139 the State should make deprivation of liberty a measure reserved for exceptional cases and a last resort; c) to implement programs that make a clear distinction between the innocent and the convicted; when depriving juveniles of their liberty, take into account their status as minors; d) to build centers like the Itauguá and La Salle facilities, that are not overpopulated and are suitable for housing inmates; e) as an urgent measure, to immediately segregate children and adolescents currently in adult prisons; f) to create a special legal aid fund to handle the court cases of children and adolescents and endowed with the authority and resources necessary to stage their legal defense; g) to review all trials prosecuted against the victims who were interned in the center, pursuant to Article 249, paragraphs b) and c) of the Child and Adolescent Code that recently entered into force; to report the findings of that review within six months’ time; and h) to investigate, try and punish those prison officials and personnel who, by action or omission, allowed or enabled the three fires, and those officials and personnel who designed, implemented and enforced the institutional policy that allowed children and adolescents to be held at the center under inhumane conditions. Pleadings of the representatives 312. The representatives asserted that the measures of satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition are especially relevant, given the circumstances and seriousness of the instant case. They therefore petitioned the Court to order that the State: a) adapt the entire system for depriving children and adolescents of their liberty to fit the Convention’s requirements. They stated that while the new code represents significant progress, it still does not fully meet international standards. The representatives therefore asked that the State set up an arrangement, in partnership with civil society organizations and experts on the subject, to study both the current laws and practices and to propose the necessary changes to create a system that is fully consistent with international standards; b) build juvenile Reeducation Institutes that fit internationally recognized standards; c) implement proper programs in juvenile Reeducation Institutes; d) separate those awaiting or standing trial from those already convicted;

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