9 violence in the Confinement Center. The incidents of violence in the prison persist and have resulted in more deaths and injuries, including the deaths of at least six inmates on May 13, 2007. Although the Commission recognizes the State's goodwill, the safety of the Center is inadequate and the actions undertaken by the State have been insufficient; ii. although the number of violent incidents provided by the State and the representatives differ, the reports indicate that such problems persist; iii. although the State reiterated its plan to construct 15 new penitentiaries, the State's report shows that it has not implemented any concrete action towards that goal; iv. the State informed that the number of security guards in the Confinement Center has increased from 14 to 22. The Commission expects that more guards will be added in the coming months, and v. the lack of separation between the inmates awaiting judgment and the convicted inmates, combined with the absence of an adequate regimen of security and control, aggravate the tension and violence amongst the inmates and between the prisoners and guards. b) regarding the measures necessary to: a) substantially reduce overcrowding at Monagas Judicial Confinement Center (“La Pica”), b) confiscate weapons in the hands of detainees, c) separate accused detainees from those who have been convicted, d) conform the conditions at the Confinement Center to international standards, and e) provide the necessary medical attention to detainees in such a way that guarantees their right to humane treatment: i. the State has not provided information regarding the specific measures undertaken to reduce the overcrowding or to implement the separation of inmates; ii. the Court should require the State to submit a detailed report regarding the existing capacity of the cells, as well as a listing of the inmates that specifies their actual physical location, in order to establish and reduce the level of overcrowding; iii. the State should advise when it will open the area of confinement for individuals between the ages of 18 and 21 and how said facilities will “substantially reduce overcrowding”; iv. the National Guard's participation in the arms searches demonstrates a lack of planning as well as disdain for the international standards applicable to this type of action. Complaints regarding abuse and maltreatment to the detriment of the prisoners during the searches persist; v. on November 24, 2006, the State authorities held a meeting in which they agreed to “the use of metal detectors in the future.” The Commission expects the State to provide further information regarding the implementation of said agreement;