ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, DEC. 31, 2013 AND THEREAFTER - In this May 25, 2013 photo, former inmate Dimitris Kopanas, 32, describes the conditions in Greek prisons during an interview in Korydallos, west of Athens. Released in May 2012 after serving more than four years across five prisons for armed robbery, Kopanas described scenes of squalor and deprivation, with inmates often sleeping on the floor next to the toilet. Overcrowded way beyond capacity, the prison system has also been hit by slashed budgets as Greece struggles through a severe financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)