3 sanctions imposed on the adolescents are applied in keeping with the Internal Regulations of the CASA Foundation and are of a pedagogical nature. Articles for personal hygiene, clothes, towels and bedclothes, as well as products to clean the units have been supplied normally; (c) Regarding the specific obligations concerning the security of the Complex, i. On April 30, 2007, the detention units, with a capacity for 410 youths had a population of 320 inmates. Since 2006, 14 detention units have been decommissioned, and there are now only four units functioning in the Complex. ii. CASA Foundation officials carry out periodic inspections in order to confiscate weapons and other prohibited items, which may be in the possession of the adolescents. The Rapid Intervention Group (GIR) is activated only in serious situations. The Military Police “Shock Troops” are summoned to intervene only when the measures taken by the CASA Foundation’s GIR support group are unable to control the adolescents. iii. The interns are duly separated by age, number of repeated offenses, offense committed, and gravity of the act. To ensure the personal integrity of the inmates, detention unit 05 is reserved for the internment of young people of different ages, who are unable to reside in other units owing to problems with the other inmates, and iv. The young inmates receive in the detention center specialized attention from psychologists and social workers, as well as health care 24 hours a day. In April 2007, the team of professionals who provided services in the Complex was composed of three doctors in general medicine, a male nurse, 14 nursing assistants, four dentists, four psychiatrists, 25 psychologists, 21 social workers and two forensic psychiatrists. The proportion between the number of professionals and of interns is in keeping with national legislation; (d) Regarding the participation of the representatives in the process of planning and implementing the measures, during the period from May 2006 to April 2007, the representatives visited the Tataupé Complex several times, including on September 20, 2006, on the occasion of the official mission of the Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; (e) Regarding facilitating the entry of the representatives into the units of the Complex, the representatives make visits periodically and there is no obstacle to their access; (f) Regarding the updated list of inmates, the State has presented lists of the adolescents interned in the Complex; the latest of these is updated to April 30, 2007; and (g) Regarding the investigation into the facts, administrative proceedings have been initiated to verify possible functional flaws in relation to the death of Ricardo Pereira Cunha. The competent police authority was informed of his death so that the corresponding investigative procedures could be conducted. In addition, incidents reports were prepared in relation to the two uprisings that took place during the period covered by the reports presented.

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