File photo shows a Greek police officer standing outside of the Korydallos prison located in southern Athens.
Greek police say over a dozen inmates have been injured in a clash among detainees at the country™s main prison, notorious for its overpopulation.
The violence broke out at the Korydallos prison located in southern Athens on Sunday after one inmate stabbed another detainee a day earlier.
The detention center is infamous for being overcrowded as it holds over 2,300 inmates despite having a capacity of 800 prisoners.
In July, some 200 detainees at the prison went on hunger strike to complain about œprimitive” conditions and the lack of care, claiming that up to 15 prisoners, including some with infectious diseases, are held in the same cell.
This was the second unrest at a Greek detention center in little more than a month.
On August 10, Greek riot police were deployed to the Amygdaleza migration detention camp to end an unrest, in which living quarters were set on fire and stones thrown at officers.
The riot erupted after authorities told the detainees that their maximum stay in the camp would be extended from one year to 18 months. The inmates are being kept under detention until their deportation from Greece.
Several right groups have criticized the conditions at the country™s detention camps, as there have been cases of police abuse and migrants being denied proper healthcare as well as substandard living arrangements.
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