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(c) Regarding
establishment:
i.
the
specific
obligations
relating
to
the
security
of
the
During the visits made in May and June 2006, detention units 01 and 05
were overcrowded, with an average of twice as many adolescents as their
permitted capacity. The decommissioning of some units has resulted in the
transfer of youths, without respecting the legal criteria for separation, to other
units in the Complex or to other detention centers, to which the
representatives do not have access;
ii.
The searches conducted to confiscate weapons in the possession of the
youths have often been accompanied by the CASA Foundation Support Group,
known as “Choquinho,” or by the Military Police “Shock Troops,” and by the
Rapid Intervention Group, which is trained to intervene in extremely serious
situations. Consequently, the compatibility between the training received by
these security agents and their direct interaction with adolescents in
compliance with socio-educational measures is unclear;
iii.
The inadequate separation of the young inmates of the Complex
continues, and the situation has worsened with the decommissioning of some
detention units, and
iv. The inmates confirmed the care provided by nurses and nursing assistants
described by the State. Nevertheless, some adolescents complain about the
lack of information on their health after they are attended by the nursing staff
for the first time, of the long waits for attention, and the lack of medicines.
The number of health care professionals is insufficient to attend the whole
Complex. Medical attention is not available 24 hours a day for the inmates of
the units in the Complex, nor is specialized treatment. In emergencies,
attention for adolescents is hindered by the absence of the police escort
required to transfer those who are ill. The programs relating to the health of
the inmates, described by the State in its seventh report, consist merely in
planned actions;
(d)
Regarding the participation of the representatives in the process of
planning and implementing the measures, the State has confined itself to allowing
them access to the Complex, without inviting them to take part in this process;
(e)
Regarding facilitating the entry of the representatives into the units of
the Complex, each time the representatives make a visit, they are obliged to wait
approximately one hour in the reception area of the Complex before entering the
units. On numerous occasions, they have been intimidated or observe acts of
intimidation against the young people by CASA Foundation officials. The
representatives say they encounter obstacles to having a private conversation with
the inmates, owing to the presence of the officials; and
(f)
Regarding investigations into acts that have occurred: investigations into
the deaths of some adolescents within the Complex were closed, without those
responsible being identified; in others, there has been no significant progress. A
similar situation exists with regard to the civil actions filed by the next of kin of the
beneficiaries in order to obtain compensation and with actions filed by some of the
representatives of the beneficiaries to obtain the reform and/or the interdiction of
the units of the CASA Foundation. The proceedings before the magistrate’s court
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