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.
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