Emergency meeting called over prison violence

In the wake of last week's murder of an inmate at the Greek capital's main Korydallos Prison and a recent spike in violence at correction facilities around the country, the Justice Ministry has called a emergency meeting with prison directors on Tuesday to discuss the deteriorating situation.

Conditions at Korydallos in particular have raised alarm bells, after week's killing of an Albanian national highlighted that gangs within the prison are laying down the law and that the security of inmates has been be compromised to a worrying degree.

Last Monday's murder was so savage that prison guards who witnessed the incident were left so shaken they were reportedly prescribed sedatives. Prison staff have also described a "terrifying situation."

The murder confirmed the fears of prison authorities who have repeatedly warned that a shortage of resources to curtail...