but their treatment is short lived and, given access to toilet and shower facilities, does not approach the threshold of cruel and unusual punishment. The cell facilities in HMNZS PHILOMEL were closed by Command direction and a temporary arrangement will remain in place in the Devonport Naval Base, using a designated barrack room. This situation will remain until a new purpose-built facility can be delivered. Going forward The ISPE will continue “no notice” inspections of SCE in the 2017/18 year. The number of inspections will depend to some extent on the numbers detained in the SCE facility and the duration of sentences. There is no value in an inspection of the facility when no members of the Armed Forces are undergoing punishment and limited value when detainees have been detained for the first few days of a sentence of about 14 days detention. 24 Human Rights Commission

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