Classes A class on health matters was in progress at the time of my visit. Members of the class were expected to pass on the knowledge gained to the other inmates. A church service with sonorous voices was also in progress at the time of the visit. Discussion with detainees in private - Manuel Carlitas Massango: The apparent tender age of this inmate attracted me to him. He claimed to be 15 years old, and had been in prison for 15 months after having been sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for stealing. He also claimed to have received soap only twice in 15 months. He had one visit since being confined to prison. The food was small, he complained. - Amando Domingo Macie : I was attracted to this irunate for the same reason as in the previous case. This remand prisoner claimed to be 15 years old although his file indicated that he was 19. Workshops and Fields Due to limited equipment and raw materials only a few of the inmates were working in the workshops. Equipment in the carpentry needed repair. A shoemaking section had become a shoe repair shop because the machinery for the former was out of order. An impressive orchad with many fruits was kill ultivated by the inmates in a central area of the prison. Around the cells aki, s fruit trees have been raised by the same. According to the Director the inmates who could pay for the fruits as well as the sick ones and those who worked in the orchard enjoyed the fruits. The Cells Of the 10 buildings constructed to house prisoners, 8 of them were habitable. Another cell with 54 inmates had 16 beds. The youngest here was 16 years old. They were not supplied any soap, but they had the opportunity to bath everyday. Most of them had had no visit from their families because they either had none or the families could not afford the visit or were not aware of their imprisonment. DiseipNn4n Cells Those confined here forfeit their right to have visitors. They had not been supplied with soap. Alberto Junior had spent 5 months here for trying to escape from the cell for armed robbers. Inmates of the armed robbery cells got more food than those in the disciplinary cell. Fernand José Cherinza had scars which were consistent with his claim that he was beaten by the guards when he tried to escape from the disciplinary cell. He had earlier on tried to escape from the cell for armed robbers. Other inmates of the disciplinary cells complained of having been beaten by the guards. They had been informed of my visit, and instructed not to speak about issues such as beating by guards. Some had been on remand for 2 years. Complaints were also made about the police demanding money for cases to be dropped. The visit ended by going through the measures instituted by the Ministry of Health visitors: washing their hands with chlorinated water. Maputo Civil Prison (Ministry of Interior) The Director Diamantino Alfredo who had been notified about my visit, briefed me about the prison. It is a prison for remand prisoners. Although required by law, it has no assistant director. There are 4 departments of the prison; security, rehabilitation, monitoring and administration as well as a female wing which is under the Ministry of Justice. Built to accommodate 250 inmates, it had 300 inmates. Primary health care is available in the hospital prison. One building housed 219 young adults. Most of these were on remand. The separation of young adults from adults did not extend to life outside the cells. Food One cell had less than 25 beds for 53 persons. A small section of this cell was used as both bathroom and toilet. The inmates complained that they had no equipment to clean the toilet/bathroom and had to use their hands. Different answers were given on the number of meals provided each day: one official put it at 2 daily though sometimes financial constraints led to only one meal while another official said that in principle there should be 3 meals each day but in fact it was 2 or 3. The diet consisted of beans, maize flour meal, fresh or dried fish and vegetables when in season. 18 19