7 22. The State reported that the victims Lennox Ricardo Boyce, Jeffrey Joseph, and Michael McDonald Huggins are being detained in “a new purpose-built, state-of-the-art prison at Dodds, St. Philip,” and that none are currently being detained “on ‘death row.’”11 At this new facility, prisoners have cells outfitted with space,12 natural and fluorescent light, ventilation, and “a combined lavatory/water closet and sink.” According to the State, privacy is ensured through “partitioned toilet facilities.” Prisoners also receive “time out of their cells for exercise and other activities, on average 3 hours per day, as well as a minimum of 15 minutes a month for visitations by family and friends. [In addition, all] inmates are provided with [means for] contact[ing] others, including letters, access to stationary[,] and other writing materials.” Finally, the State indicated that neither Glendairy Prison nor Harrison's Point Temporary Prison is being used to house prisoners. The State attached a copy of a report from the Superintendent of Prisons to the Office of the Attorney General, in which the former provided details on the conditions at the prison at Dodds. 23. The representatives noted differences between the report of the State and the report of the Superintendent of Prisons (supra Considering clause 22) regarding the time that prisoners are allowed for exercise out of their cells and for visits from family and friends.13 They also expressed concern that the latter Report indicated that temporary solitary confinement is used for mentally disturbed prisoners. 24. The Commission observed that “in general and prima facie, the new prison would ensure better prison conditions” for the victims. However, the Commission also noted discrepancies between the State’s report and that of the Superintendent of Prisons (supra Considering clause 22) with respect to the time that the prisoners allegedly receive for exercise and visitation. It therefore indicated that “It would be helpful if the State would clarify these discrepancies in its next report.” Furthermore, the Commission requested that the Court order the State to provide more information on the “Prison Rules 1978 Caption 168 Subsidiary Legislation of the Constitution of Barbados,” which, according to the Superintendent of Prisons’s Report, guides the treatment of prisoners. 25. From the information provided by the parties, the Court notes that the victims in the Boyce case have been transferred to a new, purpose-built prison where they will have a measure of personal privacy, proper lavatory facilities, access to natural light, a daily exercise regime, and visitation with family and friends at regular intervals, and that none are currently being held on “death row.” In that regard, the Court notes that the State has complied with a fundamental part of this measure of reparation. However, given that the information presented by the State differs from that provided in the report of the Superintendent of Prisons with respect to some points, and given that Mr. Michael McDonald Huggins's sentence was commuted to life in prison, it is necessary that the State submit complementary information to the Court on such matters as the amount of time provided to prisoners for exercise on a daily basis and for visitation with family and friends, as well as any other matter that the State considers relevant to the Tribunal's evaluation of its 11 Frederick Benjamin Atkins, who had been transferred to Harrison’s Point Prison on June 18, 2005, died in a hospital on October 30, 2005, due to an illness. Cf. Case of Boyce et al. v. Barbados. Preliminary Objection, Merits, Reparations, and Costs, supra note 7, para. 95. 12 Single cells measure 13’ 4”, 7’ 2”, and 8’ 3.5” (LWH) and dormitories measure 50’, 16’ 1”, and 9’ 9.5” (LWH). 13 The Superintendent of Prisons's report indicates that “Inmates are given daily one hour exercise in the open air[,] weather permitting[;] however, this could be reduced to half [an] hour in special circumstances. In addition, there [are] also Day-Room Facilities on remand, minimum and medium housing accommodation, which allows for additional recreation [sic].” Additionally, the report states that prisoners are allowed “fifteen (15) minutes visitations by family and friends per week, or month, as well as visits (no time stipulated) by lawyers or consulate [sic].”

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