These days a bill proposed by the Ministry of Justice relating to super-max security prisons and the banning of prison furloughs, is available for public consultation. The first new measures of the government bill were issued in the media. 1) Special categorization of the prisoners in 3 types (A, B, […]
Domokos prisons
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Comrade Spyros Stratoulis was incarcerated in Greek prisons at the age of 17, and has been held for nearly 22 years in a peculiar hostage situation. He has fought for two decades against the rottenness of the prison system, exposing its hypocritical face, and claiming dignity. The dozens of solidarity […]
On November 11th, 2013 brother Spyros Stratoulis started a hunger strike demanding an end of his prosecution for the case dubbed ‘Criminal Organization Hangouts of Thessaloniki’. At this point, I could write who Spyros is, I could write about his fighting days throughout two decades of incarceration, his indomitable spirit, […]
He talks in his sleep at night. Not only is it annoying. The nightly atmosphere in the prison cell gives a mystery dimension to his muttering. He wakes him up. He tells him: “Brother, you’re talking in your sleep.” He answers: “I know, brother. At night. The dead visit me […]
Anarchist Rami Syrianos was arrested in 2011 after an armed robbery against a state corporation that organizes auctions of vehicles confiscated by cops. He admitted responsibility for the expropriation, clarifying among others that he denies work and opposes to waged slavery. Rami was sentenced to a little over 8 years […]
The following text was written only 24 hours before the magic escape from the prison in Trikala on the 22nd of March 2013.* Probably it has some interest to comment on the last two attempted escapes from maximum security prisons in Greece: the one with a helicopter from Trikala prison, […]
“[…] Criminal Justice is not blind. If a human identity could be attributed to it, this would be none other than vengefulness. Spyros Dravilas is convicted and serves prison term as the man who first landed a helicopter at Koridallos prison [in June 2006], leading two prisoners — Vassilis Palaiokostas […]
Since Monday, February 4th, prisoner Spyros Dravilas started a hunger strike. He only requests he be granted the days of leave for which he longs for, and to which he is entitled already (just like dozens of other prisoners) because he has served the prison term stipulated by the law […]
‘All my life, I’ve never learned how to bow my head or to swallow injustice. So, starting from Monday, February 4th, I conduct a hunger strike until my struggle is vindicated and my stolen right to days of leave from prison is given back to me, so as to reclaim […]
23.10.2012 Someday all this will be finished and we’re going to say at least we tried. We have neither been brought to life unfairly nor become a burden to the Earth unjustly. We left something behind. And we’ll have wrinkles on our faces each wrinkle will be a deep cut […]
6.9.2012 Eventually we arrive at Domokos (central Greece). I did not know this city because of its notorious katiki cheese but instead because of the homonymous prison. That’s why I’ve always used the feminine article for ‘Domokos’, since prison has a feminine article in Greek; just like I’ve always referred […]