there in Greece?

The atlas lists 2 women's prisons, 2 young offender institutions and 3 open prisons here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

How is Greece divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Greece by region, following official administrative boundaries; 14 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Attica is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Greece?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 321 police units here. Open a region to see the units in each area.

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