c)
In April 2011, an inmate was wounded by gunshot and subsequently transferred
to the psychiatric department of a hospital in Porto Velho;
d)
Regarding the convictions for the incidents that took place in January 2002, the
15 individuals convicted are detained and their sentences vary from 378 to 486
years’ imprisonment. In this regard, no public agent was convicted for the deaths
that occurred in the Prison; only the Urso Branco inmates were convicted, many
of whom were tried by default or had inadequate legal assistance, and
e)
There has been no follow-up to the federal intervention proceedings before the
Supreme Federal Court, proposed by the Attorney General of the Republic on
October 7, 2008, since the representative filed a petition in the proceedings on
March 24, 2010.
7.
Regarding the information provided by the State and the observations of the
representatives, among other considerations, the Commission stated that, in general, the
information provided by Brazil “is imprecise and does not permit an overall analysis of the
criminal proceedings that have been initiated; consequently, [it] hopes that the State will
continue presenting clear, detailed updated information on the results of [the judicial]
proceedings.” In addition, it indicated that more specific information was required on the
participation of the representatives in the implementation of the provisional measures.
b) Situation of risk in the Urso Branco Prison
8.
In relation to the alleged situation of risk in the Urso Branco Prison, the State
reported that:
a) The prison security is provided by 27 agents per shift and an invitation to tender
is underway to hire prison agents, and educators;
b) The activities of the Rapid Intervention Group, responsible for the searches of the
inmates, have been suspended. In addition, the State has assessed the creation
of a special group to act in situations of crisis, governed by rules and regulations,
and with specific training;
c) Medical and legal assistance is provided by two doctors, and a public defender and
three assistants, respectively;
d) The office of the Ombudsman of the Rondônia Penitentiary System was
established; it has a toll-free telephone number and an e-mail address for
complaints;
e) “Hygiene kits” are delivered to the inmates regularly; water is supplied five times
a day; the inmates have the right to spend time outdoors from Monday to
Thursday. In addition, the supply and quality of the inmates food is being
analyzed by the Public Prosecutors’ Office, and
f) The state of Rondônia is building a prison to hold up to 470 inmates. In addition,
the Ariquemes Prison is being built in two stages, with an anticipated capacity of
120 and 240 detainees. Additionally, the Urso Branco Prison will soon be
remodeled, and its population varied between 656 in February 2010 and 669 in
April 2011.
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