George Ioannou, Cyprus’s former military attaché to the United States, will take over as director of the Central Prisons on 2 November, inheriting a prison system struggling with overcrowding, staff shortages and a reoffending rate among Greek Cypriot former inmates that exceeded 43% in the first eight months of 2026. It is a position that … Continue reading Cyprus prisons face mounting crisis as reoffending rate reaches 43.69%