5 (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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