Teargas was used during a riot in 1997. They pleaded for (i) remission of sentences to be applied to them and (ii) the setting up of workshops so that they would be usefully occupied. Cell 3 Foreign visitors were not allowed to see their relations who were in prison, some complained. Foreigners serving more than 2 years term of imprisonment were not entitled to licence or remission. One toilet served 28 inmates. Mosquitoes, bed bugs and lice made life more intolerable for the inmates. They asked to be allowed to have radios brought to them from home. Cell 4 The need for a workshop was made. They worked on the farm from 8am - 4pm everyday while others pounded cherreh, they complained. Congestion in the cell was another complaint; and they would also like those serving long sentences to be considered for pardon. Inmates straddling across a number of cells complained about physical attacks on them by Superintendent, Janju Sunkaro, and he was also accused of arbitrarily confining them in the punishment cell. Cell 5 they appealed for ceiling fans to reduce the excruciating heat they experienced. They found the food intolerable, and begged to be allowed to receive food from home. There was also an appeal for political prisoners to be treated differently. Female Wing A spacious wing of the prison housed only 6 female prisoners. Their cell was clean and tidy. A functional radio added to a better environment. They had no complaint: most of the time, they were outside their cell; they were supervised by female guards; and they also found the food satisfactory. 17