bandages on their arms due to self-mutilation attempts. One of them justified the act by saying that he spent too much time locked up and did not participate in educational activities. f) on March 9, 2012 the inmates of Despertar Module 3 set fire to the multipurpose area in protest at not being taken to the training and education activities, according to the established schedule; g) on March 13, 2012 the Unit’s incident book recorded that an inmate had attacked an officer. The representatives interviewed the inmate in question, who said that he had been assaulted by the officer who punched him in the pit of the stomach, and that he had then responded to the attack. Subsequently, the inmate was immobilized and choked “by the intervention team;” h) during their visit of March 14, 2012, the representatives observed that several adolescents seemed to be under the effect of controlled medications, extremely listless. These inmates reported that they had requested medication because they were unable to sleep, as they were afraid of being assaulted or due to the number of mosquitoes at UNIS; i) on March 16, 2012, several inmates broke the locks in their cells because they were not taken to their recreational activities. As a result, they were beaten by the intervention team and hit on the head; j) on March 22, 2012, in Despertar Module 1, an inmate tried to kill another inmate. This event led to a larger conflict within the block, and several inmates were injured by guards. This incident was corroborated in a report by the Office of the Public Defender, of April 12, 2012. k) On March 29, 2012, the inmate “J.A.” informed the Office of the Public Defender that three weeks earlier, when he was detained at the UNIMETRO Unit, he “was handcuffed, had his arms twisted and was hung upside down by two officers. Subsequently [the officers] pushed him into a corridor and an officer knelt on his back. [Also] he was hit in the face. He was then taken to an isolation cell where he tried to kill himself, tying a sheet to the window. He was helped by [officers and then] was transferred to the UNIS”: l) although the State has reported that UNIS is intended for inmates aged 12 to 16 years, on March 23, 2012 there were 14 adolescents over 16 years of age at that facility. This situation continued during the visit of the representatives to UNIS on April 11, 2012. m) On April 19, 2012, eight inmates were beaten inside the Facility after refusing to return to their cells one hour before the scheduled end of an educational activity. According to statements made by the inmates before a public defender, they were punched and beaten with shields and brooms by security guards. The youths were also handcuffed, placed against a wall and then beaten. In addition, the security coordinator threatened to transfer them to other units if they reported the matter. 7