ill-treatment. The Special Rapporteur looks forward to receiving statistics and information on complaints received by these mechanisms, including the number of individuals prosecuted and convicted, and the reparations awarded to the victims. 53. The Special Rapporteur takes note with appreciation of various bills introduced in 2010 to address the root causes of violent crime and encourages the Government to focus on preventative measures. 54. While the Special Rapporteur notes the efforts to improve the situation in the police lockups at May Pen and Montego Bay police stations, he regrets that they continue to hold remandees. The Special Rapporteur expresses concern that although the conditions at remand and correctional facilities are generally better than in police stations; many prisons remain overcrowded, lacking sanitary facilities. He calls upon the Government to ensure that detention conditions comply with international minimum sanitary and hygienic standards and that detainees are provided with basic necessities, such as bedding, food and health care. 55. The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government decided not to consider the abolition of the death penalty. He agrees with his predecessor‘s recommendation on abolishing capital punishment because, under the conditions of its imposition and execution in Jamaica, the practice constitutes cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or, in some cases, torture. 56. Finally, the Special Rapporteur encourages the Government to reconsider its decision not to re-accede to the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, providing the Committee with the competence to examine individual complaints, with a view to ensuring that the rights of individuals to an effective remedy are strengthened. 30 127 See also Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee, Jamaica, 2011, para 10. A/HRC/19/61/Add.3 30