CAT/C/39/2 page 26 95. Committee members also visited the 39th District Police Station in São Paulo, where they observed that 150 detainees were being held in a single space which consisted of several open cells facing a courtyard with very little natural light. The detainees had no beds and they had to take turns to sleep on the concrete floor. Committee members were informed that the cell had previously held 230 detainees. The conditions relating to hygiene were appalling. One of the detainees had a finger affected by gangrene for which he was receiving no medical attention. Many had sores and showed obvious signs of poor health. 96. The Committee members also had the opportunity to visit the 9th District Police Station Delegacia de Polícia Participativa in the Carandiru district of São Paulo. This police station, which was inaugurated in April 2004, is a model police station with no jail capacity. The installations were modern and clean, appropriately structured to serve the public 24 hours a day. Salvador da Bahia 97. On 19 July 2005 the Committee members visited the 7th District Police Station Rio Vermelho in Salvador da Bahia, housing 11 detainees, although in the past it had housed up to 38. Detainees arrived every day, after being discovered in flagrante in crimes such as robbery, murder and narcotics. Detainees have access to the sun on a daily basis, two hours in the morning and the afternoon; but they are unable to leave their cells on weekends as there are insufficient guards. 98. It was noted that there were no mattresses, which the delegado indicated had been removed because prisoners set them on fire. Although families sent clothes, prisoners had no blankets, because these were difficult to transport. The prison authorities did not provide blankets, allegedly because of the rotation of prisoners. 99. This facility was unpleasant, but not overcrowded, although the Committee members suspected that it had been cleaned and some prisoners removed because the delegado had been made aware of the Committee members’ impending visit. Prisoners did indicate that they were not badly treated, although the food was cold, raw and quite limited in amount. They did have bathrooms, but no towels. Detainees indicated that they could receive visits, but these were once a week and short. One detainee from Rio alleged that his family was unaware he was detained in Salvador. They indicated that they received limited legal assistance. There was no allegation of violence from any detainee. They did, however, indicate that despite the fact that the superintendent indicated that the church had access rights, they had never entered the corridor in the facility. Belo Horizonte 100. On 22 July 2005, the Committee members visited the Delegacia de Repressão ao Furto et Roubo de Veículos in Belo Horizonte. The delegado himself spoke of poor conditions, with prisoners rarely released. He indicated that he provided medicine through his wife who is a medical doctor and a police officer. There were 155 detainees when the Committee members visited, and 168 two weeks earlier. At one point the facility had housed 189 detainees. The maximum a detainee had been held was two years. Inmates are a mixture of those convicted and on remand, with most being convicted and some having 600-year sentences. As the facility focused on vehicle robbery, the sentences of most are much less. Detainees are always locked