EU's Most Overcrowded Prisons.....among them are Cyprus ...............
The Green Paper concludes that prison overcrowding is a serious concern in 13 member states, with the highest overcrowding rates reported in Bulgaria with its occupancy level - based on official capacity - reaching 156 per cent, Italy (153 per cent), Cyprus (151 per cent), Spain (136 per cent) and Greece (130 per cent). The EU average was 107 per cent.